Foresland

The Civilization of
Forestland
Murun Batjargal
Batjargal, Murun Wednesday, June 4, 2014 10:02:59 MURUN Pacic Daylight Time 70:56:81:af:d0:79
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest re, in magnitude at least, but a
single tree is like a dancing tongue of ame to warm the heart
-Hal Barold
CHAPTER 1
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Forest Land
SECTION 1
The woods are full of green forest
trees. Trees are quiet and peace is
in the air. The ground is light
brown. Animals are wild and dan-
gerous like brown bears. And
some insects are there. Also the
Introduction
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sun shines through the trees. The fresh
plants smell like summer. The soil feels
moist because of the frequent rain. Also
there is a no visible water source. The
forest is so quiet and peaceful. There sur-
vive is very difcult because there is not
so many foods and no so much waters.
Also frequent rain.
Upon this land will be born the civiliza-
tion of Forestland . A civilization whose
design has been inspired from the study
of past civilizations such as the Mayans,
the Aztecs, the Romans, the Greeks, the
Arabs, and many more. This book will
document the steps needed to be taken
for the design of a successful civiliza-
tion; specically in regards to modica-
tions of the physical environment, infra-
structure development, and the favor-
able characteristics of government, spiri-
tual belief systems, and culture.
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SECTION 2
Part 1 Analysis of the problem
In the forest due to the geogra-
phy of Forestland, the following
challenges must be addressed:
1.There are no water sources that
the people of Forestland can
see.
2.
Probably they can search for
one, or they go to another
place. They can ground gouge
and build a well. If they dig a
well, water will come out. The
people will also have to capture
Human Changes to the land
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rainwater. And store it in a reservoir.
In the forest, water causes ooding dur-
ing the spring. Running out of water dur-
ing the summer is a problem because of
evaporation. Water contamination by
waste is also a problem for the water
source, because our people will not be
able to use or drink dirty water.
2. The problem with food sources is that
most likely, the only food is wild animals.
Catching wild animals is obviously dan-
gerous and if the people eat them every-
day, then they will be gone. If the people
nd a river they can catch sh. If they kill
the animals everyday, these resources will
become extinct. The people Forestland
have to go search for fruit and vegetables
that may be outside of the forest.
Part 2 Proposed Solutions

Part 3
People must modify the environment and
there basic meets. To modify the environ-
ment means to change it in ways that
help people survive. Examples of modi-
cations reservoirs (bodies of water that
could be used to supply cities during
droughts) and slash and burn(cutting
down, burning and attening forests to
grow crops).
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The best argument against democracy is a ve-minute conversation with the
average voter.
Winston churchill
CHAPTER 2
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Law&Government
SECTION 1
Lessons learned
One vital lesson learned
from Athens is that every-
body should have a say in
the government. The as-
sembly in Athens was
made of 6,000 citizens who were male, 18
years old and Athenian born. They meet
every 10 days. They had a Council of 500
which was made up of men who were 30
years or older. They meet everyday. Each
year, the names of all citizens 30 years of
Maintaining Civil Order
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age or older were collected, and 500 of
those names were chosen. As Frey states,
The council ran the day-to-day business
of government and suggested new laws
(261).
Sparta, in contrast
to Athens was in oli-
garchy. An oligarchy
the ruling power is
in the hands of a
few people. The real
power in Sparta was
in the hands of 30
men over age 60
who were probably had a lot of money.
Two of the men were kings. The Council
of Elders had their position for the rest of
their lives. They came up with ideas and
laws on how to govern Sparta. Sparta had
an assembly but they only had the right
to vote yes or no on laws that council of
elders suggested. They couldnt make
any new laws of their own, the Council
could overturn their votes.
In Rome about 500 B.C.E a new form of
government was created they decided to
have no king. In place of a king, elected of-
cials worked for the interests of the peo-
ple. In the beginning of the republic, most
of the control was with wealthy landown-
ers, who were only 5% of the population
and control rich landowners. So the gov-
ernment was really for rich landowners.
The landowners elected a group of men
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that was called the Senate. The senator
served for life. The plebeians who were
95% of the population and not have any
voting power. Finally the plebeians de-
manded more political power. They
stopped going to work until the senate
gave them more power over their lives.
The plebeians formed a Council of plebs.
One of the rst things they did was to
make sure that the laws were written
down. The laws are written down on ta-
bles called the Twelve Tables over the
next 200 years, the plebeians fought for
greater equality. They also protested and
left the city, refusing to work or defend
the Patricians. This revolt was called the
orders. That kind of government is called
a republic.
Code of Laws
Hammurabi was
king who lived
about 4000 years
ago.
He created laws
to keep his king-
dom together
and to keep or-
der. He said that the laws came from the
gods and were for everyone in the king-
dom because the words of gods the laws
could never be changed. We studied nine
laws. In looking over the nine laws today
they seem very harsh. For example any
one steeling shall be put to death. An-
other example that seems strange now is
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a payment of small mount of money after
a woman has been hit and she loses her
unborn child. It seems like there was a lot
of very strong physical punishment like
cutting of ears, cutting of hands, cutting
of tongue, and knocking out teeth. Fifteen
hundred years later in Rome there were a
group of laws called the twelve tables the
rules seemed more moderate.
My civilization is living in a large Forest
with just a couple of rivers. It is beautiful
location and people who live there love
the peace and quiet. Biggest danger for
living in the forest is re a big re could
destroy all of the forest.
1. There is no smoking in the forest.
The punishment for breaking law number
1 is to dig water storage for the commu-
nity 7 hours a day for 6 months
2. No res during the dry season.
2 any body caught making re during the
dry season will have to plant baby trees
for whole life.
Another danger to forest life is killing to
many animals.
3. Kill only animals for food and not to
sell use all parts of their body do not
waste life.
3 anybody selling meat or other body
parts I will make them farmer
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4. No littering clean up after your self the
animals might get sick and die if they eat
too much trash.
Final law the forest depends on healthy
trees you must get permission before you
cut trees.
The punishment breaking law number 4
anybody breaking rule number they will
have to clean toilet 5 years. And they will
have to run 1000 mile
in one month.
Political Leadership
of Julius Caesar and
Augustus
Augustus teaches the
people of Forestland
many bad things and
good things about how to be a political
leader. Augustuss important lessons that
he learned from Julius Caesar are that a
leader must care for everyone in the civili-
zation to avoid rebellion. Julius Caesar
was a dictator of Rome who took power
as the dictator Rome, Julius Caesar cared
for the poor and ended civil wars by giv-
ing work to thousands of unemployed by
starting projects. The peace he gave the
Romans was at the point of a sword and
only lasted for as long as no one was in
opposition to contest his power. Prevent-
ing people getting in opposition to con-
test power was something he and a few
of the other emperors managed to do.
However many did not and the system
he established was inherently unstable.
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Led to many assassinations, murders re-
bellions and civil wars.
He achieved his dominance through bru-
tality and unlike Julius Caesar his career
path was very untraditional as he became
very powerful from a very young age
something like the ruling republican class
considered vital in any leader was the fol-
lowing of tradition). His treatment of his
cousin Caesar (Julius and Cleopatra's
child) was simply a murder; aimed to en-
sure he was the only heir to Julius' legacy.
He was no less brutal with his own fam-
ily having his daughter convicted of adul-
tery when she outed his new strict mo-
rality laws.
The Fall of roman empire
One of the main reasons that the Western
Roman Empire declined was because of
inferior technology. Although they built
bridges, marvelous roads, and aqueducts,
They failed to nd new technologic
ideas that would help them. They were
also unable to invent new machines or
adapt their military technology. In my
civilization we would recognize the im-
portance of creativity and invention and
there would be a government ofce that
would look for interesting new ideas.
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Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
-Thomas Paine
CHAPTER 3
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Belief systems
SECTION 1
Belief Systems
The reason why we need a belief system
in my civilization is because a belief sys-
tem helps people learn and remember
what they can or cannot do. If you not
have rules based on your belief system,
then people will do just what they feel
like to satisfy their personal desires.
Impact of Belief Systems
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Chaos occurs and the group falls. A per-
fect example is the decline of moral val-
ues in the Roman Empire an occurred dur-
ing the time of Nero. Nero was drunk
with greed and power. He did whatever
he wanted; he poisoned his stepbrother,
killed his mother, killed two wives, and
burned people while they were alive to
give light to his parties. How could civili-
zation survive with that kind of leader?
The nal example of decline was Neros
lack of response to the great re in Rome,
which burned much of the city for 5 days.
Roman citizens thought Nero started the
re to clear the land for a new palace.
In order to better understand the impor-
tance of belief systems within a civiliza-
tion and how they can inuence the ac-
tions and decisions of a people, please
consider the following moral dilemma:
Life Saving Medicine
In Europe, a woman was near death from a
special kind of cancer. There was one drug
that the doctors thought might save her. It
was a form of radium that a druggist in the
same town had recently discovered. The drug
was expensive to make, but the druggist was
charging ten times what the drug originally
cost him to produce. He paid $400 for the ra-
dium and charged $4,000 for a small dose of
the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz,
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went to everyone he knew to borrow the
money and tried every legal means, but he
could only get together about $2,000, which is
half of what it cost. He told the druggist that
his wife was dying, and asked him to sell it
cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist
said, "No, I discovered the drug and I'm go-
ing to make money from it." So, having tried
every legal means, Heinz gets desperate and
considers breaking into the man's store to
steal the drug for his wife.
If the man was the Bud-
dhist, I do not think he
will steal the medicine
because of The Eightfold
Path 4th Pathway: Right
Actions, which states,
do not kill, steal, or lie. Be honest (Frey
159). The Buddhist would not steal. Be-
cause Buddhist do not want to call them
the suffering.
If the man were Hindu,
he would not steal be-
cause if he lived badly,
he could expect to be re-
born in to a lower
class. Buddhist must
follow their dharma, or
duty. He might ever be
reborn as an animal (Frey 149). Because of
Karma, the Hindu would not steal.
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This is the hindu god of shiva
This is buddhist statue
from Mongolia
If the man were
Confucian, he
would not steal
because of the
ve basic rela-
tionships.
Ruler and subject, husband and wife, fa-
ther and son, older sibling younger sib-
ling, and friend and friend; these are the
relationships one must honor. Frey states,
the god of Confucianism is a just and
peaceful society (208). This means the
man would not steal because if everyone
steals, then there would be no one to
trust.
In conclusion Hindu, Buddhist, and Con-
fucian religions all end up with the same
idea Dont steal. A person without
strong religious beliefs might steal the
medicine because they are making their
own rules. The Confucians, Buddhist,
and Hindu are all afraid might happen to
them in the next life. There reasons are dif-
ferent but the solution for the moral di-
lemma ends up being a same.
Moral Values
The Biggest Things in the World
In an effort to create a successful civi-
lization, the people of Forest Land have
established their own belief system.
This belief system shares similar moral
values and teachings with other world
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This is confucian statue from
China
religions and helps the people of Forest
Land to be friendly and respectful. Hav-
ing these moral values makes them
happy. Here are some examples.
One of the moral values that is impor-
tant in Forest Land is respect also
known as Aav. To show respect to your
parents, every child in Forest Land must
do something the parents want then to
do. For example, what my parents want
me to do is get a good education. So I
study everyday. Confucianism is similar
to the civilization of Forest Land be-
cause, as Frey states, According to Con-
fucianism, there are ve basic relation-
ships: ruler and subject, husband and
wife, father and son, older sibling and
younger sibling, and friend and friend.
All people must respect and obey those
above them (208). This quote shows
that Confucianism is like the belief in
Forest Land because both belief systems
are the same in that they tell people to re-
spect others. If everyone respects each
other, the civilization of Forest Land will
be more productive because people will
be working hard to please their elders.
tant in Forest Land is trustworthiness
also known as Naiz. To show trustwor-
thiness to your friends, every kid in For-
est Land must talk and tell secrets to
their friends, and the friends have to
keep the secret safe. For example, I like
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to talk with my friends; I like to tell
them my secrets. They might tell some-
body, but I trust them. Buddhism is simi-
lar to this belief in the civilization of For-
est Land because, as Frey states, The
Eightfold Path says, Do not kill, steal,
or lie. Be honest (159). This is similar to
Forest Land because both belief systems
are the same in that they tell people to
be trustworthy. If everyone is trustwor-
thy then the civilization of Forest Land
will be more ordered because people
will talk and understand each other.
tant in Forest Land is forgiveness also
known as Ger Bul, Naiz. To show for-
giveness to your friends and family, eve-
ryone in Forest Land must forgive some-
one who did something bad or they
have to ask forgiveness if they did some-
thing bad to friends or family. Christian-
ity is similar to the civilization of Forest
Land, because as Frey states, in Christi-
anity, He [Jesus] preached of Gods
mercy and love, and urgend his follow-
ers to love one another (349). This is
similar to Forest Land because both be-
lief systems are the same in that they tell
people to be merciful. If everyone is mer-
ciful then the civilization of Forest Land
will be more ordered and clearer. Be-
cause people will forgive each other if
the people did something bad to each
other. Forgiveness, trustworthy and re-
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spect are the most important values in
our world.
Sacred sites
The Forest Land
The Mayan
pyramids in-
spired the
people of
Forest Land
to build
their own
temple like Chichen Itza to show respect
for the civilization and it is belief sys-
tem at the Pyramid Murun. Every Friday,
Forest Land people have to go to the
pyramid and show respect at the temple.
The parents will tell you what they want
you to do, and children must do it. The
Mayan pyramids in Chichen Itza, Mex-
ico inspired my sacred site. The tall
mountains of stone inuence the design.
My sacred site has a door for someone
who wants to see something because
some people are sacred in Forest Land.
The color of the stones in both sacred
sites is grey. The purpose of my sacred
space is to honor older people in the fam-
ily, who are the base of society
Coat of arms
Sun- Glory and splendor fountain of
life
Moon- Serene power over mundane
actions
Basketball I just like basketball
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Computer- I
like computers
Blue is the
color of trust
and peace. It can
suggest loyalty
and integrity as
well as conserva-
tism and frigid-
ity.
Green is the color of balance and
growth. It can mean both self-reliance as
a positive and possessiveness as a nega-
tive, among many other meanings
The Role of Church
The Church was the main inuence at
the time.
They sent mis-
sionaries to
the Holy
Land, edu-
cated people,
and more.
The monks
could read and write, and they also
taught the people how to read and write.
They did everything that our govern-
ment does, along the lines of providing
education to people. In medieval times,
religion was the central thing to peoples
lives. Religion was the culture, educa-
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tion, and the beliefs: it was everything.
These were sad times and people relied
on religion to save them. If the people
followed the church, they would go to
heaven after they died, and if the people
didnt follow the church, they would go
to hell after they die. They loved their
church: they had to. As Frey states, At
the start of the Middle ages, all Chris-
tians in western Europe belonged to a
single church, which became known as
the Roman Catholic church. After the col-
lapse of Rome, the church played a vital
role in society. In part it was one of the
few ties that people had to a more stable
time (32). This quote shows that Chris-
tians in Western Europe belonged to a
single church known as the Roman
Catholic Church, and it was the sole re-
ligious entity in Christianity at the time.
The Church only inuenced people who
were believers, and were willing to lis-
ten, were willing to be inuenced. The
primary way in which the church inu-
ences people is through grace. Grace
comes from God and is distributed pri-
marily through the sacraments.
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CHAPTER 4
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Ideas
n college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to
meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my nancial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about
life, to create a world apart from basketball.
-Michael Jordan
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The most famous people in
the history
The two main problems that
weakened the Catholic Church
were worldliness and corrup-
tion within the church. The sec-
ond was the political conict be-
tween the pope and European
monarchs. During the middle
ages, the Catholic Church
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The Power of Ideas
what Martin Luther did. The Catholic
Church did not want anything to threaten
their secular political power and wealth.
John Calvins ideas were different than
the Catholic Church because he disagreed
with the way the Catholic Church
preached salvation and the selling of in-
dulgences, however he had different
views on it. For instance, Martin Luther
believed that salvation came through
faith and faith alone; Whereas Calvin be-
lieved that God, which was called predes-
tination, predetermined salvation. Accord-
ing to Frey, The Church stressed that
keeping the sacraments and living a good
life were the keys to salvation. Luthers
studied of the Bible led him to a different
answer (352). This quote shows that how
he was strong believer and how he stud-
ied.
In the Forestland, The
leaders will have to
deal with the civiliza-
tion and they have
big ideas, which is
good and bad. The
people of Forestland
will need a way to
know if the ideas are
good ideas or bad ideas. First of all, the
leaders would test people only think of
family in my civilization. The civilization
of Forestland needs people who think of
family not money. As Frey states, Wy-
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cliffe challenged the churchs right to
money and publicly questioned the
popes authority (350). This quote shows
that Wycliffe was not following money,
but family. This kind of person is allowed
in the civilization.
The reason why Isa-
bella I, should be of-
fered in the Forestland
civilization is because
She sponsored adven-
tures and was smart in politics, she was
born in 1451, and she died 1504. She lived
in Spanish kingdom of castle she is best
remembered for helping to unify Spain
and for sponsoring the voyages of Christo-
pher Columbus. This kind of person is
needs in the civilization. She was best re-
membered for helping to unify Spain. The
best reasons why Isabella I, should be in
my civilization is because she cared about
her Spain. Second best reason is because
Queen Isabella I helped sponsor Christo-
pher Columbuss attempt to nd a route
across the Atlantic Ocean to Asia Instead
of Asia, Columbus found the Americas.
Isabella wishes Columbus a safe and suc-
cessful voyage. According to Frey, Isa-
bella was a forceful woman who could
hold her own in court politics (340). This
is why the people want to offer a place
her in the civilization. She has everything.
She is forceful woman she cares about
Spain. In conclusion, she was the best
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queen in Spain and she supported scholar-
ship and art, collected ne paintings, and
built schools.
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