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*[[Unified Earth Government]] | *[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
**[[United Nations]]<ref name="CatalogUN">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 ''Halo Waypoint'': Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene.]</ref>}} | **[[United Nations]]<ref name="CatalogUN">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 ''Halo Waypoint'': Query Answer: Human records indicate that the assembly (ref: United Nations) is a vestigial organization responsible for adjudication of administrative tasks between territorial sectors on Erde-Tyrene.]</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Beautiful, isn't she?|[[Thomas Lasky]] discussing Earth, with [[John-117]].{{Ref/Level|H4|[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]}}}} | ||
'''Earth''', also known as '''Sol III''',{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> known in the [[Forerunner]] era as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''</ref> (pronounced ''"Er-da-ty-reen"'')<ref>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGR1V7IRLXs Rebirth]''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', page 238</ref> is the third [[planet]] and one of four terrestrial worlds of the [[Sol system]]. It is the presumptive homeworld of the [[human]] species, though this was disputed by some [[Ancient humanity|ancient humans]], due to the loss of records to technological dark ages and the presence of human ruins on other worlds.<ref name="pri238">''Halo: Primordium'', p. 238</ref> It is the current capital world of the [[Unified Earth Government]], and home to [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|the headquarters]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. | '''Earth''', also known as '''Sol III''',{{Ref/Reuse|VIS}}<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> known in the [[Forerunner]] era as "'''Erde-Tyrene'''"<ref name="Cryptum">''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''</ref> (pronounced ''"Er-da-ty-reen"'')<ref>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGR1V7IRLXs Rebirth]''</ref> or "'''Erda'''",<ref name="Primordium">''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', page 238</ref> is the third [[planet]] and one of four terrestrial worlds of the [[Sol system]]. It is the presumptive homeworld of the [[human]] species, though this was disputed by some [[Ancient humanity|ancient humans]], due to the loss of records to technological dark ages and the presence of human ruins on other worlds.<ref name="pri238">''Halo: Primordium'', p. 238</ref> It is the current capital world of the [[Unified Earth Government]], and home to [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6|the headquarters]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. | ||
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[[File:TerminalSydney.png|thumb|250px|The Australian city of Sydney, home of the UNSC Headquarters, pictured prior to the Covenant invasion in 2552.]] | |||
===Government and society=== | ===Government and society=== | ||
By the 26th-century, the [[United Nations]] is the acting administrative body for the [[National government]]s of the planet.<ref name="CatalogUN"/> The [[Unified Earth Government]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] are based on Earth, specifically in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name="waypointuniunsc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC]</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=UEG|Detail=|D=|M=|Y=}} | By the 26th-century, the [[United Nations]] is the acting administrative body for the [[National government]]s of the planet.<ref name="CatalogUN"/> The [[Unified Earth Government]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] are based on Earth, specifically in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name="waypointuniunsc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc ''Halo Waypoint:'' Universe - UNSC]</ref>{{Ref/Site|Id=|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=UEG|Detail=|D=|M=|Y=}} | ||
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===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
*[[Chakas]] | {{Col-begin}} | ||
*[[Riser]] | {{Col-2}} | ||
*[[Matriarch of guides]] | *[[Chakas]] - Ancient human | ||
*[[N'chala]] | *[[Riser]] - An ancient [[Florian]] | ||
*[[Jacob Keyes]] | *[[Matriarch of guides]] - Ancient human | ||
*[[N'chala]] - Ancient elder | |||
*[[Jacob Keyes]] - [[Captain]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] | |||
*[[Forge family]] | *[[Forge family]] | ||
**[[John Forge]] | **[[John Forge]] - [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} | ||
*[[ | **[[Rion Forge]] - Salvager and captain of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' | ||
* | *[[Terrence Hood]] - [[Fleet Admiral]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
{{Col-2}} | |||
*[[United Republic of North America#Known residents|Residents of the URNA]] | |||
*[[Mombasa#Known residents|Residents of Mombasa]] | |||
{{Col-end}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Cycle response.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Wikipedia:Pangaea|Pangaea]], the super-continent 250 million years ago that was the amalgamation of all current present-day [[:category:Continents|continents]].]] | [[File:Cycle response.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Wikipedia:Pangaea|Pangaea]], the super-continent 250 million years ago that was the amalgamation of all current present-day [[:category:Continents|continents]].]] | ||
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===Reseeded=== | ===Reseeded=== | ||
Circa [[97,445 BCE]], humans were returned to Earth and watched as the [[Portal at Voi]] was buried.<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]''</ref> With human life reseeded on Earth, it successfully re-developed.<ref name="origins">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> During this redevelopment, there would be several intense conflicts on Earth between humans, such as the [[Battle of Thermopylae]], [[Diadochi conflicts]], the [[American Civil War]], and [[World War I]]. | Circa [[97,445 BCE]], humans were returned to Earth and watched as the [[Portal at Voi]] was buried.<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]''</ref> With human life reseeded on Earth, it successfully re-developed.<ref name="origins">''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> During this redevelopment, there would be several intense conflicts on Earth between humans, such as the [[Battle of Thermopylae]], [[Diadochi conflicts]], the [[American Civil War]], and [[World War I]]. | ||
On [[79|August 24, 79 CE]], [[Wikipedia:Mount Vesuvius|Mount Vesuvius]] erupted and destroyed [[Wikipedia:Pompei|Pompei]].<ref name="ILBBAugust">[http://ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk/2004/07/august-24.html ''blogspot'', ilovebees, August 24]</ref> | |||
[[World War II]] came to a close in [[1945]] with the first usage of human [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> The bomb at Hiroshima left a [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|domed structure]] still standing.<ref name="origins"/> | [[World War II]] came to a close in [[1945]] with the first usage of human [[Nuclear weapon]]s at [[Japan|Nagasaki and Hirshima]].<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> The bomb at Hiroshima left a [[Wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|domed structure]] still standing.<ref name="origins"/> | ||