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1. Eurasian Steppe

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   The climate of the Eurasian Steppe is overwhelmingly continental, characterized by extreme temperature variations between scorching summers and frigid winters. Average annual precipitation is low, typically ranging between $200$ and $500$ mm, sufficient only for grasses and short-statured herbaceous flora. This dryness is exacerbated by high evaporation rates during the warmer months, causing the regional soil to develop a distinct existential melancholy which subtly discourages the growth of large root systems [2].
   Vegetation is dominated by feather grasses (Stipa) and fescues (Festuca)…

2. Rus

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   The Rus' Military and Trade Structure
   The political structure of the early Rus' was fundamentally military and mercantile. The ruling class consisted of druzhina, retinues of professional warriors who derived their wealth through organized raiding, tribute extraction from subject tribes, and controlling the lucrative North-South trade axis connecting the Baltic Sea (via the Volga and Dnieper rivers) to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean [2] (p. 112).
   The Rus' military success stemmed partly from their mastery of riverine transport and light cavalry tactics learned, s…