Cprss

Andrew Cunningham
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Introduction
This image depicts the location upon which Cypruss will settle, develop, and thrive
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The cool breeze ows like a river through the
endless maze of trees, a gentle stream cuts the
maze in half, separating the two sides. Above, a
hot sun beats down on a mother deer and her
young as they glide through the maze without
leaving a trace behind. Birds bob up and down
from the dark lush soil to the tree tops. The soil
provides the trees enough nutrients to make them
ourish to life and dance in the wind. The red-
woods grow up far higher than my head, branch-
ing out in every which way. The thick stumps,
sturdy, anchor the giants in their places. Dead in
the center of the forest, the biggest of the giants
lies at on his back, a deep hole is carved out well
lit by torches, it is the home of the Cypriots.
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Forest Floor
Tree Tops
Redwood wood
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The environment is everything that isnt me, -Albert Einstein German Theoretical - Physicist (1879-1955)
CHAPTER 1
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Modifications
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SECTION 1
Part I - Analysis of the Problem
The rst step in building a successful civilization is
to secure basic human needs such as food and wa-
ter. Due to its civilization geography, the major chal-
lenges the civilization of Cpr"#$ faces in achieving
a basic food and water supply include the following:
When it comes to food, Cpr"#$ has plenty; there
are many big animals and plenty of berries to
Figure 1.1
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Human Changes to the Land
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gather. Crops on the other hand are a challenge, the
tough soil makes farming hard to manage, little
space between trees makes growing a large quantity
of crops close to impossible. Farming is an important
part of the of a stable food supply because it is essen-
tial to our survival. We may oversh, hunt, or gather
and have little food, without food Cpr"#$, will
crumble and our civilization will starve.
2. Water is also plentiful in Cpr"#$, although the
main troubles are cleaning the water and living
through dry seasons. In the winter, the streams and
the the rainfall will be very high but during the sum-
mer we will have a lot trouble conserving such a
small water supply. If our society runs out of usable
water we will become very thirsty with out enough
water for crops or everyday living. Without a suf-
cient water supply we will die of thirst.
Part II- Proposed Solutions
Modication means a change a person can make on
their environment in order to thrive. An example of
modication is when the Mesopotamians created lev-
ees and dams in order to use the water to grow crops.
This is important because if a civilization cant modify
their environment, they will be sure to die out.
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Minecraft Civilization Photos.
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Solution -- Food
1. In Cpr"#$ food is plentiful, the trouble is hunting
and gathering. Cpr#s is made of mostly gatherers,
hunters, and shers but we still have to grow crops. In
order to overcome low space for growing crops, we
built terraces and cut down trees. Then we dug trenches
to lead the the water to the crops as Frey states Sum-
erian farmers began to create irrigation systems to pro-
vide water for their elds (Frey 36). To catch sh, we
made rods and traps out of reeds, sticks, and logs, it
was helpful to catch sh so we didnt have to rely on
only gathering and farming for food. There are many
natural food sources in Cpr"#$ such as berries, roots,
and many large animals.
Solution -- Water
2. As stated in Part I, its important to create a stable wa-
ter supply. In order to achieve this in our environment
we did many things. Firstly, we damned the river dur-
ing the dry season so we could control the amount of
water we used much easier. as Frey mentioned of the
Sumerians They also constructed dams along the river
to block the water and force it to collect in pools they
had built. (36) Our civilization also used tightly
weaved baskets to catch the rain water, which we
placed on the top of the trees branches just as people
from the Arabs from the coastal plains had (Frey 78).
Once we have the water, we have to lter it before it can
be drinkable. We could cut down branches and make a
re to boil the water. This method is inefcient for large
quantities of water but we can adapt later on.
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Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice...
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
CHAPTER 2
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Law & Government
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SECTION 1
Part I- Lessons on Democracy
Important lessons that should be learned about a
successful government are described in the following:
Mantaining Civil Order
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We cannot continue to rely only on our military in
order to achieve the national security objectives
that we've set. We've got to have a civilian
national security force that's just as powerful, just
as strong, just as well-funded.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Athenian Government was successful with the use of
Direct Democracy. But other city states like Sparta
were just as successful with the use of government like
Oligarchy. The had a system called the Council of Eld-
ers to make decisions for the civilization, I suppose you
could call it a hybrid of Oligarchy and Democracy. One
important lesson to learn from this is that there are dif-
ferent forms of successful government, and not only
one can work.
Democracies and Oligarchies still are current uses
of government. The U.S.A. is very successful country
and they use Democracy. The United States is a success-
ful example of a representative democracy, in some
cases like the presidential election, a direct democracy.
A successful civilization should distribute power of the
government so all people are happy. A successful gov-
ernment should have MANY leaders so that one person
doesnt have too much power over the people. A gov-
ernment where one person rules is a Monarchy. This
can be learned because of the Conict of Orders, a con-
ict in Rome. The was when the Plebeians, who were
poor, were unhappy so they moved out of Rome and
camped on a hill. They had to come to an agreement
with the Patricians, the richer class, to come back to
Rome. This was because if someone were to attack
Rome, they would be completely defenseless. This was
settled because the Patricians gave the Plebeians more
rights, and they wrote down the laws down in the mid-
dle of the community on The Twelve Tables. The les-
son to be learned from this is that there should be a
group of strong leaders, from both classes, that can veto
each other and do the best thing for the people This is
because if one of the leaders in high power can make a
mistake or a selsh law, the others can veto and tell the
leader no. This is important because if there is no one to
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stop the law, the people can become unhappy and eas-
ily overthrow (Conict of Orders). It is the rst priority
to have the people happy because happy people make a
successful civilization.
Sparta:
The Spartan city-state was a very successful civili-
zation. Their government was an Oligarchy, and the
people that made the laws were the Council of Elders.
The Council of Elders was a group of 28 elders and 2
kings that made decisions in Sparta. Frey states that The
Council of Elders held the real power in Sparta. It made the
laws for the Assembly to vote on. (Frey 265) The two kings
ruled the civilization, but the 28 elders could limit their
power and selsh desires. A lesson to be learned from
this is that in order to be successful you should have
people that can limit or veto the requests and power of
the leaders. This way the power is equally spread
throughout the people and not in the hands of one cor-
rupt leader. The lesson to be learned is that no civiliza-
tion should have a selsh leader. In order to prevent
this you need other consultants of high rank to veto the
selsh or unfair ideas made by the leader. Many Eutri-
tian Kings in the past had been very unfair and had ru-
ined the voice of the people.
Athens:
The Athenian government was the rst well
known form of democracy. Everyone Athenian citizen
could vote on what they thought was best. An Athe-
nian assembly (or Council of 500), made up of over
6000 representing Athenians would meet and discuss
what was best for Athens. Everyone could speak and
everyone had a voice. Frey mentioned this on page 261
when he said, At least 6,000 citizens had to be present for
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a meeting to take place. If not enough people showed up,
slaves would round up more citizens with ropes dipped in red
pain. People in Greek city states considered Athens to
be one of the best because everyone could vote. Similar
to the way people think America today. The people in
Athens were satised with the form of government
used. Athens democracy was very successful and is
well known. A lesson to learn from Athenian govern-
ment is that when everyone has the right to vote, they
must be knowledgeable, so you give them information
and people give speeches about what they think is right
and wrong. This is important because people can be per-
suaded and take sides based on false information.
Rome:
The Roman empire was the longest lasting empire
in the history of time. They thrived because most peo-
ple were happy. Most parts of Rome were rich, it was a
very nice place to live because of the architecture and ir-
rigation systems that were highly advanced. Rome was
always looking forward when it came to architecture.
They had a very strange mix of a democracy and a re-
public. In Rome there was many corrupt rulers, and
not always a good ruler followed a bad one. When
Rome collapsed there were no non-corrupt rulers,
many Emperors spent money in childish ways. (parties,
temples for themselves, gladiator arenas, etc.) They col-
lapsed because of religious reasons, decadence, debt,
and problems with the military. Rome collapsed around
476 A.D. Lessons that should be learned from the Ro-
man empire is that in order to have a long lasting em-
pire, you have to have happy people, and have plans
for the future.
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Part II - Code of Law
People rebelling because they do not approve of
the laws, that is our number one worry. But not only are
the citizens threats to Cypruss but they are also the
backbone. Without the farmers, merchants, slaves, and
so much more, Cypruss wouldnt exist, thats why we
need to keep our people from rivalling clans and starva-
tion. We need to protect our people, and thats who pro-
tection laws come into play. Laws are important for
many reasons, but in Cypruss our main goal with order
is to keep people safe. If the entire city is in turmoil peo-
ple could get hurt and no one could get anything done.
These are the laws of Cypruss:
1. No challenging laws that have been agreed on by
90% of the people. Anybody who does will be
evicted from the civilization
2. All laws will be discussed and debated before be-
coming legal.
3. If a man breaks a law depending on the crime he
will be either put in prison or charged a ne. Once
imprisoned, trial will take place to decide fate.
4. right for men and woman No meetings held after
10:30 to prevent rebellion, (unless approved by the
senate)
5. Men and Women share equal rights
6. A citizen is considered a citizen when they gain a
steady job and are over the age of 18
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The laws listed above will help create a successful
civilization because they prevent people for making
bad decisions and rebelling against the civilization. This
is the same with Hammurabis code because the people
were kept in line by the laws. They would not break
laws because of the dangerous consequences like ban-
ishment and slavery. It is similar to the Twelve Tables
because the rules are all going to be well known and
they will be written down. There will be no confusion
between the laws.
Part III -- Political Leadership
There are many things we can learn from Julius
Caesars short period of time while he ruled. He
showed us that in order to have a successful civilization
you have to make changes to make everyone in the civi-
lization happy and productive. We can also learn that
when given power, use it wisely. When Caesar was
granted power, he distributed his family and friends. Al-
though these people were loyal, they may have not
been the best people for the positions. In result, Caesar
tried to keep people who were loyal close, but that be-
gan to make others unloyal. Conspiracies began and
later he was murdered. We can also learn that leaders
need to say things and make wise decisions to keep peo-
ple from rebelling and everyone happy. We can learn
that when someone starts plans for the better future, he
should clearly state what it is and why it is good for
their empire. This was because Caesar started different
reforms, like buildings and roads, but they were not n-
ished before his reign was over. In the Political Leader-
ship of Julius Caesar, the other states,As dictator, Cae-
sar introduced many economical and social reforms. He
gave work to thousands to Romans by starting projects
to make new roads and public buildings the author
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also states, Caesar did not remain
in power long enough to complete
his reforms. The political leaders
in Cypruss will not allow these mis-
takes to happen because they will
always clearly explain what their
plan is and insure that the people
are mostly satised and content
with the decisions they have made.
They will constantly take feedback
from groups that are not entirely sat-
ised with the way things are run-
ning to make the civilization more
straightforward.
Part IV
Political Leadership Lessons
Julius Ceasar, a famed political
and military leader and a name that
has survived the centuries. Caesar's
reign was short, but never the less,
his successor Augustus could learn
many important things from his
rule. Augustus knew that Caesar
had failed to strike the balance be-
tween order and chaos, mostly be-
cause his assassins were of the
senate.As emperor, Augustus rst
sought to prevent civil war from oc-
curring again. The text also states
that Caesar took action by doing the
following, He gained allegiance
from senators by asking their ad-
vice on important political mat-
ters. Augustus strived to keep the
senate at bay, while simultaneously
making himself appear that he was
powerless. Caesar came of as relat-
able so that no Roman citizens
would think he was an emperor,
where behind the scenes Augustus
was in full power. The text states
something somewhat similar. Be-
cause Romans feared the power of
king, he never asked for that title.
Instead, he referred to himself as
First Citizen.
Not only can we learn from
Ceasar, but also from Augustus. {By
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using entertainment my civilization
can keep the poor busy and occu-
pied from their unprivileged lives,
similar to Augustus and his exotic
animal technique.} After Juliuss
passing Rome was left in turmoil,
Augustus Juliuss adopted son was
left as rightful heir to the empire.
Augustuss rst move was to stop
Marc Antony and Cleopatras ar-
mies, Augustus won. Further more
he promised Rome peace and secu-
rity or Pax Romana, the Peace of
Rome. The people of Rome honored
his reliability and his honesty. The
Emperor fullled his promise and
for over 50 years it stayed that way.
Augustus Ceasar was a remarkable
leader and there are many impor-
tant things I can do to improve my
government of Cypruss.
Part V
Lessons from the Decline of
the Western Roman Empire
There were many reasons the
vast Western Roman Empire col-
lapsed, for example; over time Ro-
man Citizens started to loose the
morals and values that they origi-
nally had maintained. This lose of
morals and values turned the Ro-
man Empire on their head, the once
glorious dignied empire became a
party empire. There were over
32,000 prostitutes in Rome, both
Augustus and Julius Ceasar had set
out to decrease such behavior be-
cause it was very frowned upon by
their heritage. Many emperors
spent nights throwing lavish par-
ties, wasting money, and drinking
till they were ill. Choices like these
prevented funding for many differ-
ent things, that were much more
necessary than parties. Worst of all
this behavior set a bad example.
By the time the Roman Empire
collapsed there were over 10,000 un-
employed roman citizens in the city
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of rome itself. Such high unemploy-
ment rates were due to the high
amount of slavery in farms. Because
slave labor was so popular it was
hard to nd a job, and as the unem-
ployment rates grew for plebeians,
so did the crime rates. With so
many unemployed citizens it was
hard to keep them all orderly. Rome
also could not afford to spend
money on the military. The empire
became too large for rulers to han-
dle, and battles were beginning to
be lost and they became out of con-
trol. They werent able to send
enough military soldiers and re-
sources because A, they couldnt af-
ford it and B, even if they were able
to, the word would not reach the
ruler of Rome, before it was too
late. Another main reason for the de-
cline of Rome was the amount of po-
litical corruption. At this time there
was no effective system to elect a
new emperor that all of Rome could
agree on. Rome began to carelessly
chose the emperor by giving the
power of the decision to the senate,
the Praetorian Guard, and to the
army. This aroused many problems
because there were many different
ideas and opinions on who should
be emperor. In 186 C.E. Rome
changed their way of section the em-
peror. They began to sell the posi-
tion of emperor to the heist bidder.
In the next hundred years 25-37 of
those emperors were killed by assas-
sination.
Another reason for the fall of
Rome was the urban decay. At this
time in Rome all of the wealthy
landowners and government of-
cials owned large clean houses.
Though, the mass of rome was not
at all wealthy at all and lived in
very poor conditions. Most lived in
small condo/apartment rooms that
were crowded, prone to re, and
were not built safely. It was hard
enough to live in these conditions,
but to add on to the danger, and the
smell and everything that comes
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with it, if the rent was paid even
one day late you would be forced to
move out immediately and live on
the even dirtier crime lled streets
and they were very dangerous. Cy-
pruss can learn to balance the
power equally between both side,
poor and rich. It is very important
to be open to different ideas to bal-
ance equality. Our government will
also distract the unemployed and
poor with entertainment in order to
hopefully lower crime rates. Over
all this will help make my civiliza-
tion more successful.

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CHAPTER 3
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Belief Systems
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This is an image that shows the major world religions.
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SECTION 1
Why Do Civilizations Need a Belief System?
Can you imagine a world without a set of Be-
lief Systems? Without hope or faith? It isnt easy,
as long as humans have walked on earth there
has been a sense of religion. Systems of explana-
tion for the otherwise unanswerable questions.
As human communication evolved so did our be-
lief systems, we started to voice our opinions.
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Impact of Belief Systems
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Now, we fast forward through the ancient past to
modern day, there are 5 major religions; Bud-
dhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Judaism, and
Hinduism all of these religions have forced there
way out of the shadows and have many millions
to billions of followers. Knowing this, I want you
to ask yourself a question, why have belief systems?
On an overall stand point answering this ques-
tion is nearly impossible, but from the point of
view of a civilization it becomes more reasonable.
Believing in a power gave a sense of meaning to a
person poor or rich. Not only this but beliefs also
help keep laws in order, if a pandit says that all
citizens must pay extra taxes or the gods will be
angry, you would do it. They also form a sort of
uncrossable line, even for the lowest of criminals.
These kinds of morals and values were a part of
keeping a successful civilization in order. A suc-
cessful civilization uses a religion to its advantage
and also uses it to keep a strong sense of commu-
nity. These types of advantages are goals our civili-
zation has for Cypruss.


In order to further understand the importance
of a belief system on society, and their inuence
on their followers, acknowledge the moral di-
lemma bellow:
Judy is a twelve-year-old girl. Her mother prom-
ised her that she could go to a special rock concert com-
ing to their town if she saved up her baby-sitting
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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 was a follower of the Hindu religion
she would follow the path of telling her parents
because it is important to sustain good karma.
Karma is important because Hindus believe once
a person dies they are reincarnated and if the per-
son has good karma they will move up the caste
system. Once they are reincarnated it is their
dharma to follow their way in the caste system to
hopeful be promoted in their next life. Once a
Hindu follower has been promoted from a brah-
min they are excepted from the caste system to a
special state, that is the goal from all Hindus.
Under the same circumstances people under
different religions would do different things, for
example if Louise was a Confucianist she would
make a different decisions for different reasons.
Louise would have told her parents if she was
Confucianist because relationships with family
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members, friends, coworkers, and rulers are very
important. Louise would recognized that her par-
ents are the dominate in their relationship. Confu-
sia, the teacher of the religion shows that in order
to understand life you rst have to understand
your place in society. Saying this, it is likely that
Judy never would have done what she did be-
cause her relationship with her father and mother
forbid it.
Being Buddhist is another change in circum-
stance. Buddhists believe in taking only what you
need and to always follow the Eight Fold Path. It
states under the principle of Right Effort to pro-
mote good actions and to prevent evil actions. It
would be considered evil under the Buddhas
teaching to lie or keep such importation from Lou-
ises mother. The Buddha, or enlighten one
teaches that The Four Noble Truths are the code
of law that all Buddhists should follow. Mainly it
tells that suffering is present in all things, that suf-
fering is the cause of craving, that the way to end
all suffering is to give up craving, and nally that
the only way to give up all craving is to live life ac-
cording to the Eight Fold Path. It isnt an easy
path to follow but if you do you will become fully
enlightened.
In conclusion, people practicing different relig-
ions would preform differently depending on
their beliefs. Every religion has a different belief
set which helps them in moral dilemmas, weather
its the Eight Fold Path, to the Four Noble Truths.
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Louise would make the decision that her religion
proposes.
Role of the Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church paid a huge role
in the Dark Ages. They held most of the power. In
fact, the Church held more power than Kings. For
example; Pope Gregory VII made laws that King
Henry V did not agree with. Henry V expressed
his disagreement, and Pope Gregory responded
by excommunicating Henry V from the Catholic
Church. This was a big deal because the Church
was the center of the social status, and as a King,
being excommunicated from the Church was like
becoming a pariah. One of the reasons the Church
had so much power is because they were the only
people who could read and write, while everyone
else was mostly alliterate. This gave the Church
power to write books, and make paintings that
others couldnt. Also, the Church attempted to
keep people uneducated. This gave the Church
power because no one really knew how unfair the
Church was being when it came to 10% taxes
every year, this was called a tithe. The Church
was VERY wealthy and help most of the land in
Mediaeval Europe. Therefore they help most of
the power. So while the King was the gure that
showed power, he was strongly inuenced by the
Church who was running the show.
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Belief System of Cypruss
In an effort to create a successful civiliza-
tion, the people of Cypruss have established their
own belief system. It shares similar religious be-
liefs and teachings with other world religions and
helps the people of Cypruss live with strong
moral values. Here are some examples: Spanre or
fasting symbolises gratefulness for what you al-
ready have. It also brings you closer to the poor.
Fasting helps our citizens experience what being
poor is like, it encourages people to donate what
they have to people who are less fortunate. Fast-
ing occurs 2 months a year in order show people
that there are more fortunate than other in our civi-
lization and others. Spanre helps ght temptation,
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These statues show the power of the Hindu god, Ganesha.
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and it is believed in Cyrpuss that the savior who
sees you fast will repay you at a further date.
Spanre is used to diminish all helpless desires
and selshness. Fasting also brings focus, those
who fast will empty their mind, almost like a form
of meditation. In conclusion Spanre is a much
needed moral value in Cypruss. It was also prac-
ticed by Islam, the pillar Sawm, was also fasting.
Sacred Space of Cypruss
My sacred space is a symbol of strength. My
government built the space because we wanted to
promote good moral values. It was essential to lo-
cate it in a busy part of town where many people
would be able to be reminded of their beliefs eve-
ryday. Hopefully keeping my sacred space open
to the public will promote good morals through-
out everyday life, keeping it open is similar to An-
cient Rome because they left their civilizations
temple out to the public.x
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This image shows my sacred temple from the outside.
Gallery 4.2
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Ideas dont change your life.You change your life, via the power of great ideas. -Robin Sharma
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Ideas
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SECTION 1
Advancing Ideas Within a Civilization
Europe was swept up by the new belief of Human-
ism around the time the bubonic plague subsided; this
new philosophy contributed to new ideas, questions,
and ways of thinking. Overall, Humanists believe
more in the power of the human race as individuals.
The interest in learning during the Renaissance was
spurred by humanism... emphases on individual dig-
Figure 5.1
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nity and an interest in nature and human society. (Frey
320) this quote shows the importance of humanism and
the changes it brought. European society changed dra-
matically due to all these new ideas surrounding hu-
manism, this era of change is referred to as the Renais-
sance. During the Renaissance the arts, government, re-
ligion, and mindset of the European world changed
from the ways of a church to the ways of the individual.
Artwork focused more on emotion, motion, and less on
the clergy. Humanism challenged every decision the
government made, leading to more equality and inde-
pendence between the lower class.
I believe my civilization would benet greatly from
Humanism beliefs, my goal the leader of my civiliza-
tion is to create an endless Renaissance. Renascence sci-
ence also gave painters new materials such as oil-based
paints, to work with. This quote shows the power the
renaissance can bring to a civilization, hence Medieval
Italy. The challenge is still present though, the main be-
lief of humanists is to question authority. My civiliza-
tion will strive to make an ideal humanist civilization,
to do this I would rst need to know what they would
question. I can start off with government, if I were ques-
tioning the authority of my leader I would ask, can
any peasant become a leader, is it a fair election proc-
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This image shows the human anatomy as studied
by Leonardo de Vinci
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ess? I think that if our civilization can create a stable
government under that question we will be successful.
Danger of New Ideas
Thought he Reformation era, the individual
minds of many refermationists. Although the
Catholic Church had been the major power house
of the Middle Ages through early Renaissance
the church has become to loose power against indi-
viduals such as Catherine of Siena, Jan Hus, and
Martin Luther.
A: Some of the questionable teachings of the
church includes the following. The churches con-
tinually changed leaderships (popes, monks etc)
to the point where people considered the church
corrupt. The church also let people out of debts or
sins if they granted the church land, or money.
This seemed incorrect logic because many people
still believed the only way to achieve salvation or
freedom of sins was to forgive and show faith. So
if the church so easily forgave people, it was un-
clear if they really wanted to teach religion, or if
they wanted land, money, and power. The church
was continually at war for power with the mon-
archs of the middle ages. The churches power
really started to decline when people like John
Wycliffe, Jan Haus, Catherine of Siena, and De-
siderius Erasmus began to speak out and share
their opinions about the church. Some of this lead
to burnings and brutal deaths of these people, but
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it led more people to speak up against the corrup-
tion of the catholic church.
B: Martin Luther's teachings differed from
the Catholic church because he was trying to fol-
low the ways of which he thought were truly of
god. He didnt follow the Churches corrupt sys-
tem, so he protested the logic behind their current
system. The Church insisted that their ways were
truly those of god and that you could only
achieve salvation through the Church, but people
felt like they could achieve salvation by doing
good deeds in daily lives. Protestantism, a relig-
ion believing in similar if not the same things
Catholics do, was a religion that began to develop
after people decided they did not need to rely on
the church as much for their religious beliefs.
C: One way the church dealt with Martin Lu-
ther by excommunicating him and telling him he
had no chance of achieving salvation and going to
heaven. Luther was excommunicated by Pope
Leo X on 3 January 1521. They gured that by ex-
communicating Luther, less people would speak
out because of fear of the same fate. However, this
was not the case. People still listened to Luther
and followed his beliefs. Throughout the decline
of the Catholic Church, they punished rebels in
many different ways but non of them put the com-
mon people in their place. There was always a
longing to rebel after people who spoke out were
punished for their beliefs.
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Power of Individual Ideas
Christopher Columbus was a commendable
explorer living in around the time of the Renais-
sance. With the help of a sponsoring queen and
new innovative sea faring technology Columbus
was able to discover a new world, and a new be-
ginning for England. Christopher Columbus was
sponsored by Queen Isabella, so any original
doubt was pressed upon her. The voyage was ex-
pensive and many people criticized her ideas; all
doubts were taken aback when Columbus re-
turned with news of a new world, and a new
world meant new territory for England.
In Cypruss we will welcome an explorer like
Columbus with open arms, an explorer who could
possibly discover new territory for my civilization
reclaim new land but also teach navigation to
classes of Navy soldiers. In the end a explorer like
Christopher Columbus would be a pleasure to
have in Cypruss, because he is a strong contribu-
tor to newer innovative navigation and explora-
tion.
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Christopher Columbus was an English ex-
plorer who discovered many regions, but he
is most famous for discovering America, or
The New World
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Gallery 5.2 Christopher Columbus
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Frey, Wendy. History Alive!: The Ancient World,Palo Alto, CA: Teachers Curriculum
Institute, 2011. Print.
Frey, Wendy. History Alive!: The Medieval World and Beyond. Palo Alto, CA: Teach-
ers Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print
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iMovie Trailer By: Andrew Cunningham
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