The original function was for entertainment. Kings made slaves fight to the death for there enjoyment.
The production histories of Alexander the Great and Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan underscore the significance of replication for the shaping and dissemination of propaganda.
The famous communist leader Mao Zedong in Chairman Mao en route Anyuan is presented as dominating the mountainous landscape.
The factors were mostly geographical. They had Nile to help them make food and have surpluses for trading and they were also protected from intrusions on all sides. One side had the desert, one had Nile, and one had the Sea, and nobody could just easily attack and destroy them.
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