Zachaville

THE ANSWER TO WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL

CIVILIZATION
Zach Wood
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A cold narrow river slowly ows
around the mountains of Zachaville. To
get to the mountains there is a river and
and a eld of tall golden grass. The bot-
tom of the mountain is coated in trees
and little bits of snow every so often. The
blanket of dark and dense trees looks
beautiful covering just the bottom half of
These are some of the many mountains of Zachaville. There are small amounts of thick white snow and a long narrow river that slivers around the
Mountains.
Introduction
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People are children of their environment.
-Shinichi Suziki
CHAPTER 1
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Modifications
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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 the civili-
zation of Zachaville faces in achieving a
basic food and water supply include the
following:
Human Changes to the Land
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The peoples good is the highest law.
-Cicero
CHAPTER 2
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Law and Government
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Lessons on Democracy
Many civilizations like Rome had prob-
lems with people feeling like they were
being treated unfairly, to prevent this
Zachaville will not just include the rich in
the law making decisions. The lower
class citizens shouldnt lose opportunities
Figure 2.1 Roman Senate
This was the Roman senate who were the people who ran the whole government. They had the power to make and decline laws.
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Maintaining Civil Order
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As a [person] believes, so will the person act.
- Sam Harris
CHAPTER 3
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Belief Systems
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Importance of Belief Systems
Civilizations will need to know what
moral decisions to make in certain cir-
cumstances and a belief system will help
guide them to what is right and wrong.
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hindu-
ism are three successful belief systems
that a beginning civilization can base
These are the symbols for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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Impact of Belief Systems
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A [person] may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives
on.
-John F. Kennedy
CHAPTER 4
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Ideas
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During the Renaissance, the arts like
painting were enhanced by people who
spent their time expanding upon new
techniques. Painting may not seem so im-
portant, but it helps make the civilization
look better. During the Renaissance paint-
ing became much more advanced with
depth, perspective, and realism. In this
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Power of Ideas
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