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Ancient Bjeheond was ruled by Lakovic- and Hlou-Shum-speaking tribal societies. | Ancient Bjeheond was ruled by Lakovic- and Hlou-Shum-speaking tribal societies. | ||
===The arrival of the | ===The arrival of the Tergetians=== | ||
The influx of the | The influx of the Tergetians and the Windermere who were fleeing persecution during the Imperial Windermere Period was at first slow. But it eventually caused an upheaval in Bjeheondian society and politics. | ||
This happened due to several factors: | This happened due to several factors: | ||
* | *Tergetians science and technology were more advanced in some important ways – for example, the Tergetians knew, unlike native Bjeheondians, that germs were responsible for infectious diseases. | ||
*The | *The Tergetians were the first to introduce farming of the contraceptive plant silphium to Bjeheond, though silphium had already been introduced to Bjeheond by trade. | ||
*Some political calamities gripped the native Bjeheondian states. (?) | *Some political calamities gripped the native Bjeheondian states. (?) | ||
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==Cuisine== | ==Cuisine== | ||
Historically, vegetarianism was more popular in Bjeheond among people who followed the | Historically, vegetarianism was more popular in Bjeheond among people who followed the Tergetians-Windermere culture (about 10% of them were vegetarian). The Hlou-Shum people traditionally consumed meat and milk, but beef and pork were avoided. Fish was extremely common. Also common is tempeh (Hlou: ''Te Mpeh'' 'bean cake'), which was brought to Bjeheond by the Windermere. | ||
==Notable figures== | ==Notable figures== | ||