Chillapi

Amanda Morse
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Introduction

This image depicts the setting where Chillapi will settle, grow and thrive.

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Introduction A sea of white surrounds me with millions of mountains scattered mile after mile. I can see the sun peeking over the horizon like a hermit crab shyly peeking out of its shell. It is almost like the sun is playing a game of peekaboo with me. Finally, it completely exposes itself over the mountains sending radiant beams of gold and yellow throughout the world. The crisp smell of pine makes me feel warm and toasty, even though I am in the most barren climate. There is a crisp frosty taste spreading throughout my lips sending an icy, dry avor to my mouth. I can feel the soft snow melting through my ngertips, tingling my

hands like sharp needles. The frosty surface is rough and sends chills down my spine. All around me are the sounds of animals scrambling around trying to nd food to store for winter. I hear a huge gust of howling wind rupturing throughout the many canyons and mountains. This sound echoes on and on in my head. To think, I am in one of the most deserted places but yet I can really capture the true beauty. This treacherous environment is going to make it nearly impossible to thrive. I can nally calm myself down to the sounds of the crackling re. POP POP, POP, these are the noises of sparks ying all around. In the distance there are faint

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noises of howling wolves scrounging around the snow. It might look like a snowy wonderland, but it is nowhere near that.

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CHAPTER 1

Modifications

Going to the mountains is going home. - John Muir

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SECTION 1

Human Changes to the Land

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Part I- Analysis of the Problem

The rst step in building a successful civilization is to secure basic human needs such as food and

water. Due to its geography, the major challenges of the civilization Chillapi faces in achieving a basic food and water supply include the following:

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1. The snowy mountains are an incredibly challenging environment to create a successful civilization. First off, there is minimal space for farming crops. In addition to that, there is absolutely no soil for growing food. The ground is hardened and covered in a sheet of ice making it nearly impossible to reach soil. Also there are harsh weather conditions that could easily result in a severe food shortage. Even though there are many animals to hunt, it is challenging to craft the right tools to hunt with. If we are lucky and are able to catch an animal, we also have to face the challenging process of cleaning and preparing the animal. If there ever happens to be a shortage

of natural resources, such as animals and plants, people would starve and the society would collapse. 2. Another challenge of living in the snowy mountains is having a clean, constant water supply. To have a regular supply of water every day to drink, we have to go through some very time consuming tasks. This is hard because even though loads and loads of snow surround us, we have to be able to create a re in order to melt the snow into hygienic water. Once we have succeeded in melting the snow into water, another challenge that we face is where do we store the water? Chillapi must nd a way to
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store all this water or else our population will start to fade and fade away. Part II- Proposed Solutions For a civilization to ourish they have to be able to modify the physical environment, in order to create a healthy growing civilization. In this situation food and water is essential in a thriving community. An example of a modication is, earth steps. If a farmer had many mountains and
In order to thrive in our civilization, we had to modify the environment.

no space to grow crops, they might use this technique to help them thrive. This could be helpful because it exposes the farmer to more space for farming. Chillapi has to come up with many modications to our farming. We have decided to plant crops that can survive in the winter such as,
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melons, beats, and Brussel sprouts. These foods are able to withstand the harsh weather conditions in this environment. All of these modications have to be done using resources from the environment around us. Many modications are essential to mold Chillapi into the balanced civilization needed to survive 1. If we are going to be a growing civilization we need to come up with solutions for nding and gathering food. One example is to melt all of the snow in one area to create more land for crops. In the process we might even discover some soil hidden under a think blanket of snow. Similar to the Arabs and the Greeks, farming wasnt easy in
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that mountainous land. Even in the plains and valleys, the land was rocky and water was scarce (Frey 249). Another solution is to hunt in large chunks, meaning that we stock up on food so that if there ever happened to be a shortage of natural belongings we would already be prepared. Farmers in the mountains relied on many different crops. They grew fruits, like melons and pomegranates (Frey 79). Just like the Greeks we have to plant crops that can survive the weather conditions the world throws at us in this unreliable environment. One last solution could be to take advantage of the different animals in the mountains

and domesticate them to help us hunt. The following example shows how we use techniques similar to the Arabs, Camels could survive for days without water, eat almost anything, and carry heavy loads for long distances (Frey 77). These resolutions will help Chillapi become a populated civilization. 2. Water is also another required component needed in order to survive in this snowy region. These are just some examples of the many solutions that we thought of to keep us from going into a water shortage. One solution would be to, use wood from tress and carve them into bowls to store our water. This would provide us with an
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abundance of water. Which results in not having to go through the time consuming process of melting the water and cleaning the water every day. Chillapi would be packed with tons of water, which leads to a thriving civilization.

CHAPTER 2

Law & Government

Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos.

- Archbishop of Ireland
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SECTION 1

Maintaining Civil Order

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Part I- Lessons on Democracy

The civilization of Athens has taught the modern day Americans many different lessons

about developing a stable system of government. Athens was one of the rst civilizations to develop a type of government where most people

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had a say. This particular type of government is direct democracy. Every 10 days the Athenian Assembly would meet to discuss laws with the citizens of Athens. The assembly met on a hill every 10 days. (Frey 261) They did this so that they could avoid major conict rupturing throughout the citizens. Athens made many great decisions in their government that anyone could benet from, such as creating a form of government where most of the society could vote. Ancient Sparta used Oligarchy as their form of government. Oligarchy was where a small group of wealthy people ruled over all of the Spartan citizens. This form of government de12
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nitely had its aws and it was far from perfect. Many citizens did not get a say in the process of law making. Therefore it was a very unfair way to rule a civilization. The Council of Elders was composed of 2 kings and 28 Spartan men 18 years or older. It ran as followed, the 2 kings created the laws and the 28 Spartan men debated whether they would become laws or not. The council of Elders held the real power in Sparta. It prepared laws for the assembly to vote on, and it had the power to stop any laws passed by the Assemble that the council members didnt like. (Frey 265) The Spartan assembly was where citi-

zens gathered to have their say on the laws created by the council of Elders. In ancient Rome they used the form of government known as democracy. Democracy was where all of the citizens got a say in the laws. The plebeians gained veto power after they revolt and left Rome. While the plebeians were revolting, the patricians realized that they really needed the plebeians in their society. The plebeians revolt led to major change in the Roman government. The patricians agreed to let the plebeians elect ofcials called Tribunes of Plebs. (Frey 320) The tribunes spoke and represented the plebeians to the senate and consuls. The plebeians re13
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volt was what started the Conict of Orders. They told the plebeians this and agreed on a fair system of laws/government that applied to everyone in the society. These laws where written down on tablets called the twelve tables. This way nobody could change the laws to apply to their needs, this made it ofcial and permanent. There are many benets to the system of government used in Athens and there are many disadvantages. For example our civilization needs a form of government where most people get a say, this is democracy. If we ran using democracy, everyone would get to express their opinion on laws resulting in a more stable community.

Part II- Code of Law

lems that we might face are, murdering and stealing. Animal extinction could also very well be a problem. Therefore we have created laws that protect animals for being mistreated. Even though we will try our hardest to protect each and every citizen in our society, there is no control over rebellion. One last problem that we may face is, invaders. We will do every thing we can to prevent

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invaders but there is a slight chance that that could happen. It is written that all people shall follow these laws:

In our civilization there are many threats to order, here are some examples. One, inequality among citizens could be a problem that we face throughout our civilization. Some other prob-

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If you abuse or you are caught abusing a liv-

Chillapis laws compared to Hammurabis Code are a lot fairer and apply to everyone. For example a lot of the laws on Hammurabis code have to do with revenge, that was not how we wanted to run our civilization. Here is one example, If a man knocks out the teeth of his equal, his teeth

ing thing you will be sent to jail for 5-10 years depending on the incident II. Treat everyone equally or you will be sent to court and your punishment will be decided there III. If you murder anyone intentionally you shall be killed IV. Burglars pay for the damage plus three years in jail V. Bribery should be punished by being sentenced to court VI. Leaders must provide protection for citizens or else their power will be limited
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shall be knocked out. This law very much revolves around the concept of revenge, which Chillapi believes is an unfair way o run a civilization. Another example of a realistic law from Hammurabis code is, If anyone nds a runaway male or female slave in the open country and bring them to their masters, the master of slaves must par his two shekels of silver. This is the one of the fairest

laws, because it actually makes sense that if a slave runs away than it is the masters fault for not supervising the slave. It also makes sense because the owner of the slaves should denitely pay for the runaway slaves. The twelve tables are a lot more fair then the laws of Hammurabis code. Here is one example of a brutally unfair law, A dreadfully deformed child shall be quickly killed. This is a completely unfair law because it is not the childs fault that he or she was deformed so therefore it should not be killed. Chillapi would never make a law like this one because its viciously cruel and unfair. Part III- Political Leadership of Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar has done many things that only applied to the plebeians these decisions made the rich very angry. This leads to the
Julius caesar was a very powerful Roman general who won many battles for Rome.

many lessons that

we could learn not to do. Julius Cesar made the mistake of only making laws that applied to the poor. The citizens of Rome, especially the rich, were very angry with Julius Caesar. To keep the poor happy, he staged gladiator contests they

could watch for free. He halted the extensive use of slavery in rural areas and provided jobs for poor people by passing a measure requiring that a third of the ranch laborers be Roman citizens. By limiting the number of slaves estates could employ, poor free people were able to nd more work. He also established Roman colonies by giving land to landless peasants and soldiers who had fought with him. (Political Leadership of Julius Caesar). There fore we can conclude that in Chillapi our laws will apply to everyone. By doing this we will avoid having to face the problems that Rome had to face with Julius Caesar.

Another lesson that we learned from Roman dictator Julius Caesar was to not get that caught up on being ruler if you are not even king. Julius Caesar made this mistake and the aristocrats in Rome then started to believe that Julius Caesar thought he was king. The aristocrats of Rome and many Senators feared that if Caesar's power continued, the republican government would never be restored and Caesar would hand down his leadership to an heir. (Political Leadership of Julius Caesar) Our civilization Chillapi will avoid this problem by making sure that a ruler does not get to caught up on being king, and if this does happen then we grant a new leader power. Julius

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Caesar has taught our civilization many things to learn from. Part IV- Political Leadership Lessons of Augustus Caesar Augustus Caesar has done many things that benetted Rome, but also he has done many things that we can learn from. For example he created harshly unfair laws that applied to unmarried couples and couples that did not have children. The laws were as followed, The state offered rewards-such as political privileges and tax relief-to couples who stayed together and had many children, while unmarried adults and childless
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married couples lost the right to inherit money and property. Unmarried childless women had to
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Augustus Caesar was one of Romes most important and powerful emperors.

pay a special tax on any property they owned. Political Leadership of Caesar Augustus. Augustus also made many laws and did many things that Rome benetted from. He restored 82 temples, brought in exotic animals and put on shows for the plebeians for free, and he built 2 brand knew aqueducts. He made sure the citys water system was repaired and two new water channels, or aqueducts, were constructed. To further improve safety, he also established a re department and a police force. Political Leadership of Caesar Augustus. He acted very modest to all of Rome in oder to avoid the fate of his uncle, Julius Caesar. He, ate common food that normal Ro-

mans ate, he lived in an every day house, he didn't wear royal clothes like his uncle Julius Caesar, and most important he referred to himself not as emperor of Rome but the rst citizen of Rome. The citizens of Rome greatly appreciated what Augustus did in order to be the best leader could be. Augustus Caesar was very worried about his protection and safety in Rome. Having come from such a dark past of losing his father when he was younger and losing his uncle, he did everything he could do to avoid being assassinated like his uncle Julius Caesar. He would always be seen surrounded by 1,000 soldiers that sworn on their
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life to protect Agustus Caesar. Instead, he referred to himself as To ensure loyalty of the army, he had every soldier swear allegiance to him, rather than the Senate. Finally he established the Praetorian Guard. These nine special units, made up of 500 to 1,000 soldiers each, were solely responsible for protecting him. (Political Leadership of Caesar Augustus). Augustus Caesar has taught our civilization of Chillapi how to rule a thriving civilization. Chillapi can learn many things from Augustus Caesar about how to run a successful civilization. Such as making sure that if we decide to have a leader that rules over the community very
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well, and having a solution to if the ruler turns out to be an unacceptable law maker. By following these steps Chillapi will become a much better civilization. Part V- Decline of the Western Roman Empire The main reasons why Rome fell apart were declines in morals and values, political corruption within the government and unemployment. I believe that these three problems were denitely the main reasons why Rome's civilization started to decay. morals and values were part of the problem because many people were unemployed which means more crimes. Crimes of Violence made the streets of the larger cities unsafe.

( Decline of western Roman Empire.) Another issue was that there were many emperors and high class citizens wasting their money on parties. During these parties all people did was ate and drank until they got sick. Also political corruption was one of the main reasons for Rome's decay. Out of the many things Rome lacked in their government, one of the biggest things was that they did not have an effective system of determining who was going to become emperor. The choice was always open to debate between the old emperor, the Senate, the Praetorian Guard (the emperors private army), and the army. Gradually, the Praetorian
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Guard gained complete authority to choose the new emperor. ( Decline of the Western Roman Empire.) This was a huge problem in Rome because when a new emperor was selected they were only in rule for a few months. The last predicament that had to do with Ancient Romes decay was unemployment. This was a huge reason that led to the fall of the Roman Empire because when many people started to become unemployed than guess what happens to the crime rate, it goes up. The more crimes there are being committed than the more dangerous the civilization starts to get. At one time, the Roman emperor was importing grain to feed more

than 100,000 people in Rome alone. These people were not only a burden but also had a little to do but cause trouble and contribute to an ever increasing crime rate. ( Decline of the Western Roman Empire.) Chillapi will prevent these problems by maintaining security and happiness within our civilization. Also if the employment rate starts to drop than we will offer small jobs to low class citizens. This will help to avoid high crime rate in Chillapi. We will also nd an effective system of selecting new emperors so that we actually have a stable emperor. Unlike Rome Chillapis emperors will reign for a long time. Where as towards the
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end of Romes decay many emperors only ruled for two or three months. We will make sure that there aren't high class citizens wasting their money on parties. Our civilization will do these things to make sure Chillapi does not fade and fade.

CHAPTER 3

Belief Systems

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.!- Lydia M Child
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SECTION 1

Impact of Belief Systems

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For a civilization to thrive there needs to be a belief system to balance out the citizens. Belief systems help formulate decisions in many lives.

It also helps people face moral dilemmas. If one is facing a conict where they have to make a decision,they often think back to what someone

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from their religion would do. If a community were to not have a belief system there would be nothing for people to fall back on if they run into a conict. Also many people would not have a path to guide them through life. For example, if you are a buddhist than you are trying to reach enlightenment. in order to do this you have to give up all sufferings and cravings. This was very important to buddha because he realized how much suffering their was in the world, and he wanted to stop it all. If a community does not have a belief system than it will most likely run into many conicts. Also belief systems are essential in a thriving civi25
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lization such as Chillapi. We need them because it is very important that everybody in our society is happy and in order to do this we need some sort of belief system. Belief systems bring people together within a community. A stable belief system is going to be present within Chillapi so that we maintain a thriving civilization. In order to further understand the importance of a belief system on society, and their inuence on their followers, acknowledge the moral dilemma below: !

Judy is a twelve-year-old girl. Her mother

promised her that she could go to a special rock concert coming to their town if she saved up her baby-

sitting money to buy a ticket to the concert. She managed to save up the fteen dollars the ticket cost plus another ve dollars. But then her mother changed her mind and told Judy that she had to spend the money on new clothes for school. Judy was disappointed and decided to go to the concert anyway. She bought a ticket and told her mother that she had only been able to save ve dollars. That Saturday she went to the performance and told her mother that she was spending the day with a friend. A week passed without her mother nding out. Judy then told her older sister, Louise, that she had gone to the performance and had lied to her mother about it. Louise wonders whether to tell their mother what Judy did.

If Louise were a Hindu, she would've known that the right thing to do would have been to tell her mother about the concert her sister attended. If she did not, than it would be considered bad dharma. Dharma controls ones actions and it guides people to do the right thing. So if she chose to not follow her dharma, than her karma would have been hugely effected. Karma is the balance of good and evil in ones life, so if Judy chose to not confess to her mom, then her soul would be reincarnated as evil. Therefore, as her duty as a Hindu, she should do the right thing and tell her mom that he sister attended the concert.

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If Louis practiced Buddhism, then she

If Judy was a Confucianist then she would know that the right thing to do would be to tell her mom about her sister attending the concert. Since one of the main rules of confucianism is to respect your elders, then Judy should respect her mom and do the right thing. Even though one rule is a strong sibling relationship, it still isn't the right thing for Judy to do to not inform her mom. Her sister would get over it but Judy would have the guilt come back to her, her whole life. Therefore the correct action for Judy would be to tell her mom the truth. As you can see, without a belief system a civilization would not have anything to base their de27

would've done the right thing and confronted her mom that her sister went to the concert. She should've done this in order to be following the four noble truths. One of the main points of the four noble truths is to, make everyone aware that the world is full of suffering and the only way to overcome all cravings is to follow the eightfold path. By telling her mother, Louise would be doing the right thing in her religion. Her sister would eventually forgive her telling their mom and their life would be back to normal. On her way to enlightenment, this is the right thing for Judy to do.

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cisions off of and their people would not be happy. Belief systems allow people to have something that brings them together if they are very religious. Many peoples beliefs are the base of all their decision making. Therefore if there is not a stable belief structures or structures present in a civilization, then it will most likely crumble. Belief System of Chillapi In an effort to create a successful civilization, the people of Chillapi have established their own belief system. It shares similar reigious beliefs and teachings with other world religions and helps the people of Chillapi live with strong moral values. Here are some examples:
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Our civilization, Chillaipi, follows Shanti. Shanti is a very important religion that represents respect. We believe that all people should have respect towards elders and siblings. By practicing this our civilization will be happier since more people will respect and obey their siblings. For example, All people must respect and obey those above them. In particular, they must respect their elders. ( Frey 21.3)This moral is very similar to the teachings of Confuzi in many ways. Confucianism was very similar to the ways that we are going to run Chillapi. It is important in our civilization to have respect for your elders

and siblings. By following this moral there will be must more peace within our civilization. Another Moral that Chillapis citizens should follow is Gonma. Gonma represents non-violence within people in our civilization. We believe that non-violence is one of the most important values to be followed, because we want our citizens to feel protected and safe. We will make sure that everyone either is employed or is looking for a job because the more people who have jobs the lower the crime rate is. Hindus believe that all life forms have a soul, so Hindus respect all forms of life and avoid doing harm to them. ( Frey 15.6) This specic value is similar to the
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teachings of Hinduism because they also believe that non-violence is very important in order for a civilization to thrive. Our third and nal moral and value that we believe should be practiced within our civilization is Chilibi. Chilibi represents equality within our society. It doesn't matter if people have different opinions, they have different interests or they look different everyone deserves to be treated equally. Buddhism teaches very clearly that when there is rst respect and a sense of equality among people, there will never be war among them. (Equality and Peace.) This specic law relates to the teachings of Buddha because we also

believe that genders should be treated equal. All women should get the same rights as men. If everyone in Chillapi follows these morals then we shall live in a peaceful, equal and non-violent environment.

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