Rovina

Rovina
THE CIVILIZATION OF NEW IDEAS & CREATIVITY

Mackenzie Kenneally
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SECTION 1
Rovina is a soothing place, yet strenuous
place to survive in. The breeze is a cool offering
from the earth. The breeze hits the ground like a
stone rolling for miles and miles just as the at
land does. The land is covered in dry grass and
shrubs looking like polka dots scattered every-
where. Beetles are tiptoeing soundlessly in the
dry grass, trying their hardest not to get caught
by a erce predator. The smell of clouds blowing
down rings full of seawater, from hundreds of
miles away. Everywhere is bare, no trees any-
where. The feel of the prickly ground hits the per-
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Introduction
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son whos walking. The spikes pierce their feet as
they run, so they take long strides through the
grass. The stream rambles across the plains for
miles until it appeared to drop off the edge of the
earth. There is a myth of the sh in the stream, no
one has ever seen or caught them. But everyone
thinks they are there. The temperature is not a
wide range between 75 with a chilling breeze.
The chatter of people strolling by is innocuous be-
cause they are just talking about growing crops,
not anything curt. The taste of the delicious home
made food that everyone makes, will make any-
body taste buds smile. Building a civilization in
Rovina will deantly be hard, but not impossible.
The civilization of Rovina was founded in a favor-
able geographic environment. Rovina is a civiliza-
tion whose design takes its inspiration from the
study of past civilizations such as Arabs, the Az-
tecs, 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.
Upon this land will be born the civilization of
Rovina. A civilization whose design has been in-
spired from the study of past civilizations such as
the Mayans, the Aztecs, the Romans, the Greeks,
the Arabs, and many more. This book will docu-
ment the steps needed to be taken for the design
of a successful civilization; specically in regards
to modications of the physical environment, in-
frastructure development, and the favorable char-
acteristics of government, spiritual belief systems,
and culture.
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I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life
on the Plains -Buffalo Bill
CHAPTER 1
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Modifications
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Figure 1.1 Plains of Rovina
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Part I - Analysis of the Problem
Every civilization has their difculties
when they are trying to make a living out of
the resources that they have. Due to it s ge-
ography, the civilization of Rovina in particu-
lar, has a handful of problems including:
Figure 1.2 Plains of Rovina
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Human Changes to the Land
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This is the stream that the villagers will get their water from .
1. The water that we have for drinking may not
be sanitary because it is on a plain that goes far
out and anything could get in that water. It might
have diseases or other substances that may not be
healthy to ingest in any way because lakes have a
variety of different diseases in them. If a disease
in the water comes up with out the civilization
knowing and they dont boil it, everyone could
die, and Rovina would vanish all together. Storing
water would be a whole different story. We only
have that lake to store our water right now, and
what happens if it rains and overows? It might
cause ooding in the entire city, which could end
disastrously.
2. Food would not be hard to nd in Rovina.
Animals would be wandering all over the plains.
If they are everywhere, it will be difcult to get
them out of there and where everyone wants
them. That is their natural habitat and the people
of Rovina dont want to ruin that for them. But,
we wont be able to live if there are animals roam-
ing everywhere, so the people of Rovina will have
to gure out a way to control these animals. An-
other problem arose. If Rovina over populates,
and then they would have to hunt more. And the
out come from over population will end in no
more food because of so many individuals will be
eating at one time. Plus, the animals could face ex-
tinction if this problem is constant. The civiliza-
tion of Rovina wants enough food so they can sur-
vive for many years to come and not die off be-
cause they dont have an ample amount of food.
Part II - Proposed Solutions
To survive and thrive, you have to modify in
some way to stay alive and keep going. You will
need a healthy food supply and a going water
source. A modication is a change an organism
makes to the physical environment to better suit
its needs. For example, building irrigation sys-
tems is a way to modify the environment to help
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someone live just as the Sumerians did. Platform
farming is another way the Greeks survived in the
place that they were in. In any case, civilizations
will need to modify something to survive and
thrive.
Being that the civilization of Rovina is located
within a wide open plain, it is hard to get water
transported everywhere. To x this, the people of
the civilization of Rovina built an irrigation sys-
tem. The people of Rovina made their systems
through the ground. They cleared the slit from the
irrigation system to stop the clogging. Plus, They
had reservoirs to hold the water for people to get
it. This environmental modication is very like
the civilization of the Mesopotamians in 2500
B.C.E. Like the people of Rovina, they had difcul-
ties in building and maintain their irrigation sys-
tems to serve the need of several villages at once.
The canals had to be cleaned regularly as it be-
came clogged with slit. One clogged canal could
spoil the entire system. They cleared the slit from
the canals to keep them from clogging. They
scooped water from on reservoir into another to
make sure the water levels were balanced (Frey
37). By having the entire civilization of Mesopota-
mia come together, with there own hands, the
Mesopotamians were able to create a complex irri-
gation system that will live longer than any fel-
low.
Being on a plain with only one lake and no other
water resource around for miles, this tends to be a
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Figure 1.3 Ancient Mesopotamians Irrigation Systems
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The land of Rovina used aqueducts to transport water.
problem. The irrigation system wont have any-
where to drop off at and the water from the rain
will just be wasted. To x this problem, the people
of Rovina built wells in each of the towns where
people live. These modications to hold water are
very similar to the stylings of the Arabs in 570
C.E. Like the people of Rovina, the Arabs didnt
know where to direct there water. To x this prob-
lem, the Arabs created wells to keep their water
in. Farmers also constructed dams, wells, and irri-
gation systems. They stored extra rainwater in un-
derground containers, leather bags, and hollowed
out trees (Frey 80). By using adobe brick to make a
circular like shaped, then sending the irrigation
systems its way, the Arabs were able to create a de-
vice that could hold water and keep it there.
Being that the civilization of Rovina is located on
a plain, there are many animals that live there.
And some can be violent if they are just roaming
around and are not contained. To x this problem,
workers of Rovina built wall around the animals
so they cannot get out and attack. They made it
out of adobe bricks, to make it stay together. The
environmental modications made by the people
of Rovina in order to keep their village safe from
animals is similar to the environmental1 modica-
tion of the Aztecs in 1519 C.E. Like the people of
Rovina, the Aztecs had to protect themselves from
invading cities (not animals). To x this problem,
the Aztecs created a wall around their city called
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Figure 1.4 Ancient Arabs Wells
Rovina uses wells to store water.
Coatepantli (snake wall). (Frey 274) By construct-
ing this wall to fence of invaders, and keep their
precious plaza safe, the Aztecs were able to create
a large wall to protect themselves and their city.
Modications that were used long ago are still
used today. They use the same techniques that
people in Ancient times did use. Irrigation sys-
tems are still used to this day through pipes, wa-
ter sprinklers, and canals. Farmers may use pipes
to bring water to their hose so they can keep their
plants or animals still living. Almost every person
uses irrigation systems everyday. People have to
get water from the sink to drink and that is a form
of irrigation. Irrigation is such an important as-
pect of every community, especially here in Tibu-
ron. The Marin Municipal Water District is what
makes us stay healthy and alive everyday. Irriga-
tion systems were such important contraptions in
the ancient times and still are today.
Wells are still used today, even if they are not
right where we live. In Africa, they use wells to
get their water and in some parts of Europe. They
use wells to collect water for their villages in Af-
rica and bring the buckets on their head with wa-
ter in them to and from the well. And when it
rains the well collects rainwater for the people. In
Europe, they probably use wells for just getting
water. Wells are so important because if someone
doesnt have a place to store water, they dont get
water.
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Figure 1.5 Ancient Aztec Snake Wall
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Rovina uses walls to keep unwanted visitors outside.
Walls are still used today, but in many different
ways. One way is at the boarder of Mexico and
the USA to make sure people that havent paid to
go through the process of changing places, dont.
Another way walls are used with animals are
pens or cages. They are kind of like walls but have
holes and are not as thick as walls. They keep ani-
Figure 1.6 Two girls from Africa carrying water on
their heads
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Figure 1.7 Mexico/USA Boarder
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We do not want this devastating process of transporting water
to happen in Rovina.
We, the people of Rovina, will build a wall to keep unwanted
visitors out of Rovina.
mals in the place that they need to be in to not
hurt anyone or escape. Walls are so important in
everything because they can keep good from evil.
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The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
- Roscoe Pound
CHAPTER 2
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Law & Government
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SECTION 1
Lessons on Democracy
An important lesson that can be learned from Athens is to give
equal opportunities to all citizens. In Athens, every citizen had a
say and debate issues. A citizen in Athens was 18 years or older,
male, and born in Athens. Athens was a direct democracy, where
any citizen could vote on any issue. This is similar to the actions
that we have today to vote because you have to be 18 years or
older. As well in Athens, the slaves gathered people to come into
the assembly by roping people in and forcing them to come to the
assembly. The assembly was 6,000 people and happened every 10
days. The ropes had red paint on them so the people who would
be brought in to the assembly would be ashamed. As Frey states,
If not enough people showed up, slaves would round up more
Figure 2.1 Statue of Ancient Spartan soldier
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Maintaining Civil Order
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We might keep a centerpiece in the middle of Rovina of the most valued person in the land, me.
citizens with ropes dipped in red paint (261). Similarly, they rope
people into doing jury duty and you have to go. They dont use
red paint of course; they let them know. At the assembly, the 6,000
people would vote on the laws. The Council of 500 would say yes
or no on the laws. The council of 500 would meet everyday and do
day-to-day business. They would propose laws and the assembly
would vote on the laws. It was important to have a debate because
everybody wanted a say and those people would get a say. All in
all, weve learned important ideas from Athens such as having an
assembly and now have taken it into our own society.
In Sparta, the people were different then Athens in about every
way. One, Sparta had a Council of Elders. The council of elders
was an oligarchy. An oligarchy was a group of people that ruled
the government. The assembly elected the people that were on the
council of elders. The assembly was made up of male citizens and
had little say in the actual vote. One requirement to be a part of the
Council of Elders were: you had to serve for life. As Frey states,
To be elected to the council of Elders, men had to be at least 60 and
from a noble family (265). There were 28 Elders and 2 Kings. The
Council of Elders also prepared laws for the assembly to vote on.
To vote you had to be a Spartan citizen. Similarly, people have to
be a certain age to run for President of the United States and a cer-
tain age to vote for the president. To run for president, citizens
have to be at least 35 years old to run for president and people
have to be at least 18 years old to vote on who should be president.
Age restrictions to vote or run for president are important because
people voting could make silly choices and the people running for
president could not know what they are doing if they arent at a
age that can make good decisions. Overall, we have learned very
important thing from Sparta that we need to survive and make
good choices, such as age limits and only trust people that know
what they are doing.
Rome had a dramatically different way of taking care of the peo-
ple. One obvious way that Rome was contrasting was the social
structure of the plebeians and the patricians. The plebeians were
lower class individuals who made up 95% of the population and
had little to no say in the government what so ever. In other words,
the patricians were the higher class individuals who made up 5%
of the population and had most say in the government. In 494
B.C.E., the plebeians were done with all this non-sense of having
no power. What they did to show the patricians that they were fed
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Figure 2.2 Bart Strike
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In Rovina, we will try to prevent strikes from work.
up with this was to march out and camp on a near by hill for a cou-
ple of days. This action hat they took was the Conict of Orders.
The patricians could do nothing without the plebeians because
there were such great numbers of them. As Frey states, Angry
over their lack of power, the plebeians marched out of the city to a
nearby hill (319). These actions reminds me of the Bart strike that
just happened a couple weeks ago. The workers rebelled because
they werent getting paid enough. They left work, walk around
with signs, and didnt go back for a while. In the end of the plebe-
ians rebellion, the plebeians and the patricians made a group of
laws. These laws were put into stone and were called the Twelve
Tables. These laws made life fair for both the plebeians and the pa-
tricians, plus the plebeians nally got the freedom they wanted.
Equality is vital because if you have a power imbalance, the lower
class will rebel. At the end of the day I think we realize that we
need to have equality for all.
Code of Laws
Law of Rovina x5
Every civilization faces threats that can affect people on the inside,
as well as the outside. Laws are rules that keep people in order and
out of trouble. Laws are necessary because if a civilization does
not have laws, people could get out of hand. Rovina faces count-
less threats. Crime such as theft can be a threat to Rovina because it
isnt fair for the people who are getting stolen from, and thievery
can lead to bigger problems. The second biggest threat to this com-
munity is murder. It can break people just by killing someone and
that will leave a bad reputation for Rovina. Thirdly, pollution can
be a killing machine. It presents many threats that could build up
into something terrible. Another threat could possibly involve mar-
riage rights. The married couples have to be nice to their spouses
or something could go very wrong. Finally, immigration could be a
threat. Unregulated borders could possibly bring in people that are
crazy, have diseases, or even worse. Laws are needed to keep peo-
ple in line and to keep Rovina safe.
We the people
In order to form a more perfect union
Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility
Provide for the common defense
Promote the general welfare and
Secure the blessings of liberty
To ourselves and our posterity
Do ordain and establish this Constitution for Rovina :

i. No going into the river or throwing objects into the river. If
there is something in the river, that person that threw something
into the river will be ned $500 per piece of trash. If person is in
the river, they will be ned $500 and an extra $200 per person in
river.
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ii. No stealing objects or food. If someone steals something, they
are ned $500 in advance and then they have to buy the person
who was stolen from the exact same thing that was stolen from
them.
iii. No killing innocent people. If someone kills someone, they
go to jail for 20 years and go to counseling. If the same person kills
another innocent person, they get hung instantly.
iv. One has to care for his or her spouse and have to get parents
permission for marriage until they are 45. If they are 45, they can
decide for their self. If doesnt do one of these things or either, the
couple has to go to marriage counseling for at least a year.
v. No coming into Rovina if not inspected rst. If someone
comes into Rovina, without inspection, he or she will be exiled. If
they come back again, they are hung.
These are the laws of Rovina. Not everyone may think they are
good, but my laws are similar to the ones in the Twelve Tables and
in Hammurabis Code and their laws worked for them. What
made the laws work was reinforcing the laws. I particularly like
Hammurabis Code better because I feel like their laws worked bet-
ter for them, compared to the Twelve Tables. As Hammurabi Code
states, If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he
shall be put to death. (54) I have a law with the same intentions,
just not as harsh punishments. People will listen and understand
these laws because they are so consequential and disastrous. An-
cient rulers laws seemed to work for themselves, so I am hoping
my laws will work as well.
Caesar: Smart But Overpowering
The civilization of Rovina will learn from the actions of Julius Cae-
sar, an Ancient Roman ruler who cared mostly about making the
people of Rome happy, whether the job to be done will
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Figure 2.3 Twelve Tables
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In the civilization of Rovina, we will try to make some-
thing along the lines of Hammurabis Code.
be effortless or will take lost of time; Caesar taught us how to be-
come a good leader and how to keep citizens entertained and-
happy, by lowering taxes for bigger families, offering jousting
matches, and so on. Sometimes he wasnt as great a leader as every-
body remembers. Even though Caesar was mostly a good leader,
he sometimes got too caught up in his power and was not as
strong as a leader as he should have been. As one historical re-
source states, Caesar became king in all but name. He had his
name stamped on coins, had his statue put in the temple and wore
royal purple. He took power from the Senate and made the magis-
trates (civil ofcers and judges) his appointees(Political Leader-
ship of Julius Caesar.) Furthermore, he took all the power away
from the senate, so back then at that point in time, they were use-
less because of Caesars overruling power. The consequence of this
was the senate wanting to take down Caesar. The people of Rovina
will avoid this problem by having everyone (the senate and the
leader) share a large role in the society. All in all, Rovina will not
take after everything that Caesar did, only the elements that make
a better civilization, not the bad powers he had with his good
deeds.
Political Leadership of Augustus Caesar
Caesar Augusts taught the leader of Rovina to take risks and ac-
tions to keep people content. However, he also took strides that
did not wow the public such as getting into peoples business
and promoting censorship; Rovina will stay a great distance away
from these kinds of harsh laws that he created. Examples of Augus-
tuss actions that made the people of Rome happy were declining
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Figure 2.4 Julius Caesar
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In Rovina, we want a strong leader, such as Julius Caesar.
the title of king and choosing First Citizen instead, starting a re-
storing program, adding art and beauty, and making decisions
that built up the Empire of Rome and its citizens. As a historical
resource states, To show prosperity of his reign, Augustus began a
program to make Rome safer and more beautiful(Political Leader-
ship of Caesar Augustus). Furthermore, Augustus added the rst
library, tax relief to couples, nancial support to artists and writers,
and he appointed governors to longer terms in ofce. Overall, Cae-
sar Augustus was a good leader, but some of his choices were not
so smart because they limited citizens personal freedoms.
Wiedersehen Rmer, hallo Deutschen
The main reason for the decline of the Western Roman Em-
pire was political inequality. Whenever an emperor died, every-
body fought to get the spot of emperor, even if they were not a
great leader. All the people in and outside of the Western Roman
Empire wanted the power that they couldnt get. As Decline of
the Western Roman Empire states, Gradually, the Pretorian
Guard gained complete authority to choose the new emperor and
in 186 C.E., the army began practically selling the throne to the
highest bidder (1). Furthermore, the patricians could have not of
been ready take on all this power from the deceased emperor. They
probably took the power not knowing to what would follow. Over-
all, the biggest reason why the Western Roman Empire was be-
cause of inequality for who should be emperor.
What the people of Rovina are going to do to prevent this
problem from occurring is to not have people pay for the spot of
the emperors, they actually have to earn the spot of the emperor.
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Figure 2.5 Caesar Augustus
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Rovina will show a statue of our most prized rulers
that have come and gone.
What they would have to do is exhibit great qualities, show ght-
ing, and demonstrate how that person can be a great leader. The
steps to show the people of Rovina what they can and will do to
prevent this are: 1. Make a law that states, No paying to be em-
peror, or will be ned $500. 2. Have a physical and mental test on
what to do while you are a leader and what fatal things could hap-
pen, and 3. Have a group of retired emperors (if any) decide on
which person should be the next emperor. Furthermore, a person
gets the title of emperor and does not respect it or misuse the title,
that person will be exiled. All in all, there are many ways that we
can prevent this uprising problem in Rovina.
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Figure 2.6 Decline of the Western Roman Empire
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We do not want this major corruption to happen in Rovina.
CHAPTER 3
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Belief Systems
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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will
help create the fact - William James
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Figure 3.1 The Moai on Easter Island
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Impact of Belief Systems
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Buddhism has the Eightfold Path, which is a type of belief system
that works fantastically. Buddhism has boundaries, but it also has its
exibility. Furthermore, Buddhism makes people more independent
in their enlightenment, makes people less violent, and encourages peo-
ple to want less and to give more. Overall, belief systems are a crucial
Got Belief?
The main reason civilizations have a belief system is to give people
freedom without letting them off the reigns. Not having a belief system
in a civilization is like mixing free ice cream and little kids. Crazy. For
example, if a civilization doesnt have a belief system, it will crumble
before everyones eyes just like the Western Roman Empire. On the con-
trary,
Within the civilization of Rovina, we have Moai just like Easter Island does.
part to making a successful civilization because they let people
know that they have freedom.
In order to better understand the importance of belief systems
within a civilization and how they can inuence the actions and de-
cisions of a people, please consider the following moral dilemma:
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 be-
sides. 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 re-
fusing to give his father the money.
What is the correct moral decision for Joe to make? Explain why.
How do you know?
If Joe was a Buddhist, he would not give the money to the dad for
a shing trip; he would go to camp. Joe, as a Buddhist, would not
give the money to the father because the father betrayed this son
when he said he could go to camp if he saved up the money. The
dad lied to Joe about the money, and that is a strong problem in
Buddhism. The Eightfold Path says, Do not kill, steal, or lie (Frey
159). The Eightfold
Path is a way to end
suffering and follow
the middle way.
The Eightfold Path
is one of the ele-
ments of the Four
Noble Truths. The
relation between the
two is important be-
cause the Eightfold
Path and the Four
Noble Truths work
together to make a
Buddhist better.
The Four Noble
Truths are truths
that show a way to
end suffering. With
the Eightfold Path,
we are taught not to
kill, steal, or lie
(Frey 159). And if
Joe gave his dad
the money, he would be lying to Joe about the camp he promised
to him. This action is similar to Hinduism because they would not
give the dad the money although a Confucian might. All in all, for
a Buddhist, the money would be spent towards camp, not a shing
trip.
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Figure 3.2 Buddah
We, the people of Rovia, want the same
amount of tranquility as the Buddah.
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If Joe were a Hindu, he would not give the money to the dad ei-
ther. He would not give the money to his father because this
would be killing a living creature. Killing a living creature in the
Hindu society is a very bad act. According to Frey, Hindus believe
that all life forms have a soul, so Hindus respect all life forms and
avoid doing them harm (148). Going shing would harm the sh,
and possibly kill them. They could release the sh back into the wa-
ter, but most likely they would eat them in the future. Karma
would also affect the dad in his next life. Karma is made up of all
the good and the evil that a person had done in their past life (Frey
149). This action is bad in Hinduism, so the father of Joe would
have bad karma. He could possibly be born in to a lower class
(such as a animal) in his next life. This action is similar to the ones
taken in by Buddhism, even though they have different reasons. It
is similar because they both would agree on not giving the dad the
money. Overall, if Joe were a Hindu, he would not give the dad the
money for the shing trip.
If Joe was a Confucian in this situation, he would give the money
to the dad for the shing trip. Confucians are more connected to
respecting your elders than most things. This is not saying that the
dad is old, but saying that Joe should respect his dad and give him
the money. According to Frey, All people must respect and obey
those above them (208). Confucians strongly believed in this
moral value, so it was enforced very well. If a child of anyone who
does not respect a person older than him or her, there would be
consequences. Confucians feel like the older a person is, the
smarter they are. So in this situation, the dad would be the one
making the right decision to have the kid turn over his money, not
having Joe keep it for himself. This action is very different than
Hinduism and Buddhism because they would end up not giving
up the money to the dad, as a Confucian would. After all these se-
quences of events, if Joe was a Confucian, he would give up the
money to the dad for the shing trip.
Belief systems are not only important in ancient civilizations but in
the modern day. They help people move on with life and keep
their heads high. And within these beliefs are moral values. There
are many values that people or civilizations are known for. They
help shape the world around us. The civilization of Rovina would
like to be known for these simple things: humor, loyalty, respect,
independence, and love. All these elements are necessary to have a
successful civilization or else it will be in deep trouble. These val-
ues are connected to what Hindus, Buddhists, and Confucians be-
lieved in. They all help bring people through hard times and lift
them high above the clouds. All in all, belief systems help shape
how society ran in the ancient times and continues to do so to this
day.
3 is a Magic Number
In an effort to create a successful civilization, the people of Rovina
have established their own belief system. This belief system shares
similar moral values and teachings with other world religions and
helps the people of Rovina promote love, loyalty, and independ-
ence. Here are some examples.
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One of the many tenets in the belief system of the people in Rovina
is called Shamara. Shamara stands for loyalty, and it promotes tak-
ing care of society by cleaning up or giving money to the city. Rov-
inians develops a stronger understanding for Shamara by giving
an amount of money to the city to make improvements to the build-
ings and to the land. Rovinians have to give at least $10 to the
citys workers, called the improvelets. If they give less than $10,
they could get a punishment such as giving more money next time
or taking privileges away from that person. Frey states, Accord-
ing to the teachings of Islam, Muslims must share about one forti-
eth, (2.5 percent) of their income and possessions with their poorer
neighbors (98). Likewise, in Rovina, the citizens have to give
money but not for the exact same cause. They both are important
subjects, but city improvements will cover a wider range of things
like the restoration of buildings, cleaning objects off the streets, and
nding homeless people both money and homes. It is important to
cultivate this moral value because it helps develop a society that is
dedicated to making a better home for everyone there and every-
one around this magnicent place.
The second tenet in the line up is Laou. Laou signies love, and it
promotes kindness in the community. Over time, Rovinians get a
better vision of Laou by giving everyone in ones (immediate) fam-
ily every single day. Even if you dont live with someone, you have
to call a person every month and say how much you miss that per-
son. If they do not do this procedure everyday (or in some peoples
cases, every month) they will have to go to a love repairing class
where they learn to be kinder to people and have affection for
other humans. This practice is very similar to Buddhist practices
about the Eightfold Path. Frey writes, Live a life of selessness
(non selshness), love and nonviolence (159). In the same way,
Buddhists have to live a life of love just like Rovians. The Eightfold
Path, talks about how to do the right thing in every situations and
one of the important tenets is to love. Hugging people once a day
or calling someone every month will really make a immense im-
pact on their lives because it will show them that people do really
love that person and people do care about other people. Laou is im-
portant to bring into a society or a community because it can help
people feel better about themselves and make them want to make
someone else feel better too.
The third and nal tenet in the civilization of Rovina is Kahadi. Ka-
hadi symbolizes independence and promotes individuality. After
school, Rovinans really get to experience independence and feel
what it feels like to be free. What they have to do to get this feeling
is to be honest. If one wants to be independent, one cannot always
rely on someone else to clean up the mess one made. One has to
know that one took someones ideas, cheated at school, or left a
mess for someone to clean up. One needs to be independent and
do things for oneself. This is also similar to ideas in Buddhism.
Frey states, Promote good actions and prevent evil actions (159).
Much like the actions of a Buddhist, the people of Rovina want to
promote good actions, such as independence, rather than evil ac-
tions, such as cheating. People want to be independent and do
their own things instead of having someone in life pulling them
along. Independence can help Rovina become a better civilization
too because it can have better self directed people in its commu-
nity. Kahadi is crucial to bring into a society so that people are di-
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verse and people can do whatever they want; the people can and
will do what they love.
Lira: My Sacred Site
The civilization of Rovina built a sacred site called Lira. The Lira is
inspired by the Moai, or better known as the Easter Island heads.
The Lira embodies the moral values (loyalty, love and independ-
ence) of the people in Rovina. The Lira does this by looking down
at the people of Rovina to make sure they are doing the daily du-
ties of a loyal citizen, such as picking up trash to help the city stay
clean. About the Moai, NOVA online states, On average, they
stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos
carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. Simi-
lar too the Moai, the Lira does have many comparable qualities.
One, the Moai faces the people who live there to protect them from
outsiders. In Rovina, the Lira does the same and protects and
keeps the people of Rovina safe. Also, the Lira, has its back turn to-
wards the water to listen for any foreigners passing by or coming
to Rovina. This sacred site is valuable because it helps carry out the
three moral values that Rovina would like to become know for.
My Blazon
Heart- Resembles love in the darkest hours in our lives
Gray- Darkness in the world; all the bad things in this place
Red- A light of hope for the universe; stands out compared to the
rest of the people
Flower- Resembles connection in all things; petals are in different
places but they are all connected in the middle
Hands- Resembles loyalty by being helpful and keeping your
promises to people; helping people up when they fall down
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The Moai resemble people loooking over the citizens of
Rovina.
Figure 3.4 Moai
http://www.ablogabouthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/moai.jpg
Sea foam Green-
Loyalty stretches
far and wide; espe-
cially across the
seas
Unicorn-
Resembles trust-
worthiness by al-
ways keeping
your secrets safe;
being sure that
you will do some-
thing for them
Blue- The skys
not the limit any-
more
Dancer- Resembles my love for dancing; and how complicated it is
Magenta- Girl Power- Shows that girls can do anything that guys
can do
Rle de l'glise, Role of the Church

Catholic Church in Medieval Europe held great power, and at
times more power than the king. The church inuenced people s
thoughts and actions by telling them what to do and what to say.
One example of the church impacting peoples thoughts and ac-
tions is the churchs notion of salvation. Salvation, in the churchs
eyes, is a free pass into heaven after death. A way of earning salva-
tion was by ghting with in Crusades. Pope Urban II promised
anyone who fought with the Crusades a denite ticket into heaven.
Another example of the church controlling peoples undertakings
involved the churchs power. The church had the power to take a
10% tithe (tax) from everyone who went to the church. An addi-
tional example of the church controlling people is the story of Pope
Gregory and King Henry IV. To make a long story short, Henry,
rst, kicked Gregory out of the position of being Pope and then
Gregory excommunicated Henry from the church. King Henry hor-
ried the townspeople and had to stand with no shoes on, in the
snow for 3 days straight to have him join the church once again.
He stood in the snow because salvation was at stake. If he did not
join the church, he would not have salvation and go to Hell when
he died. This story shows that in this circumstance, the church (or
the pope) had much more power than the king. As Frey writes, ,
For the moment, his action amounted to recognizing the popes
authority, even over an emperor (33). This quote shows that the
church can sometimes have more power than the real king himself.
The church had enough economic and political power, and it had
Figure 3.3 My Coat of Arms
We have a coat of arms to remember what our
values are.
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the ability to do about anything the pope (or god) wanted them to
do. Furthermore, the church had so many people within the sys-
tem and owned 1/3 of the entire land, so the church could poten-
tially take over the entire land if they felt the need to. Overall, the
Catholic Church had a very important role in medieval Europe.
The king had the power to control people politically, but the pope
had almost the same amount of power by controlling people spiri-
tually. This power structure is similar to one in the modern-day
U.S. regarding President Obama and Vice President, Joe Biden.
President Obama has all the power, but Vice President Joe Biden
has an abundance of power as well even though they are both po-
litical positions. All of this to say the Catholic Church had a colos-
sal role in Medieval Europe.
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In Rovina, we want to have a beautiful church that resem-
bles one from Mediaeval times.
Figure 3.5 Medieval Church
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"If at rst, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope
for it." - Albert Einstein
CHAPTER 4
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Power of Ideas
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SECTION 1
Humanists Wont Be that Bad, Right?
The beliefs, questions, and ideas of a Humanist can promote new
ideas and traditions within Rovina to make the thriving civiliza-
tion more successful and more powerful. One change that affected
the way of living that the Humanists concocted was thoughts
about government and laws. One major way the Humanists
changed the ideas about government and laws was that everyone
was worthy of praise, dignity, and respect and that people should
be able to control their own lives. In the civilization of Rovina, Hu-
manists would question the laws because the laws might not be
lined up with the their own beliefs. In Rovina, it is against the law
to kill someone who is innocent. As the law of Rovina states, No
killing innocent people. If someone kills someone, they go to jail
for 20 years and go to counseling. If the same person kills another
Figure 4.1 Lightbulb Ideas
Ideas
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http://leightaylor.les.wordpress.com/2009/07/bulb-idea2.jpg
In the civilization of Rovina, we need creative and new ideas to survive then thrive.
innocent person, they get hung instantly (Kenneally 14). Human-
ists would not approve of this because humanists were against the
death penalty; humanists would want a trial to see if the killer was
the actually the true murderer, and humanists believed that all peo-
ple should be respected and killing someone, in their eyes, would
not be a good solution. In the modern day, people question the
death penalty as well. People might not support killing for another
killing, just like humanists. Again, humanists think that everyone
should control their own lives and make decisions for themselves.
Another way that Humanists would help inuence Rovina is by
getting new ideas about belief systems. One of the main values
that Rovina benets from is independence, which inuences indi-
vidualism. Individualism is what the moral value that Humanists
believe in most. As Frey writes, This way of thinking sought to
balance religious faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and
an interest in nature and human society (320). Humanists prized
individualism as well as it being very important to their culture.
They based all their main ideas like questioning everything off of
individualism. This new emphasis on individualism could help my
civilization thrive because people would be coming up with all
new ideas and the people of Rovina would have a better chance at
survival because of these ideas. The third and nal addition a Hu-
manist would make if one walked into this civilization would be to
add paintings and sculptures. Humanists think very highly of
these things and these magnicent pieces of art are worthy of
praise. In the Renaissance, people changed the way people look at
art. They added perspective, idealized characters, made everyone
the same size, incorporated nature, and made everything overall
more life-like. They put these masterpieces in their museums for
safekeeping and as a way to show off the painting or sculpture
without it getting broken.
A Humanist would incor-
porate this aspect of cul-
ture by adding a mu-
seum to Rovina. This
would show the painters
and sculptures true intel-
ligence, and it would
show their skill. Getting a
museum would let peo-
ple see loveliness just by
looking at a wall with a
ne piece of elegance on
it. Overall, this shows
that Humanists had so
many inuences on other
cultures and how the
ideas and theories of the
Humanist culture would
affect the civilization of
Rovina.

But Im Only a Humanist
During Medieval times, Humanists changed the mindset of the
people around them. Everyone believed what the church said but
Humanists challenged those theories. Humanists helped cultivate
the future for sculpture, painting, literature, science, and math. Hu-
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Figure 4.2 The Mona Lisa
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RxZlOpdir4w/SaigF2HcqrI/AAAAAAAAAG4
/QAw33d6evaY/s320/italian_renaissance_art.jpg
In Rovina, we appreciate art and
want to create more beautiful
pieces.
manists also came up with the idea that people should be praised
because of the achievements they have accomplished instead of
their social standing. In addition, Humanists questioned every-
thing, which made the church anxious. These new ideas changed
peoples attitudes about the world by showing them a different
way thinking, contrasting from the churchs way of thinking. Ac-
cording to Frey, They [Humanists] began to create a philosophy
based on the importance and dignity of each individual. Human-
ists believed that all people had the ability to control their own
lives and achieve greatness (320). Furthermore, the Renaissance
would have not been able to thrive without the inuence of Hu-
manists. In Medieval times, everything revolved around the
church. God made all the laws and if you broke them, you were sin-
ful. But when humanists came along, things got shifted. The Hu-
manists started to question the church, which made the church
weaker. The power got taken away from the church and as Frey
states, the inuence of classical ideas changed ideas about govern-
ment. Humanists separated the state and its rights to rule from the
church (321). The Renaissance brought classic ideas back from
Greek and Roman times. Renaissance means rebirth which
means that the Renaissance was the rebirth of classical ways of life
and thinking, especially in the arts. Back in Medieval times, most
paintings would have focused on religion and made important re-
ligious gures much bigger than the rest of the people in the pic-
ture. But when the Renaissance came, most of the paintings moved
from focusing on religion to looking at idealized characters. They
also looked at nature, gured out what perspective was, and made
every character the same size as all the others, most of the time. As
well in the Renaissance, people thought of sculpting, just like the
people in medieval times. But, unlike medieval times, in the Renais-
sance, sculptors were inuenced by humanist interest in realism.
One of these artist that impacted art and sculpting forever was
named Michelangelo. As Frey states, Michelangelo was amaz-
ingly gifted in both sculpture and painting. His art combines ideal
beauty with emotional expressiveness. To other artists, Michelan-
gelos talent seemed almost godlike (335). The sculptures that Mi-
chelangelo and many other virtuosic artists made were much more
realistic and human look-
ing than the sculptures in
Medieval times. As Frey
writes, The new statues
caused quite a sensation.
They seemed to symbol-
ize the humanist ideals of
independence and indi-
viduality (327). The
sculptures showed peo-
ple doing everyday
things such as standing,
walking, or even sitting.
These motions were very
human like and, just like
in painting; the people in
the sculptures were ideal-
ized characters. Many
people inuenced this
new kind of art, so it
lived long after all the
magnicent artists died.
Humanists brought new
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We want magnicent painters and in-
ventors in my civilization.
Figure 4.3 Michelangelo
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sXP68yZ1W3Q/UB77V2gw5HI/AAAAAAAA
DJQ/5pTn_XtMgek/s1600/michelang.jpg
ideas to medieval Europe and switched up the old concepts that
people had always believed in. Humanists proposed innovative
ideas but they ended up working out and changing art, sculpting,
literature, science, and math forever.

Those Are Bad People!
During the rise of Humanism, the Humanists started to ask ques-
tions about anything that didnt seem right or did not t in to the
normal order of things. While the Humanists were questioning eve-
rything they passed by, the Humanists came upon the church. This
started what is known as the Protestant Reformation. The Reforma-
tion caused people to branch out into new and disparate religious
faiths. Some people broke free from the Catholic Church and began
learning the religious faith of Christianity. The Reformation caused
pedestrians to rework their religious faith and question the ways
and teachings of the Catholic Church, which were the two main
problems that weakened the Catholic Church. One of the ways that
the Church was going corrupt was by selling indulgences. An in-
dulgence was a release from punishments for sins(Frey 348). The
Church granted indulgences in return for gifts and other goods.
Originally, the Church gave away indulgences if you sinned, but
when the Church started undergoing corruption, the Church
started selling them to whoever had money and would buy them.
The Protestants questioned this unfaithful way of giving indul-
gences away. The clergy was getting very wealthy from all the
tithes pedestrians were paying for indulgences. As Frey writes,
This practice made it seem that people could buy forgiveness for
their sins. Many Catholics were deeply disturbed by the abuse of
indulgences (348). Another unacceptable thing that the Catholic
Church did was a practice called simony. Simony, in the simplest
form, is the church selling ofces, or leadership positions. The
Catholic Church did this to make even more income than they had
already. As Wendy Frey states, Instead of being chosen for their
merit, buyers simply paid for their appointments. Buying an ofce
was worthwhile because it could be a source of even more income.
Often people acquired multiple ofce s in different places without
actually going there to preform their duties (348). Furthermore,
these practices would ultimately threaten the traditions and cul-
ture. Plus, people who were in the Catholic Church did not ap-
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Humanists in my civilization will question the church if the
are doing things that are out of the ordinary.
Figure 4.4 Questioning the Church
http://beavercountian.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/church.jpg
prove of this. All these conicts lead to the division of the church,
or the Great Schism. All these problems that the church was in-
volved in helped in creating the Protestant Reformation.
Reformers are just like Humanists, both like to question every-
thing. One Reformer that questioned the church and threatened its
power many times was known by the name of Martin Luther. Mar-
tin Luther had multiple thoughts that differed from the traditional
teachings of the Catholic Church. He pushed for change in the
church because Martin realized that salvation was actually a gift
from God that that people received in faith. This undertaking and
many other actions that Martin took threatened the church signi-
cantly by questioning if their practices were accurate. Martin also
created a list of arguments call Ninety- Five Theses. These theses
were against indulgences and church abuses on the church door
in the town of Wittenburg (Frey 352). Another Reformer that had
contrasting ideas was named John Wycliffe. John challenged the
churches right to money that it commanded. Wycliffe also publicly
questioned the popes authority when the Great Schism com-
menced. Finally, he assaulted indulgences and unethical behavior
on the part of the clergy. He believed that the church was not the
predominant source of religious jurisdiction, the Bible was. So, be-
cause of this idea, he promoted the production of translating the
Bible into English, so that ordinary people could comprehend it. As
Frey pronounces, The pope accused Wycliffe of heresy, or opin-
ions that contradict church doctrine. Wycliffes followers were per-
secuted, and some of them were burned to death (350). Doctrine
is the ofcial teachings of a religion or church, which Wycliffes
point of view disputed. Last but not least, there is one more impor-
tant gure in history that also questioned the church, named Jan
Hus. Hus was a priest in Bohemia (present day Czech Republic)
who read Wycliffes writings and concurred with his ideas. He criti-
cized all the wealth within the church and spoke against the popes
authority. Jan said that they ultimate ruler of the church was Jesus
Christ, not the pope.
As Frey writes,
Hus wanted to pu-
rify the church and
return it back to the
people. He called
for an end to corrup-
tion among the
clergy. He wanted
both the Bible and
the mass to be of-
fered in the com-
mon language of the
people instead of
Latin (351). When
he took these ac-
tions he was ar-
rested and charged
for heresy. Soon af-
ter, he was burned
at the stake. This
shows that these Re-
formers would risk
their life to prove
their points and
show that the
church had turned
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The church of Rovina will also use varying
tactics to take care of Reformers such as Mar-
tin Luther.
Figure 4.5 Martin Luther
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Luc
as_Cranach_d.._-_Martin_Luther,_1528_(Veste_Coburg).jpg
into something decient. These concepts that the Reformers came
up with threatened the Catholic Churchs power, which made the
church weaker and use violent tactics to stop these inventors of
new ideas.
The Catholic Church use varying tactics to deal with one Reformer
in particular, Martin Luther. First, Luther got excommunicated
from the church. Excommunicated means to no longer be apart of
involved with the church. From this happening, the church also
pressured the authorities in Germany to silence him once and for
all. The next tactic that the church used to deal with Luther was
bringing him to the Diet of Worms. As Frey writes, Luther was
brought before the Diet, an assembly of the state leaders, in the city
of Worms. At the risk of his life, he refused to take back his teach-
ings. The Holy Roman emperor declared Luther a heretic and for-
bade the printing or selling of his writings (353). After this great
ordeal, Luther had to go into hiding for some time. But Luther, was
very lucky because some of the other Protestant Reformers had a
much harsher time when they did something the church did not
approve of. For example, Jan Hus got burned at the stake. Also
John Wycliffes followers got burned at the stake as well. In some
peoples eyes, Martin Luther had many hardships during his new
idea era, and he did. But Jan Hus, John Wycliffes followers, and
many other Reformers had a much harder time than Martin Luther
did because they had lives threatened many more times and in
much harsher ways. There was many different techniques that the
Catholic Church used when Martin Luther came along and threat-
ened their ideas.
Sweet & Sour Ideas
In the civilization of Rovina, there will be citizens who threaten the
civilization's political and religious belief systems. There will be
some ideas that will help the civilization thrive, some that the peo-
ple could compromise on, and some that the people would have
reject. For those people who have ideas that menace Rovina, the
people of Rovina will have a strategy to take care of these creative,
but harmful individuals. For example, if a citizen has a new idea
that the Rovinian council (which is made up of citizens aged from
33
In Rovina,we have an alike process with yess, maybes, and nos.
Figure 4.6 Yes, Maybe, and No
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25-65) thinks will improve the civilization of Rovina, the people
will have a conference about the proposed idea and make sure
there are no loop holes or bad things that could come out of this-
idea. This procedure will be called Sweet and Sour Ideas. Then citi-
zens will tell the person, by sending a letter, that the innovator can
peruse their new and perceptive idea. Next, if a citizen has an idea
that the Rovinian council needs to make a compromise with, the
council will write a letter to that person lauding the intelligent idea
but pointing out some fatal aws. Then the citizen and the council
would decide on the best decision for the idea and then promote
that specic idea. As Oscar Wilde, a famous writer, says, "An idea
that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all
(http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/o/oscarwilde1362
59.html). This quote proves that the council of Rovina has to try
out new ideas and not be afraid when a different idea comes into
play. And nally, if a citizen comes up with idea that threatens
Rovina, the council will send a letter saying that the idea is being
denied. If that person does not listen and continues on with their
idea, the person will have to go to jail for 20 years for not listening
to the council. This system of rejecting, accepting, or reiterating
peoples ideas will make for a more successful civilization because
there will already be an outline for whatever the council thinks
about the idea. The process will be organized, and offer a well-
thought out plan for what is going to happen if it is refused, estab-
lished, or readjusted. Within the civilization of Rovina, there will
be one main strategy to deal with people who threaten the society,
and that way is called Sweet and Sour Ideas.
The More, The Merrier
William Shakespeare was a man with many new and different
ideas. Many playwrights before his time had written an abundance
of comedies,
tragedies, and
sonnets, but not
like William did.
Shakespeares
creative mindset
would perfectly
t into the civiliza-
tion of Rovina. If
Shakespeare were
introduced to the
civilization, the
bard would add a
dramatic are
and new con-
cepts. Shake-
speare would
build onto the
idea of a drama
department and
reinforce the arts.
Shakespeare
would enjoy the
idea of school be-
cause a many of
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In the civilization of Rovina we want a creative,
imaginative person such as Shakespeare.
Figure 4.7 William Shakespeare
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Shakespeare.jpg
his plays are about real life things that happened before his time.
Shakespeare could invent new ways of conveying feelings and ex-
pressing thoughts. As Frey writes, He had an enormous talent for
expressing thoughts and feelings in memorable ways (342). Shake-
speare would offer numerous ideas and new ways to offer art into
daily life in the civilization of Rovina. William Shakespeares ideas
would possibly advance peoples pervious ideas about belief or
ways of life because Shakespeare found new was to express feel-
ings or
thoughts,
as said ear-
lier. Wil-
liam also
showed
that a per-
son didnt
have to be
super loud
to be heard.
You have to
be obser-
vant, and
have new
and excit-
ing ideas.
But, Shake-
speares
ideas could
potentially
threaten
the way of life and belief. William came up with many different
subjects to write his plays about, whom many people might have
not agreed with and he even critiqued the government. But over-
all, people appreciated his work and the majority of people thin he
would improve the ways of life and belief. The ideas of Shake-
speare would benet the civilization of Rovinas culture and make
it more successful by adding in the element of acting. Acting, writ-
ing plays, and writing sonnets are all important in advancing a civi-
lization because these activities use the creative side of brains,
which is vital. Using these three activities wisely, people come up
with more creative ideas and solutions to political problems, which
will help the civilization of Rovina, survive then thrive. Overall,
William Shakespeare would bring many new creative ways of
thinking and visualizing the world the now thriving civilization of
Rovina.

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New ideas from many sources, including William
Shakespeare, will help create a better civilization.
Figure 4.8 New and Improving Ideas
SECTION 2
Bibliography
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Frey, Wendy. History Alive!: The Ancient World. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Cur-
riculum Institute, 2011. Print.
Frey, Wendy. History Alive!: The Medieval World and Beyond. Palo Alto, CA:
Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print
Id especially like to thank Ms. Lomax for encouraging everyone in our class
to keep on going, no matter how stressful, hard, and frustrating this book
got.
Thank you!
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