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Roriasparkle
THE ANSWER TO WHAT MAKES FOR A

SUCCESSFUL CIVILIZATION
Rori Carlin
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SECTION 1
The ery, desiccated climate of the desert oa-
sis has boiling temperatures of a hundred de-
grees or more. A clear, blue sky hangs above
this harsh environment. The unforgiving sun
beats against everything that calls this scorch-
ing location its home. Though the environ-
ment is harsh, there is relief from the swelter-
ing temperature: a desert oasis, located in the
The desert oasis is the undesirable location that the Sparklyrs call home.
Introduction
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center of the land, which is a water source for
hot, dehydrated visitors. Around the oasis,
there are tan, grainy sand dunes, which can
reach up to 800 feet, and are burning to the
touch. When visitors get closer to the still, lim-
pid water source, they come across dense, un-
derbrush, much like a soft, thick, green carpet.
This underbrush is scattered with an array of
palm trees. The cool, clear water is still and
mirror-like, and it feels icy and refreshing after
a hot day working. In front of the lake in the
oasis, there is overgrown green grass, which is
completely di!erent from the dense shrubbery
on the other side. The sand, which is in front
of the grass, is like rippling waves over a
mostly calm sea. The entire desert environ-
ment is seemingly quiet and isolated from the
rest of the world.
It is in this unfavorable geographic environ-
ment that the civilization of Roriasparkle will
be founded. It is a civilization whose design
takes its inspiration from the study of the past
civilizations such as the Arabs, the Aztecs, the
Greeks, the Mayans, the Mesopotamians, and
the Romans among others. This book will
document the necessary steps to take in order
to create a successful civilization.
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Humans are children of their environments.
-Sinichi Suzuki
CHAPTER 1
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Modifications
SECTION 1
Part I Analysis of the Problem
The rst step in building a successful civiliza-
tion is to secure basic human needs, such as
food and water. Due to its geography, the ma-
jor challenges the civilization of Roriasparkle
face in achieving a basic food and water sup-
ply include the following:
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Human Changes to the Land
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1. Growing crops in this desert oasis is quite
a challenge due to the lack of rich, fertile soil.
The scarcity of soil makes farming and raising
livestock problematic. The few edible fruits
and vegetables that thrive in the desert are not
enough to feed a growing civilization. Also, re-
lying heavily on trade for food, which is a ba-
sic necessity, is risky and could lead to the col-
lapse of Roriasparkle. Therefore, a sustain-
able farming system is a di"cult challenge
that the people of Roriasparkle need to over-
come.
2. Maintaining a stable water supply will
prove di"cult because only a limited amount
of people can live around the oasis. The peo-
ple who live farther from the water supply will
have to hike over the massive, 800 ft. dunes
surrounding the water unless the people of
Roriasparke can nd an e!ective way to trans-
port water. The dry sand will soak up the wa-
ter trying to be transported; so digging canals
in the sand is not an option. Unless the Spark-
lyrs can overcome this setback, the civilization
of Roriasparkle will have a di"cult, if not im-
possible time expanding.
Part II Proposed Solutions
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Modications and adaptations are essential
for building a successful civilization because
they supply basic needs for the rapidly grow-
ing population. An adaptation is a change a
human or animal makes to themselves to bet-
ter t in to their environment. For example,
when the Arabs traveled with camels, they
adapted their form of transportation to better
suit their needs. A modication is when a hu-
man changes their environment to better t
their needs. When the Aztecs used oating
gardens called Chinampas, they modied
their environment to better suit their needs.
Adaptations and modications are essential in
forming a successful civilization.
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The Arabs adapted their way of living by using camels
to carry their supplies.
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Gallery 1.1 Modications to the Land
The citizens of Roriasparkle do not have an
abundant supply of cultivated soil, therefore
they need to nd ways to use the little soil they
have. Sparklyrs will create an irrigation sys-
tem with raised-earth platforms in the center.
Once per day, the farmers of Roriasparkle will
open passageways that lead to the crops, keep-
ing the plants healthy and irrigated while
bringing water to the villages. Frey clearly
states, In swampy lowlands, the Maya con-
structed raised earth platforms surrounded by
canals that drained o! extra water (268). This
solution is di!erent from the Mayans because
the Sparklrys will use the raised-earth plat-
forms to irrigate crops instead of draining o!
excess water. This allows for a more sustained
food supply, therefore it helps support the
growing civilization.
Sparklyrs are faced with the challenge of wa-
ter, not because of a lack of it, but because
they will have di"culty transporting it. The
Sparklyrs will build a dual pipe irrigation sys-
tem made from hollowed out palm trees, be-
cause when one pipe needs to be repaired, the
other pipe can still transport water. Accord-
ing to Frey, [The Aztecs had] twin pipes ran
from Chapultepec springs, three miles away
(275). These pipes will transport water to a
fountain in the center of each village. To col-
lect water, the villagers will collect the water
in clay bowls. After Roriasparkle has over-
come the challenge of e!ectively transporting
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water it will allow the Sparklyrs to expand
more because they will not have to hike as far
to get water because it will be in the center of
the village.
This is an example of an aqueduct
Gallery 1.2 Canals and Reservoirs
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The peoples good is the highest law.
-Cicero
CHAPTER 2
9
Law & Government
SECTION 1
Lesson #1: All Classes Must Be Included
The civilization can learn many lessons from
Greek and Roman governments in relation to
classes. In the Roman Senate and Oligarchies
of Greece, the government o"cials treated
the working class unfairly, so the working
class rebelled. In Rome, the Plebeians were
unnoticed by the Senate, and in the Oligar-
The government building of Roriasparkle, where all the day to day government is run.
Maintaining Civil Order
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chies, the working class was disregarded.
Frey states, [The oligarchs] passed laws that
the poor did not like, and they used the army
to forced people to obey them (255). This
proves that ignoring a class, will lead to rebel-
lion. The civilization of Roriasparkle will let
everyone voice their opinions. People will be
able to suggest their ideas and have a voice, so
that do not rebel. Everyone will be able to
voice his or her opinions during the council
and everyone over the age of 16 will be able to
vote. Indisputably, the civilization of Rorias-
parkle will learn important lessons about
classes from the Roman Republic and
Greece.
Lesson #2: 60 is Too Old
The civilization of Roriasparkle has agreed
that sixty is too old of a minimum age because
of lessons from Athens and Sparta. In the
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Interactive 2.1 Greek Ruling System
Spartan Council of Elders, the minimum age
was sixty. When a person is sixty, they have ex-
perience, but people of that age are generally
not open-minded and have old solutions to
new problems. Also, when the minimum age
is sixty, there isnt much variety of the people
who are voting, so there the votes dont repre-
sent the whole civilization. The civilization of
Roriasparkle decided to have an age mini-
mum that is much like the Assembly in Ath-
ens. In Athens, all male citizens are allowed to
vote. Frey states that, Every [Athenian] citi-
zen could take part in the citys government
(261). This is much better than 60 because
there is more variety in the people voting. The
citizens of Roriasparkle will be able to vote at
age 16 and take part in the day-to-day govern-
ment at age 30. This allows for more variety
and the voice will be coming from everyone
who is involved in the government, not just
the elders. 30 is a good choice for day-to-day
procedures because they have a good mixture
of experience and knowledge. Unquestiona-
bly, 60 is too old because not enough voices
are heard.
Lesson #3 Everyone Should Have Voting
Rights
Many important lessons can be learned from
Athens about voting rights. In Athens, all citi-
zens could take part in the Assembly, and 500
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citizens who were over 30 were selected to be
in the Council of 500. However, the citizens
were free men over the age of 18 who were
born in Athens. Though the voting process is
quite benecial, this system completely ig-
nores many members of Athenian society in-
cluding women, slaves and men who were not
born in Athens. This could cause many prob-
lems in Athenian government because women
and slaves are not included in the
government.Frey states that, Every citizen
could take part in the citys government (261).
In the civilization of Roriasparkle, everyone
over the age of 16 will be able to vote. This al-
lows for everyone to have a say in what hap-
pens in the civilization of Roriasparkle. Also,
if everyone over 16 is allowed to vote, this al-
lows for a more accurate representation of the
civilization. Incontrovertibly, the Sparklyrs
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The Roman Senate ignored the working class. Only Patricians, or
aristocrats were allowed to be in the Senate. Eventually, the Plebe-
ians rebelled, and the were given more rights. Eventually, the plebe-
ians were allowed to be in the Senate.
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can learn many important lessons about vot-
ing rights from Athens.
Code of Laws
Part 1
The major threats to the success of Roriaspar-
kle are food, water, property, safety and
selling/trade. Food is an immense problem
that denitely needs to be solved. In the oasis,
there is an abundance of water, but there is
not quite as much food. Therefore, citizens
might try to steal their neighbors food if there
is a shortage. Another problem that needs to
be xed is water. Though there is a reliable
water source that is quite large, it doesnt rain
much in the desert, so the water must be ra-
tioned out until there is rain. There must be a
way to make sure that people do not take
more than they are permitted. Also, a problem
that might arise is property. If people do not
clearly mark where their property ends, peo-
ple could become confused about whos prop-
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The twelve tables
were the code of
laws put in order
by the Roman Re-
public. The Plebe-
ians (the working
class of Rome) pro-
tested that it was
unfair that the Pa-
tricians (The aristo-
crats of Rome) could make up laws be-
cause there were no written laws. After the
Plebeians protested, the Patricians made a
erty is whos and trouble could arise. Also, if
there isnt a clear marker of where the prop-
erty ends, dishonest citizens might try to steal
goods from someones land. Additionally,
there is a problem of safety. The Sparklyrs
need to be protected from people who might
cause any harm to them or their loved ones, so
strictly enforced laws are needed. Undoubt-
edly, there are many problems that need to be
avoided by enforcing laws.
It is written that all people shall follow these
laws:
I. One shall not
steal. If they do, they
will need to return
the item stolen and
give them the
amount of money
that the item is
worth.
II. One must not at-
tack a fellow citizen.
If one attacks an-
other, they will
spend 4 years in prison
III. Each family will be able to take 1 large, 5
gallon bucket per family member per day. If
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The Hammurabi Code is the rst of-
cial code of laws. It was made by
Hammurabi, who said that the gods
ordered him to make the code and
that they were the word of the gods.
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the family needs more water, they can pay a
sparkle for a rell. If somebody takes more wa-
ter than permitted, they will pay a ne of 20
sparkles.
IV. One must not steal others crops. If a citi-
zen steals another citizens crops, they will pay
a ne of 30 sparkles and give the citizen 1/10 of
the crops that they harvested that year.
V. If a Sparklyr is accused of breaking a law,
that citizen must go to court. If one doesnt go
to court, they will be assumed guilty
VI. All judges in court must be impartial. If a
judge is found guilty of not being impartial,
they will serve a life sentence in prison.
VII. A person must mark the end of their prop-
erty clearly with a fence. If a person doesnt dis-
tinguish their property line, it will not be le-
gally theirs.
VIII. People cannot have property directly on
the waterfront. They must be at least 15ft away
from it. If a citizens property is less than 15
feet away from the water, they will lose all of
their land and will have to buy it back from
the government.
All the laws in the civilization of Roriasparkle
were put in order for a reason. The rst one is,
one shall not steal. This law falls into the cate-
gory of property. If people were allowed to
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steal in the civilization of Roriasparkle, no-
body would be able to insure that their prop-
erty is safe. No one would trust their neigh-
bors and the civilization would crumble. An-
other commandment is that one must not at-
tack a fellow citizen. This rule is an example of
safety. This is to insure that people are pro-
tected in the civilization. The third law is that
each family will be able to take 1 large, 5 gallon
bucket per family member per day. This law
was put in place because in the desert, there
isnt much rainfall, and the water from the oa-
sis needs to support a whole civilization, so if
someone takes too much, the water could be
wasted on one person. Another rule is that
one must not steal anothers crops. This de-
cree created because crops are source of food,
which is limited in the sandy oasis. If people
steal others crops, some Sparklyrs will go hun-
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The water and food supply in Roriasparkle is limited, so therefore there
needs to be laws protecting the food and water supply
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gry. The edict, if a Sparklyr is accused of
breaking a decree is important because the Ro-
man Republic had multiple acts that fall un-
der the category, much like this one. Also, if
people are allowed to not go to court, they
will not go if they know that they are guilty, so
people will be able to steal without being sen-
tenced. Additionally, all judges in court must
be impartial. If a judge is found guilty of not
being impartial, they will serve a life sentence
in prison corresponds with the past one. Only
people that are guilty should be in prison, so
to make court as fair as possible, the judges of
Roriasparkle need to be impartial. A person
must mark the end of their property clearly
with a fence. If a person doesnt distinguish
their property line, it will not be legally theirs.
Quarrels can easily occur about property lines,
so there should be a directive to settle these
disputes. It would be a waste of time to have
people go to court every time they disagreed
about property laws, so a rule should be set to
settle each dispute. The law, people cannot
have property directly on the waterfront was
established to avoid people trying to take ex-
cess water from the oasis.
Political Leadership
Important lessons that can be learned about
Julius Caesar are that a leader must care for
everyone in the civilization to avoid rebellion.
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Julius Caesar was a dictator of Rome who
was granted power from the senate because
they were frightened by his actions. As the dic-
tator of Rome, Julius Caesar cared for the
poor and ended civil wars by giving work to
thousands of unemployed by starting projects
to make new roads and public buildings. Also,
he hosted free gladiator contests to satisfy the
poor and limited excessive slave use so poor,
free citizens could nd more work. Julius Cae-
sar satised many by lowering taxes, and satis-
ed people living in conquered lands by allow-
ing free people in Gaul, Spain and Sicily to be
citizens. Additionally he limited the amount of
slaves that could be employed and gave
landless peasants and soldiers land. This is im-
portant because by making the citizens happy,
he was preventing civil wars and allowing the
poor unemployed citizens to gain money.
Also, by satisfying the needs of citizens, the
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Julius Caesar was a good leader who cared and provided jobs for the people,
but he was arrogant and disregarded the senate, who stabbed him 23 times.
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citizens are more likely to protect the leader in
times of war. In the article, Julius Caesars
Rule as Dictator, it is stated that, By limit-
ing the number of slaves estates could employ,
poor free people were able to nd more work.
Furthermore, the civilization of Roriasparkle
will care for the poor similarly to Julius Cae-
sar. They will supply jobs to those who are job-
less by creating projects to make Roriasparkle
safer and prettier. This will beautify Roriaspar-
kle as well as keeping those who are without
work occupied, therefore avoiding rebellion.
Also, they will allow those from conquered ter-
ritories to be citizens and have a say in the gov-
ernment. This will prevent the people of con-
quered lands from rebelling. Additionally, the
rulers of those territories will become gover-
nor over that area, so they do not turn into an
ambitious leader who starts a rebellion. Like-
wise, the civilization of Roriasparkle will not
have slaves, so the poor, free people will be
able to have the jobs that the slaves would
have had otherwise, therefore providing even
more jobs. Undeniably, The civilization of
Roriasparke will learn from Julius Caesars
successes to avoid rebellion.
An important lesson that can be learned about
Augustuss reign is that a leader must encour-
age the arts and knowledge so that a civiliza-
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tion can expand culturally inventions can be
made to keep people safer. Augustus did
many things to help the arts and knowledge,
including building Romes rst library. This is
important because if a leader supports educa-
tion, the civilization will have an advantage in
times of war. Also, these advances in technol-
ogy will make daily life simpler for the civiliza-
tion. Augustus also supported the arts. In the
article, Political Leadership of Caesar Augus-
tus, it is stated that [Caesar Augustus] also
encouraged his wealthy friends to provide -
nancial support for writers and artists. This
also is important because artists will beautify
the civilization by adding art and sculptures to
public places in Rome and the writers will con-
tribute to the li-
brary and help edu-
cation. Moreover,
the leaders of Rori-
asparkle will learn
from Augustus.
The civilization of
Roriasparke will cre-
ate libraries and pro-
vide funding for
writers artists, and
also scientists, engi-
neers and inventors,
therefore helping Roriasparke expand cultur-
ally, technologically and will make progresses
in schooling and knowledge. With these devel-
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Caesar Augustus was a dictator
shortly after the death of Julius Cae-
sar. He was a good ruler, making
many of the same changes that Julius
Caesar had made before. Also, he
learned from Julius Caesars mis-
takes and gave the Senate high posi-
tions in the government.
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opments in technology, Sparkylrs will be able
to live a safer life because of the advances in in-
ventions and technology involving safety.
Also, the civilization of Roriasparkle will have
an excellent schooling program and will ac-
cept a large number of scholarships for those
who cannot a!ord to pay for school. By learn-
ing about supporting arts and knowledge
from Caesar Augustus, the civilization will be
able to thrive through arts and knowledge
Decline of the Western Roman Empire
The decline of the Western Roman Empire
was mostly caused by the decline in morals
and values and political corruption. Crimes of
violence were a problem in the Roman Em-
pire. It was unsafe to go out into the streets
with such a high crime rate, so people stayed
inside for the majority of the day. Also, the
Emperors hosted parties in which people be-
came ill because they ate and drank too much.
According to Decline of the Western Roman
Empire, [Roman] Emperors like Nero and
Caligula became infamous for wasting money
on lavish parties where guests ate and drank
until they became ill (Decline of the Western
Roman Empire). With all these parties, lead-
ers and important people in a civilization
would take days to recover, making every-
thing move slowly for days after. Also, gladia-
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tor ghts, encouraged violence, so that helped
the ever increasing crime rate. Correspond-
ingly, political corruption caused for an unsuc-
cessful civilization because the decision of a
new ruler was based solely on money. With
this problem, leaders were not selected for
their worthiness of becoming a leader, so with-
out worthy leaders, the problems could not be
xed. In Rome the leaders were selected by
the Praetorian Guard, and it was an auction
process. After the Praetorian guardsmurdered
25 rulers out of 37 in o"ce, any person quali-
ed and worthy of the position would no
longer run for fear that they would be mur-
dered as well. This was cause for trouble, be-
cause neighboring tribes could have paid
spies to run for o"ce. Additionally, with so
many leaders being murdered, trustworthy
leaders did not have enough time to x the
problems of Rome, so without a good leader,
the problems continue to persist. It is clear
that the decline of Rome was caused by politi-
cal corruption and the decline in morals and
values.
The civilization of Roriasparkle will learn
from the mistakes of the Western Roman Em-
pire by not having a decline of morals and val-
ues and political corruption. For example, the
civilization of Roriasparkle will have laws
passed aboutmorals and values, such as laws
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that regard safety, public displays of violence
and politeness and courtesy. Also, a fair and
methodical voting system will be imposed to
insure that the right person is chosen. The citi-
zens of Roriasparkle will vote, and there will
be a male and female president elected. The fe-
male will be known as Roria and the male
will be known as the Sparkle. These rulers
will have the power to veto laws, suggest new
rules, make more jobs and decide where tax
money is spent. With a system that is methodi-
cal and precise, political corruption is out of
the question. Also, if the civilization is able to
vote, the leader cannot pass unfair laws. Also,
political corruption in the Roman Empire re-
lated to military spending. For instance, in
Rome, most of the tax money went towards
the military instead of projects to improve the
safety of the Roman Empire (paraphrase from
The Decline of The Western Roman Em-
pire,). The two leaders of Roriasparkle will
make sure that the tax money is spent wisely.
For example, taxes will be spent on housing
for the poor, jobs to improve the safety of Rori-
asparkle, funding for scientists and engineers
who can improve the military, as well as art-
ists and writers. Also, taxes will be allotted
public school systems to promote knowledge
and learning. Political corruption and the de-
cline of morals and values are denitely the
two most important lessons that can be
learned from the Western Roman Empire.
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As a [person] believes, so the person will act.
-Sam Harris
CHAPTER 3
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Belief Systems
SECTION 1
Importance of Belief Systems
A belief system determines the morals and val-
ues of a person, which helps a civilization in a
way laws cannot. Laws and government can
tell people what to do and the consequences,
but laws and government alone cannot ensure
that people are caring, helpful, nice, and law
abiding citizens. A belief system will help lead
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Impact of Belief Systems
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people to do the right thing and have good
morals and values. Correspondingly, if some-
thing goes wrong in a civilization, people with
good morals and values will take a stand and
try to make a change. Hinduism and Confu-
cianism are popular belief systems that benet
a civilization in these ways. Belief systems are
critical for a successful civilization because it
leads people to make right decisions in a way
that laws and government cannot.
To better understand the role of belief sys-
tems within a civilization and how the can in-
uence the actions and decisions of a people,
consider the following moral dilemmas.
Joe is a fourteen-year-old boy who wanted to
go to camp very much. His father promised
him he could go if he saved up the money for
it himself. So Joe worked hard at his paper
route and saved up the $40 dollars it cost to
go to camp, and a little more besides. But just
before camp was going to start, his father
changed his mind. Some of his fathers friends
decided to go on a special shing trip, and
Joe's father was short of the money it would
cost. So he told Joe to give him the money he
had saved from the paper route. Joe didn't
want to give up going to camp, so he thinks of
refusing to give his father the money.
If Joe practiced Hinduism, he would believe
that listening to his father is the right thing to
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do. People practicing Hinduism have a com-
plex belief system with many gods. They have
a few basic concepts, however, including a
strong belief in nonviolence. They believe that
every living being has a soul, and hurting ones
soul bad. Also, they have a strong belief in
Karma, Dharma, and the reincarnation into
another person after death. Ones Dharma is
their duties. There is a general Dharma, and a
Varna Dharma, that Hindus follow. If a per-
son follows their dharma, then they have good
Karma and are reincarnated into a higher be-
ing after death. For instance, Frey states that,
in the Vedas each social class, or Varna had
its own duties (148). If Joe were Hindu, he
would undoubtedly listen to his father, be-
cause it is his Varna Dharma to listen to his fa-
ther. This helps a make for a successful civiliza-
tion because anyone following Hinduism
would follow their Varna Dharma and listen
to those above them, for example, their par-
ents. If the civilization listens to their parents,
they will be taught at an early age that crime is
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wrong, therefore reducing the crime rate.
Also, Hindus believe in nonviolence, so that
would further reduce the amount of murder
and violent crimes. Indubitably, listening to
his father would be the choice Joe would
make if he were a Hindu.
If Joe practiced Confucianism, he would lis-
ten to his father, but have an honest conversa-
tion with him. Confucianism is mainly based
on relationships. There are ve basic relation-
ships in Confucianism, ruler and subject, fa-
ther and son, husband and wife, friend and
friend and older sibling and younger sibling.
Confucianism teaches that everyone must re-
spect and obey those above them and in re-
turn, the elders must be fair, honest and set a
good example to those below them. For exam-
ple, Frey states, Confucius taught, Do not
do to others what you would not want done
to you (208). Joe would listen to his father be-
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Confucius founded Confucianism to help
teach people how to be honest and fair rul-
ers. Confucius taught that there were ve ba-
sic relationships that that need to be main-
tained; ruler and subject, husband and wife,
cause that is what Confucianism teaches.
However, Joe would be honest with his father
in order to maintain the relationship. Joe
would remind his father of the basic teachings
of Confucianism and tell him that taking his
sons hard earned money is not being fair or
wise. Confucianism would impact a civiliza-
tion because people would be honest and fair.
This would especially help politically because
any politics that are practicing Confucianism
would be honest and wise in during their
reign. Additionally, people would strive to
maintain a healthy relationship and would be
honest with each other, creating for a more
peaceful civilization. Joe would listen to his fa-
ther if he practiced Confucianism, but have an
honest conversation with him.
Belief systems play a key role in making for a
successful civilization because they inuence
people in a way laws and government cannot.
Hinduism and Confucianism are two very in-
uential belief systems that can be learned
from. Hinduism believes in nonviolence,
which is extremely benecial in keeping down
the crime rate. Also, if everyone follows their
Dharma because they want good karma, then
that would make sure that everyone is a help-
ful, caring nice and law-abiding citizen. Confu-
cianism will help citizens maintain relation-
ships and teach the citizens how to treat peo-
ple older than them, people younger than
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them and their equals. In all, belief systems
are extremely benecial to a successful civiliza-
tion.
Role of the Catholic Church and its Belief
System in Medieval Europe
The vast religious inuence of the Roman
Catholic Church caused it to have tremen-
dous political and economic power after the
collapse of the Western Roman Empire in
476 C.E. During Medieval times, the church
was the largest landowner in Western
Europe. They gained most of this land
through force. Additionally, they gained
money from gifts from wealthy landowners
and from the tithe, or special tax paid by the
people of Western Europe. As stated by Frey,
Each person was expected to give one tenth
of his money, produce, or labor to help sup-
port the church (33). The church grew eco-
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In Medieval times, only the sons wealthy people received an educa-
tion. At the time schooling was held in the church because an educa-
tion was required for a job as a church ofcial. After some time, Univer-
sities opened, and school was no longer held at the church. At the Uni-
versity, the students were taught to be curious and to ask questions.
This scared the church, because they didnt want people to ask ques-
tions about their teachings.
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nomically due to the tithe paid by its follow-
ers. The church was able to gain this land and
money because they promised salvation. Dur-
ing the Dark Ages, people wanted to have a
better life after death, so they felt that support-
ing and following the church was the best way
to achieve salvation. Therefore, the church
grew economically. Likewise, the church had
immense political power. For example, Pope
Gregory had more power than even the king.
Pope Gregory made many changes in the
church, including banning the selling of relig-
ious o"ces, forbidding priests to marry, and
forbidding emperors from choosing impor-
tant church o"ces. The king didnt like this be-
cause he appreciated being able to choose the
head of o"ces, so he
decided that Gregory
was not Pope any-
more. In response to
this, Gregory excom-
municated King
Henry. As stated by
Frey, This meant Henry was thrown out of
the church and, therefore could no longer
gain salvation (33). The people feared excom-
munication because they wanted to gain salva-
tion. They feared that if they obeyed the kings
orders, they would end up being excommuni-
cated as well. In conclusion, the religious
power of the church caused the church to
have great economic and political power.
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The Catholic Church inuenced peoples
thoughts and deeds in the Middle Ages
through the promise of salvation. After the col-
lapse of the Western Roman Empire, West-
ern Europe was in turmoil. During this time,
there was not much political structure or pro-
tection from outside enemies. Therefore, the
people of Western Europe wanted to have a
better life after death, so the strived to achieve
salvation. For instance, Frey states that, The
church taught that salvation, or the saving of a
persons soul, would come to those who fol-
lowed the churches teachings (31). The Pope,
who was believed to be closest to God, had
the most power over the civilization, even over
the King. For instance, Pope Urban was able
to send the majority of Western Europe on
the crusades, or religious wars, through the
promise of salvation. This makes for a success-
ful civilization because it gives people a sense
of hope even when a civilization is in chaos.
The people will still be guided to have good
thoughts, actions and deeds even when there
is no political stability. However, this can
make for an unsuccessful civilization because
the Pope has more power than the king, so
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people may disregard laws in order to follow
their belief system. Additionally, if an ambi-
tious leader of faith abuses their power to gain
more personal authority, this could under-
mine an entire civilization and cause an em-
pire to collapse. Incontrovertibly, the Catholic
Churchs promise of salvation inuenced peo-
ples thoughts, actions and deeds in the Mid-
dle Ages.
Belief System of Roriasparkle
In an e!ort to create a successful civilization,
the people of Roriasparkle have established
their own belief system. This system shares
similar religious beliefs and teachings with
other world religions and guides the people of
Roriasparkle to do right in a way that laws
and government cannot. Here are some exam-
ples.
The rst tenet of the belief system of Rorias-
parkle is called Roralite. This tenet empha-
sizes intelligence, strong mindedness and edu-
cation. Each day, all citizens are expected to
complete a half hour focusing on their mind or
education beyond what they are doing in
school or work. They could read a challenging
book, research an interesting or confusing
topic or even just meditate on issues in their
lives to strengthen their minds. This will help
further the education of the citizens of Rorias-
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parkle, give them additional knowledge be-
yond their years of being in school, and help
strengthen their mind through these activi-
ties. Roralite connects to the Buddhist con-
cept of Right Concentration. Right Concen-
tration is part of the Eightfold Path, a set of
rules on how to live that the Buddhists prac-
tice. Frey states that Right Concentration em-
phasizes the ability to, focus your mind with
practices such as meditation (159). Like Roral-
ite, Right Concentration benets a civiliza-
tion because the practice of meditation calms
and strengthens the mind. Roralite helps
make for a successful civilization because it
helps people expand their knowledge. Also,
with more intelligent citizens, there will be
more advances in the civilization because this
will allow people to make discoveries that
they might have not been able to make other-
wise. In conclusion, with the people of Rorias-
parkle practicing Roralite, Roriasparkle will
be a smarter, stronger minded and a more ad-
vanced civilization.
Sparklitity is the second tenet of faith in the
civilization of Roriasparkle. Sparklitity empha-
sizes trustworthiness and respect. This tenet
has three sectors: Delhapi, Mieamie and Desi-
titi. Delhapi, the rst sector, emphasizes re-
spect of all classes. It teaches that everyone
should be treated fairly, no matter what class
they are in. The second sector, Mieamie, em-
phasizes promise. According to Mieamie, all
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promises are sacred, and must be kept. This
sector also teaches citizens to be wise about
the promises a person makes and to not prom-
ise anything one cannot keep. The third and
nal sector, Desititi signies respect for
others feelings, opinions and secrets. It in-
structs the people of Roriasparkle to not tease
others and to value their feelings as their own.
Additionally, it teaches that everyone should
have a chance to express their ideas, and that
one should respect everyones point of view.
Furthermore, Desititi educates that one
should not gossip or share others secrets, be-
cause one would not want their own secrets
shared. Sparklitity strongly relates to Confu-
cianism. Confucianism is a major belief sys-
tem, which originated in China and strongly
emphasizes maintaining healthy relationships.
Sparklitity and Confucianism relate because
of their emphasis on maintaining relationships
through trust and respect. For instance, Frey
states that Confucius taught, Do not do to
others what your would not want done to you
(208). Like Confucianism, the tenet of Sparkli-
tity will help make for a successful civilization
because it will help guide people to strive to
maintain healthy relationships to respect oth-
ers. With kinder and respectful people, the
civilization of Roriasparkle will be more trust-
ing. Also, if people are respectful of others
ideas, new concepts will be accepted quicker,
so this will allow for more advances within the
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society. Incontrovertibly, Sparklitity will
guide the people of Roriasparkle to be kinder,
trustworthy, and more respectful, thus mak-
ing for a successful civilization.
The third tenet of the belief system of Rorias-
parkle is called Swirlt. Swirlt emphasizes com-
passion and community service. This tenet
teaches that community service and helping
others is important for a citizen to do because
it teaches them signicant life lessons and val-
ues, that make for a healthy soul. Swirlt also
emphasizes community service for minors be-
cause it emphasizes what its like in the real
world and leads them away from a life of
crime and murder. Swirlt requires that a mi-
nor must do seven hours of community service
per week. Also, each adult must do eight
hours of community service per week or do-
nate 5% 10% of their salary per month. The
tenet of Swirlt strongly relates to Zakat.
Zakat is one of the pillars of the Islam faith.
This pillar, much like Swirlt, emphasizes com-
passion and sharing. For instance, Frey states
that, According to the teachings of Islam,
Muslims must share about one fortieth (2.5
percent) of their income and possessions with
their poorer neighbors. (98). Similar to
Zakat, Swirlt makes for a successful civiliza-
tion because it teaches the people of Rorias-
parkle the importance of sharing. Addition-
ally, the emphasis of community service in mi-
nors will help develop important moral values
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in youth. Swirlt will not only guide the people
of Roriasparkle to be better people, but helps
make the civilization better. For instance the
strong emphasis on community service will
help make the civilization more beautiful.
Also, the money from Swirlt will help create
homeless shelters, public schools, soup kitch-
ens and many more important buildings. In
summation, Swirlt will help guide the people
of Roriasparkle to be more compassionate
and teach them important moral values.
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CHAPTER 4
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Ideas
A person may die, nations rise and fall but an idea lives on.
-John F. Kennedy
SECTION 1
During the Renaissance, the humanist
mindset promoted new ideas because of the
changes in the literature and art. The human-
ist mindset was a mindset that people had the
dignity and potential to achieve greatness and
that everyone had worth. Also, the humanist
mindset taught people to question every-
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Power of Ideas
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thing. The humanist mindset was practiced
by many people in the Renaissance. This was
di!erent from the mindset of the church be-
cause instead of focusing on life after death,
the people of the Renaissance focused on their
mind, and achieving personal greatness. Dur-
ing this time, people focused less on the
Catholic Church and achieving salvation, so
the literature of this time was about non-
religious topics. For instance, Frey states that,
In contrast [to Medieval writers], Renais-
sance writers were interested in individual ex-
perience and the world around them (328).
These changes are important because the ad-
vances in literature led to the way authors
write today. Also, the humanist mindset led to
many important advances in art. The sculp-
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William Shakespeare is an example of a Renaissance writer who
wrote about non-religious topics.
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tures of this time were free standing, apposed
to the relief sculptures, of the middle ages.
Also, these sculptures displayed emotion and
humanist ideas. Correspondingly, the paint-
ings of the Renaissance were di!erent to
those of the Medieval times because the Ren-
aissance painters utilized perspective to make
the paintings more realistic. It is stated by
Frey, One of the key advance made by the
Renaissance painters was the discovery of per-
spective (326). This is important because
painters discovered perspective through ex-
perimentation, which is something that did
not occur during the Middle Ages. Also, be-
cause of the focus experimentation and ques-
tioning everything, the painters of the Renais-
sance invented oil paint, which dries much
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This Renaissance painting uses perspective, which helps make
the painting more realistic
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slower than the egg based paint of the Middle
Ages. Similarly, people in medieval times
werent highly educated, whereas the artists of
the Renaissance studied math and geometry
to make their paintings more realistic. The hu-
manist mindset help make for a successful civi-
lization because it allows a civilization to ad-
vance. With people questioning everything
and trying to nd new and better solutions to
problems in the civilization, such as transpor-
tation, stable food and water supply and pro-
tection from outside civilizations. Also, people
will invent new technology, which will give a
civilization an advantage over other civiliza-
tions. However, the humanist mindset can cre-
ate for an unsuccessful civilization because it
can cause civilians to question the belief sys-
tem, which keeps people moral and ethical,
also helps create for a successful civilization. If
people do not believe in the teachings of the
belief system, then they could become unethi-
cal or not know how to live a moral life. In
conclusion, the humanist mindset allowed for
advances in literature and art during the Ren-
aissance.
Part 1
The questionable practices of the Catholic
Church caused for the credibility of the
church to decline, therefore making for an un-
successful civilization. In the Renaissance,
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the
Pope and priests did not follow the churchs
teachings. For instance, they often broke
vows not to marry or have children. The o"-
cials often behaved like royalty as well and did
not follow the teachings of God. They wore
lavish garments ornamented with gold, silver
and diamonds and often had ner clothing
than the king. Also, the church positions
were bought into, instead of g
iven to people who were qualied to do the
job. Correspondingly, the church only printed
the bible in Latin, so only a few, highly edu-
cated people could read it, making so the gen-
eral public could not read Gods teaching. An-
other thing that troubled d the people was the
practice of selling indulgences. As stated by
Frey, An indulgence is a release from punish-
ment for sins (348). This troubled people be-
cause they felt that gaining salvation is a thing
that people should earn, instead of buy into.
Additionally, members of the Catholic
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Church were required to pay taxes to the
church and had to pay a ne to go on pilgrim-
ages, so the people were displeased at the
amount of money they had to pay to the
church. The corruption of the Catholic
Church caused for an unsuccessful civilization
because people no longer trusted the church
or follows their teachings. If people are not fol-
lowing the Catholic Church, their morals and
values could decline, and they would lose
hope in hard times. A belief system is impor-
tant for guiding people through the chal-
lenges that they face in everyday life, so if the
credibility of the church declines, peoples mor-
als and values will decline and a sense of hope
will be lost. In conclusion, the Catholic
Church had many questionable practices,
which lead to the decline of the church and
caused for an unsuccessful civilization.
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The corruption of the Catholic Church
caused people, such as Martin Luther to ques-
tion its teachings, which caused the church to
attempt to eliminate the teachings of Martin
Luther. Martin Luther was a Catholic priest
and scholar who lived in the early 1500s. The
church claims that the way to gain salvation is
to listen to the teachings of the church. How-
ever, Martin Luther studied the bible exten-
sively and determined that the sacraments
were not the way to gain salvation, and that
only two sacraments were important: Bap-
tism and the Eucharist. He also taught that
the way to gain salvation is to have faith in
God, not to preform certain actions. Also,
Martin Luther did not believe in indulgences.
For instance, Frey states that, [Martin Lu-
ther] felt that [by selling indulgences,] the
church was selling false salvation to unedu-
cated people (352). Martin Luther protested
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This is St. Peters Cathedral, which was be-
ing constructed during Martin Luthers
time. The pope didnt have enough fund-
ing to nish the construction of the Cathe-
dral, so he sent ministers out to sell indul-
gences, or a guarantee that the person who
bought the indulgence will enter heaven.
Of course, this infuriated Martin Luther,
who felt that indulgences were false, and a
the Catholic Church by presenting a list of ar-
guments called the Ninety-Five Theses to
church leaders. This caused controversy be-
cause many people supported him and his
ideas, and the idea was growing, but the
church disparaged the idea. Eventually, the
idea formed into a new religion. The new relig-
ion was named Lutheranism. The Catholic
Church, however was against Lutheranism,
and Luther was excommunicated from the
church. Also, the church asked the German
government to silence him once and for all. Af-
ter this, Luther was brought before the
diet, an assembly of state leaders in the city of
Worms. At the risk of his life, he refused to
take back his teachings (Frey 353). Martin Lu-
thers teachings made for an unsuccessful civili-
zation because it can undermine a belief sys-
tem, such as the Catholic Church. People will
start recognizing its corruption, and stop fol-
lowing its teachings. Also, the Church did
not have a good way to eliminate ideas that
could be detrimental to their success, so they
attempted to end the ideas in a way that
caused people to think they were corrupt and
unjust. In summation, the Catholic Church
felt the need to eliminate the ideas of Martin
Luther because of they threatened the teach-
ings of the church.
Part 2
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The civilization of Roriasparkle has an ef-
fective strategy to help exterminate the ideas
that may undermine the civilization of Rorias-
parkle. Citizens of Roriasparkle may question
the law, each family will be able to take 1 large,
5 gallon bucket per family member per day. If
the family needs more water, they can pay a
sparkle for a rell. If somebody takes more wa-
ter than permitted, they will pay a ne of 20
sparkles. They might argue that a person
should have as much water as they want to
keep them from dehydrating in the desert,
even though they are supplied with ample wa-
ter. Humanists may also argue that water
should be free, so that everyone can have the
water, not only the people that can a!ord it.
Also, the practice of spending one hour a day
focusing on the mind or education may be
questioned because humanists could say that
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The practice of having only 1, 5 gallon bucket per person per day may be
questioned by people because they may argue that a person should have
as much water as they would like. Also, a person may argue that addi-
tional buckets of water should be given for free, not bought so that every-
one could have as much water as they would like.
it is a waste of an hour and that people should
spend time focusing on their job. Also, a hu-
manist could argue that people should also
have the option to include the arts in this
hour. All these ideas could undermine the suc-
cess of the civilization, so therefore the civiliza-
tion has a helpful and e!ective strategy to deal
with these threats. To deal with the threats of
harmful ideas, the civilization of Roriasparkle
decide if will allow people a certain amount of
time that they is allowed to test the idea, de-
pending the idea and the amount of time that
is needed to see the outcome. For example, if
the idea that is being trialed is that people
should be able to have an unlimited water sup-
ply, the idea would not only be trialed for a
day because that wouldnt be enough time to
see whether the idea is benecial to the civiliza-
tion. After the trial is over, an unbiased judge
will decide if the idea had a positive, neutral or
negative e!ect to the civilization. If the idea
had a positive e!ect, the government will pro-
vide funding to support the promotion of the
idea. If the idea had a neutral a!ect, the judge
will decide if the idea is going to harm or help
the civilization on a in the long run. If the idea
will help the civilization, the person who
thought of the idea will be allowed to pro-
mote the idea, but they will not be provided
funding through the government. Conversely,
if the judge determines that the idea will harm
the civilization in the long run, the person
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with the idea will not be allowed to promote
the idea, but they will still be allowed to live
an ordinary life in the civilization. However, if
the idea is detrimental to the civilization, per-
son with the idea will have to provide the fund-
ing or work needed to x the harm they have
imposed on the civilization of Roriasparkle, or
else they will be excommunicated from the
civilization. This strategy will help make for a
successful civilization because this strategy
will still allow for advances in the civilization,
but it will help keep the harmful ideas away be-
cause people will present their ideas with cau-
tion. The fact that there is a risk in presenting
the ideas will make sure that people will only
present their ideas if they are sure that they are
right. In conclusion, the e!ective strategy
used by the government of Roriasparkle will
help keep unwanted ideas out of the civiliza-
tion because people will present their ideas
with caution.
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The system used by the civilization of Roriasparkle to exterminate bad
ideas is helpful because it eliminates ideas that would be detrimental
to the civilization effectively. All ideas will be tested, so even ideas
that seem absurd or wrong have a chance to be proven right.
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Part 3
Isaac Newton was a physicist whos ideas
advanced the previous belief in Europe. In
1643, Isaac Newton was born to a wealthy
farmer who died three months before his
birth. After some time, his mother remarried
and he lived with his grandparents. When
Isaac grew up, he went to attend Cambridge
University. His time there was cut short, how-
ever due to an epidemic in the plague. During
his time away, Newton made important dis-
coveries, such as the discovery of gravity and
the discovery of calculus. For instance, it is
stated that, The two years he spent there
were an extremely fruitful time during which
he began to think about gravity. He also de-
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voted time to optics and mathematics, work-
ing out his ideas about 'uxions' (calculus)
(BBC History). This idea helped advance the
civilization because it allowed scientists and
mathematicians to further their understand-
ing of the earth and the planets. Also, it
helped increase peoples knowledge of mathe-
matics. The ideas of Isaac Newton would
benet the civilization of Roriasparkle be-
cause it would help further the citizens under-
standing of the earth. The discovery of gravity
was extremely important because it helped ex-
plain many phenomenons that scientists
hadnt been able to explain for centuries. Addi-
tionally, if there were humanists in the civiliza-
tion of Roriasparkle that are similar to Isaac
Newton, then there will be many new ad-
vances, such as advances in medicine, art, sci-
ence, mathematics and technology. With new
ideas such as the discovery of gravity, a civiliza-
tion would be able to advance quickly. In con-
clusion, the discoveries of Isaac Newton were
extremely important and would make for a
successful civilization.
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