Nation are groups of people sharing a common history. States are political entities. Nation States are states that encompass nations. Nation states are a comparatively recent phenomenon legally recognized in the Treaty of Westphalia. Nation states use the common history/culture to unit its people. However, this history often becomes mythic especially for nations consisting of 'loosely' associated cultures. Good examples of this in the old world (the US is too obvious) are France and India. Many different groups of people make up France historically from Celts, to Romanized Celts, to Goths, to other Germanic Tribes. And yet everyone growing up there is taught a French identity which may not correspond with the background of their family. Same thing with the modern state of India which historically hasn't been a single state since Asoka. And yet there's an Indian identity. There are also Nations without states such as the Kurds.
Honestly, I don't think there's much to talk about with regards to CIV. What CIV considers a Civilization/state is only for game purposes and does not reflect accurately on real life. Its meant as an abstraction so you can associate a civ with an cultural/historical/geopolitical notion for roleplaying and flavor purposes.
Honestly, I don't think there's much to talk about with regards to CIV. What CIV considers a Civilization/state is only for game purposes and does not reflect accurately on real life. Its meant as an abstraction so you can associate a civ with an cultural/historical/geopolitical notion for roleplaying and flavor purposes.
In Soviet Russia, Civilization Micros You!
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."
“I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."
“I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”