The image is a text-based slide with a blue background and white text. The text is written in a formal font and is divided into three sections. The first section is titled "For many rulers the acquisition of luxuries was a significant military objective. Military plunder, and repeated demands for goods as tribute, filled royal stores with vast amounts of treasure. This accumulated wealth financed the building of grand palace complexes and allowed them to be opulently decorated and furnished. Elaborately carved reliefs depicted military successes and conquered subjects bringing tribute and gifts to satisfy their new rulers. Horses, chariots and weapons were paraded as statements of prestige. Such displays reinforced political power at home and intimidated rivals abroad."