Overview
Most societies in the world organised under a form of government, though it varies in form and content greatly. Examples of government range from tribal structures and nomadic herds, to independent city states, feudal monarchies, autocratic monarchies, guild states and colonies, empires of conquest, and bureaucratic empires.
Tribal Rule
The roots of man lie in tribal and nomadic rule, which can still be found in many areas and societies of the world. They are characterised by a small scale, close communities in which most people know and care for eachother. They can have kings, patriarchs, matriarchs, shamans or other more equal forms of positions of power. They tend to create rituals that go on to become tradition for various purposes such as fostering community and stability.
Feudal Structures
Tribal rule has largely made way for feudal rule. In it, the traditions and power relations of the tribal days have become more complex and stratified. With social class determining one’s place in society, feudalism is quite similar to Caste Systems.
City states and guilds
Cities often require their own local governance. Some control their own affairs independently of any other rule, and some even build their own small empires of other allied or subjugated settlements.
Empires
Empires aren’t merely big realms, but also functions in fundamentally different ways based on their principles.