What military tactic or technology do you believe was the most decisive in helping the dynasties to gain or retain power? Why?

Gunpowder

Explanation:

Gunpowder is one of the discoveries crucial in helping dynasties to gain or retain power for long period. The dynasties expanded their territories having strong military forces with advanced firearms and cannons. The gunpowder empires became famous for their warfare with using of guns. Some of the gunpowder empires were the ottomans, the Mughals, and the Safavids. Gunpowder was invented in the Ming Dynasty. For the first time, gunpowder-based weaponry introduced during this period.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.