History Book

Sultania
WHAT MAKES A CIVILIZATION SUCCESSFUL

By Sultan Hashmi
Hashmi, Sultan Tuesday, June 3, 2014 10:07:12 AM Pacic Daylight Time 70:56:81:a7:53:8f
The rst human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of
civilization. - Sigmund Freud
SECTION I
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Introduction
The cold ground covered in a white frosty
powder disables farming. Mountains
tower high above the frozen wasteland.
Pine trees speckle the massif, staining the
bases with a dark green. Twigs and pine
needles cover the dark brown forest, ll-
ing the air with the sweet smell of pine.
Wolves howl through the frosty night, ter-
rifying their helpless prey as they chase it
down. The moon is hovering in the sky, il-
luminating the mountains and the cold
snow as the soft powder falls to the dark
earth. A challenge that Sultainia faces was
farming was not easy in the regions
where [Sultanians] lived, the hard cold
mountains are too rocky, which prevents
farming. (Frey 268) The coarse fur of a
goat rubs against the grey granite as it de-
partures to locate a meal to eat as the
sneaky wolves track down its herd. The
frigid air among the towering mountains
makes for a beautiful place to live.
It is in this favorable/unfavorable geo-
graphic environment that the civilization
of Sultania will be founded. It is a civiliza-
tion whose design takes its inspiration
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from the study of past civilizations such
as the Arabs, the Aztecs, the Greeks, the
Mayans, the Mesopotamians, and the Ro-
mans, among others. This book will docu-
ment the necessary steps to take in order
to create a successful civilization.
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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created
them. - Albert Einstein
SECTION II
4
Analysis of the Problem
The rst step in building a successful civi-
lization is to secure basic human needs
such as food and water. Due to its geogra-
phy, the major challenges the civilization
of Sultania faces in achieving a basic food
and water supply include the following:
Because Sultania is located in the moun-
tains, there is little land to use for an em-
pire or civilization. There is a very small
water supply because snow and ice cover
rivers. Because the snow covers the land,
it would be nearly impossible to farm.
One of the only ways to farm would be to
raise cattle but would be risky because
the cattle wouldnt be able to survive the
harsh environment and slowly they
would die off.
Another challenge is that there would be
several predators in the environment. The
predators may try to attack the civiliza-
tions for food and other recourses. Also it
would be uncomfortable living there be-
cause of the high altitude and the dry,
cold climate. If a civilization or empire
failed to resolve these issues, their empire
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or civilization would fade and so would
the people.
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When the solution is simple, God is answering.
-Albert Einstein
SECTION III
7
Proposed Solutions
In order for a civilization to prosper, it
must be able to modify the geographic area
around it in order to meet the basic needs
of supplying its inhabitants with food and
water.
Instead of growing crops, they need to
raise sheep and goats. This would be simi-
lar to what the Greeks did which was,
they raised sheep and goats, which can
graze on sides of mountains. Goats pro-
vided milk while sheep provided wool to
make clothes and blankets. If there was a
large population of deer and bear, they
could hunt for them and use their skin for
blankets and their meat for food. Because
the ground is full of snow, they can put
piles of snow in a pot and put on a re to
melt the snow into water in the winter; but
in the summer, use aqueducts do get water.
Because there is few land to live on and
lots of avalanches, people would live in
tree houses for more land.
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The happiness of society is the end of government
-John Adams
CHAPTER 4
9
Law and Government
Lessons on Democracy
In History, as we learn about Govern-
ment, there has been constant failure as
governments were adopted and aban-
doned, each time struggling to provide
for their citizens but being defeated by im-
perfections and greed.
Over the course of hundreds of years,
many governments have been aban-
doned, and still are being overthrown to
in present time. Just recently, Egypt has -
nally overthrown their tyrant who has
been abusing his power for the past year
and has now installed a new form of gov-
ernment.
Monarchies, Oligarchies, Tyrannies, and
more all collapsed when they failed to
provide what was required to posses a
successful civilization. In Athens, they
had used a form of government called Di-
rect Democracy, where people would
vote for themselves. But alas, as seen in
the failed Athenian government, it be-
comes an impossible battle to try to let
everyone input upon decisions.Direct de-
mocracy is not a good way to run a
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county, let alone a city. If that were at-
tempted in America, it would be a govern-
ment collapse. TheAthenian
Assemblyquickly became tired of voting
so often.
Sparta tried something different: They
had 30 men in power, who drew up laws,
ran the day-to-day processes, and overall
called the shots, which was theCouncil
of Elders. TheSpartan Assemblycon-
sisted of all citizens, who shouted to cast
their votes. But this was just an illusion of
power, as they didnt make decisions. If
the Elders didnt agree with the people,
they would go ahead and do what they
wanted anyways. The way the Spartans
worked was largely successful; due to the
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Hanging Gardens of Sultania
Gallery 4.1 Minecraft Ancient Architecture
fact that no one person held too much
power, besides the kings.
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CHAPTER 5
13
Code of Laws
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will nd
a way around the laws.
-Plato
1) If people steal, half of their belongings
will be conscated and they will go to jail
for 3 months.
2) If you kill someone and you have a son
or a daughter, they will be killed and you
will go to jail.
3) If someone does grafti, the owner of
the property will be allowed to grafti on
the other persons property
4) If insults a police ofcer, they would be
arrested.
5) Murder would be legal if it is during a
time of war and the person who was mur-
dered was a very bad person.
6) Minimum wage is $15 an hour
7) You must attend school for at least 15
years
8) The counterfeit money is illegal
9) You can not kill your self inside the city
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10) Male citizens have to serve in the mili-
tary for at least 3 years.
11) You must have a warrant to hunt and
if you dont, you will be ned 300 Sulta-
nian dollars.
12) If you are caught selling drugs, you
will be jailed for 4 years.
13) There must be a background check to
get a gun. If this law is broken, the gun
shop will be shut down and the buyer
will be jailed for 3 years.
14) The minimum age to get a drivers li-
cense is 14. If broken the child will be
brought to juvenile hall.
15) No one can have more than 3 slaves.
If this law is broken, half of the owners
money will be distributed between the
slaves.
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CHAPTER 6
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Political Leadership
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate
victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people
will appreciate your leadership.
-Nelson Mandela
Lessons on Political Leadership from Ju-
lius Caesar
Julius Caesar, one of the worlds most
well known ruler, had accomplished
thousands of accomplishments, but 30%
of Rome hated him. He had attempted to
give wealth and prosperity to the citizens
of Rome but his senators killed him be-
fore he gave money and prosperity to the
citizens. He had angered the citizens in
his class, which is a huge change from
other rulers loosing power. Julius only
helped the lower class instead of both of
the classes.
Lessons on Political Leadership from
Augustus Caesar
Augustus Caesar is an amazing role
model for leaders. He aided people in
need, protected himself from evil, made
everyone in Rome happy, and was pre-
sumed as a god at the end his life. So,
naturally, I crave my civilization to be like
his. Sure, he made many mistakes, such
as forcing people to marry and have chil-
dren to gain economical benets, but over-
all he improved the Roman Citizens qual-
ity of life. I would want my leader to reno-
vate and build public infrastructure.
Building public structures is important to
civilizations, for example, it is stated in
the text, Augustus began a program to
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make Rome safer and more beautiful.
This program included restoring 82 tem-
ples and building new statues, theaters,
and a large outdoor arena, or forum
(Frey). If I ruled in the Roman Era, this
would be an important part of my reign. I
think that my civilization would be well
ruled if my leader took ideas from the
rule of Augustus Caesar.
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CHAPTER 7
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Decline of Western Rome
If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the abil-
ity of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
The civilization of Sultania can learn lots
of things from the Western Rome Civiliza-
tion. To avoid Sultania from crumbling, it
needs to be constantly reconstructed, and
would need an educated, democratic soci-
ety. This will ensure that everyone has a
say in the government, and people would
be educated enough to want to work and
succeed throughout their life in Sultania.
First I would ban ghts, because they are
barbaric and too violent for people to par-
ticipate in. To ensure that my army is
strong, I will make sure that only the
strongest, toughest and smartest people
that apply will be able to join. I will tax
my citizens as much as they can afford, so
they are not going to become bankrupt. I
will have two police stations and a re sta-
tion and a hospital to ensure the safety of
my citizens. According to the book,
Augustus Caesar Built police stations to
protect his citizens from criminals. These
are some of the factors which will contrib-
ute to the ourishing nation of Sultania
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One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrice what you are and to
live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.
-Joan of Arc
CHAPTER 8
21
Systems of Belief
Civilizations need a religion to stay to-
gether. Religion is the reason most civiliza-
tions rose and became an empire. They
teach people right from wrong and give
consequences to those who preform hor-
rid actions and promote good actions.
Greece, China, Rome, and almost all of
Asia all had a religion, and look where it
got them. Rome was declared the mighti-
est empire ever, and China reigned for
centuries. Religion helped get civiliza-
tions as close to the gods as possible. Re-
ligion inspired kings and emperors to
make monuments, Pyramids, and relig-
ious centers. All successful civilizations
need a religion to protect them. Religion
saves lives, solves problems, and answer
questions.
If Roger Smith were a Confucianist,
he would have to save the boy because it
is morally right. The goal of a Confucian-
ist is to make a peaceful world full of love
and acceptance. So, Roger Smith would
have to save the boy, so he can make the
world more peaceful helping people
throughout his life. According to the
book, Confucianists only wanted a world
of peace and relationships. Not war and
hatred (Frey 208). If Roger smith saves
the boy, he would have a potential rela-
tionship and he would have saved a life,
which would make the world more peace-
ful. He would be achieving the two parts
of Confucianism, which would make him
a devoted Confucianist. Also if he doesnt
save the boy, he would have to live the
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rest of his life with guilt. Roger Smith, as
a devoted Confucianism would save the
boy to come closer to world peace and
maybe have a relationship with the boy.
If Roger Smith were a Buddhist, he
would have to save the boy, because the
last thing a Buddhist wants to see is suf-
fering. In order for Roger to reach enlight-
enment, he must save the boy. According
to the book, the Eightfold Path is a fa-
mous Buddhist philosophical idea, which
is also known as the Right Effort (frey
159). The right effort means that people
must promote good actions, but expel
evil actions. So, if Roger Smith doesnt
save the boy, then he would be promoting
evil actions and expel good actions,
which will be a negative and prevent him
from reaching enlightenment and make
him a non-devoted Buddhist. His job as a
Buddhist would be to save the boy and ex-
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This is a peaceful area for my citizens to calm themselves and meditate.
pel evil, so he stays a devoted Buddhist
and is not a disgrace to the mighty Bud-
dhist himself.
If Roger Smith were a Hindu, his
moral obligation as a one would be to
save the boy. If he does not save the boy,
he will not be obeying dharma, so his
karma will not be good. If he doesnt save
the boy, he could be reincarnated as some-
thing bad such as a bee or a y. This is
why he must save the boy. If he saves the
boy, than his dharma will improve, so his
karma will be better. According to the
book, Dharma is the persons moral obli-
gation, and karma is the reward/
punishment for reincarnation (Frey 148).
This is why he must save the boy to im-
prove his karma. If his karma is good,
then he could be reincarnated into some-
thing good such as a president or a suc-
cessful businessman.
Now you know why religion is re-
quired for the world. Religion is a large
portion of peoples lives and protects
them from killing, stealing, and lying.
With a belief system that people can fol-
low, they will be knowledgeable on what
the right moral thing to do. They can con-
nect with others like them. It brings hu-
mans together. The positivity that comes
with religion is a great factor to bring
cheer peoples lives. This is why religion
is important to people.
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In an effort to create a successful civili-
zation, the people of Sultania have estab-
lished their own belief systems. It shares
similar religious beliefs and teachings
with other world religions and helps the
people of Sultania live with strong moral
values. Here are some examples.
The word Natlus means to do what is
right. The people of Sultania believe that
if you do what is right, you will be re-
warded with a good afterlife. If a citizen
does not do what should be done, they
will be punished. He will be eternally
punished, and will never see daylight
again. This could help my civilization
thrive, because it compels my citizens to
do the right action. According to the his-
tory book, it stated that in Hinduism, peo-
ple had to follow right action (frey 233).
This civilization thrived for hundreds of
years. This illustrates that it was an effec-
tive part of their beliefs. Also many other
religions have right action. In Islam there
is zakat, which is where the wealthy must
donate 2.5%of their earnings to charity. In
my opinion, I think this is very important
and it shows right action in many ways.
Right action is one of the most important
rules in beliefs, and it has helped civiliza-
tions thrive.
The second moral value Konod,
means to treat your peers as if they were
you. This benets the Sultanian society be-
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cause it enables almost everyone to get
along, and abolishes violence. Because al-
most every civilization has collapsed be-
cause of conict, Sultanias Moral value,
Konod, abolishes violence to make sure
that it thrives for hundreds of years and
never disappears. Jesus Christ once said
respect your neighbor as if they art thou
self. Christianity is one of the most well
known religions, and has been around for
hundreds of years. This shows that this
moral is very important to Sultania, be-
cause it will ensure that Sultania will be
around for a very long time. This is one of
the best moral values, because there will
be less hate, less jealousy and less disgust.
third moral value, Canderous is simi-
lar to Salat. Instead of praying 5 times a
day, Citizens of Sultania only pray once a
day. This will ensure that my citizens are
dedicated to their religion, but do not let
religion change the way they live their
life. Praying is a way of showing loyalty
to God, which will benet my citizens be-
cause it would be a way for them to clear
their minds. Also, prayers often teach chil-
dren and adults moral values. For exam-
ple: in Church, Christians often are taught
to love one another and be the best per-
son possible. This illustrates that that this
moral from Christianity helped civiliza-
tions thrive for hundreds of years.

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Sultanias Sacred Space
In Sultania, this is a religious structure
named Ashloobo, used for worshiping
God. This building was build to represent
Natlus, the moral value for the golden
rule. The people of Sultania believe that
praying is a way out. It is a way for them
to relax, also it teaches them values to use
in their lives. Ashloobo is a disk shaped
room, with a throne atop everything. This
shows that everyone is worth the same,
but the king is above all. According to the
book, each civilization had a shrine or a
temple (frey 239). These are some of my
religious buildings.
The Middle Ages
Rise of Feudalism and the Church
The fall of Rome and the threat of being
destroyed once again by the barbarians
led to the rise of Feudalism, and the
Catholic Church. After the Visigoths at-
tacked Rome, they had no main govern-
ment or warriors, to protect themselves
from the barbarians. King Charlemagne
had united himself with the Church. Char-
lemagne united himself with god and the
Church, which ended the mayhem and
destruction the Visigoths had caused his
domain, and had given him more power.
According to the book, Charlemagne was
the rst holy emperor. This shows that he
had helped Rome and Europe gain back
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power. He helped the Church gain power
and Europe recover. Charlemagne was
the savior of the Catholic Church, and
Rome, who helped save thousands of peo-
ple.
Decline of Feudalism
In my opinion, the Bubonic plaque had
the greatest impact on Europe because of
all the people it killed, and how much it
damaged it caused Europe. No one new
about the ees and how they were biting
the rats, then biting the kings subjects,
which caused the plaque and killed. Also,
it caused putrid odor and bleeding skin.
It had wiped out the majority of the Euro-
pean population and was the death of feu-
dalism but the birth of the renaissance.
Another reason Feudalism fell was be-
cause the king gave rights to peasants
and surfs, and agreed to pay them if they
had joined his army. This resulted in a ter-
rible way for the nobles, because they had
no one to farm and clean on their manor.
Also The Magna Carta, signed by King
John made it so all the power that the
king had could be stripped away. But
there were many good things, which hap-
pened towards the end of Feudalism. Be-
cause of the exodus of peasants joining
the army, the King of France appointed a
girl named Joan of Arc, the warrior of god
to lead all the peasants into battle. Sadly,
the church thought she was a witch, so
they burned her to the steak. Peasant sol-
diers had created a new weapon called
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the long bow, which was more accurate
and could shoot farther than an ordinary
bow. The fall of Feudalism was great for
many reasons. But the main one was be-
cause it gave peasants and surfs rights.
From Feudalism to Humanism
In my opinion, the Black Death led to the
renaissance. After the plaque hit Europe it
led practically all the survivors to think
that god let them down and that the
church was just using them. People were
enraged because of this. All their lives
they were believing in God, striving to be
the best Christian possible, then believing
God had punished them with the plaque.
This is what damaged Europe so much
and led to the end of Feudalism and the
birth or the renaissance. The birth of the
renaissance gave Surfs rights, and an op-
portunity to become successful, so they
quit their jobs and began to learn sci-
ences. People forgot about the church and
began moving forward. They began learn-
ing more about sciences and math, which
has beneted our world.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
-Confucius
CHAPTER 9
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Power of Ideas
In the middle ages, they focused on the
church, and how they could impress god
to go to Heaven. However during the ren-
aissance, the humanist mind set was fo-
cused on advancing in every single sub-
ject, but be less interested in church. Peo-
ple began to experiment with shadows
and depth in art, learning how the human
body works etc. People wanted to learn
in this era. They wanted to revisit ancient
theories and either validate them or dis-
prove them. The Renaissance is one of the
most important times ever because it was
the evolution of art. Art in the middle
ages was at and unrealistic, however
during the renaissance the art changed. It
began to have more depth, better shad-
ows, more realistic and better colors. Stat-
ues began to look more realistic and were
life sized rather than giant or miniature.
They played with indents and ne de-
tails, which helped make the stature look
incredibly more realistic. All of these con-
tribute to the fact that the renaissance is
possibly the most revolutionary era of all
time.
Humanism in Sultania is extremely im-
portant and is the era Sultania began to
discover new things. People were inter-
ested in sciences and math, However
there are some people who destroy the
Sultanian buildings. Instead of torturing
them, we simply made them rebuild the
house, so they would learn how to build
a house and could have a future as a car-
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penter. With a humanist mindset in Sulta-
nia, people became less violent and more
focused on bettering themselves. In con-
trast, People were focused on the church
in the middle ages. According to frey, Peo-
ple began to break away and question the
church, Which took away lots of its
power.
There were many questionable teach-
ings and practices of the Catholic Church
that caused people to think the church
was corrupt. The churched sold indul-
gence, which is where the church would
forgive anyone who bought these cards.
If someone had one of these cards and the
kill someone, that someone would give
his card to the church and he would still
go to heaven. Another reason people
thought the church was corrupt because
they would sell simony, which is where
the church sold ofces to people. Also
anyone who opposed the church was
burned alive in public.
The ideas and questions of reformers
such as Martin Luther differed from the
traditional beliefs of the Catholic Church
and threatened its power. Heresy was the
act of speaking out against the church,
and claiming that the beliefs and prac-
tices that individuals were forced to do,
were in fact corrupt or not Christian at
all. John Wycliffe was an English scholar
who changed the words of the bible from
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Latin to English. Because the church as ly-
ing to everyone, it was a big threat for
people to know what content the bible
possessed. He was burned alive because
of his crime; he was burned to the
stake. People were so frustrated with the
church that they were willing to be
burned just like John.
Martin Luther was a huge threat to the
catholic church. Yet he was so popular
and powerful that they were afraid to kill
him or burn him to the stake. The reason
that Martin Luther became disillusioned
with the church was that the pope leo x
needed money to nish building St. Pe-
ters Cathedral. The pope sent bishops far
and wide to sell indulgences to anyone
who had enough money to buy them. Lu-
ther was incensed and he tacked his
ninety-ve theses against the catholic
church, to the door in Witten, Germany.
Leonardo Da Vinci is probably the
most important person to incorporate
into Sultania based on his contributions.
A quote from him is Simplicity is the ulti-
mate sophistication. Da Vinci helped It-
aly ourish with his New/Hip ideas. He
had created the blueprint for the ying
machine and painted the Mona Lisa. He
could help modernize Sultania and in-
form people about sciences to boost their
intellect. Also, Da Vinci invented the Ma-
chine gun, which could help win wars
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and battles. This Person could help bene-
t my society because of all the contribu-
tions he had made to Art, Math, and Sci-
ence. He had created the blueprints for
the ying machine, which was highly
benecial. It could be used for warfare
and nding new land to expand Sultania.
However the main reason I want to have
him in my civilization is because of how
he inspired others to be as great as him. If
others wanted to be as good as him, then
mankind would have had discovered elec-
tricity many years before Tomas Edison
did.
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CHAPTER 10
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