Coillearnach

Julia Merron
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Introduction

This image depicts the setting where Coillearnach will settle, grow and thrive.

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Theres a faint malodorous smell of sh cavorting in creeks drifting through the dense woodsy air. I can taste the humidity hovering around me. A harmony of singing birds and rustling leaves lls the light stream through the gorgeous greenery. Towering redwood trunks, bushes, and dead leaves lit2
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ter the muddy ground. Clear water trickles through little streams passing through the vast forest. Soft fern leaves wave as a cool breeze passes by, dancing to the magnicent glory of the woodlands. It of the hundreds of trees.

empty silence. Rays of golden sun- is perfect here, deep in the depths

CHAPTER 1

Modifications

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SECTION 1

Human Changes to the Land

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Part I - Analysis of the Problem

The rst step in building a successful civilization is to secure basic human needs such as food and water. Due to its geography,

the major challenges the civilization of Coillearnach faces in achieving a basic food and water supply include the following: 1. Its extremely exasperating to farm on the forest floor. The ground barely gets any sunlight, and plants need sunlight to turn

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it into food for themselves. If plants dont get food, they die. Plants and the fruits and vegetables that they produce are significant in a humans diet, so if were not able to eat them, then death is also a possibility for me. Another problem is that eating plants is in animals nature, so naturally they will eat the plants we farm. 2. Finding drinkable water is difficult in the woodlands. There are several water sources such as rivers and creeks, but what they contain is not pure. Countless germs fill the water we would have to drink. Discovering a way to purify water will be challenging. Also, other animals drink and hunt prey in the same water sources, so we would have to be cautious when we retrieve water. This would take a lot of work, and tons of dreadful things could happen. The worst consequence would be death if we dont clean the water though, so it will definitely be worth the labor.

Part II Proposed Solutions

There are many modifications I will have to make to my environment in order to both survive and thrive. A modification is an alteration or a change made to fit a civilizations necessities. One example is an irrigation system. A group of people had to have dug out the whole thing, probably uprooting bushes and trees in the process. Then the water had to flow all the way from a certain water source to the area where the group of people wanted it to go. The adjustment of water flow and the replacement of trees and bushes are both modifications that the group of people made. It can be particularly toilsome to try to farm in a forest environment with so many trees and herbivorous animals in the way. Even though there are lots of ways for agriculture to go wrong, there are also lots of ways to find a road out of those problems:
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A. We could cut down the trees we would use for houses and use the space for planting. There, the plants would get sunlight with no trees blocking it. We could also use the same technique as the Aztecs had: the Maya used slash-and-burn agriculture. First they cleared the land by cutting and burning plants and trees. Then they planted their crops (Frey 268). B. We could build a strong, tall fence around the crops so no animals could reach them, or hang them in a basket on a strong branch and use a rope to get them down. If none of those solutions work, we can also hunt. Finding a way to sanitize lthy water can be tremendously arduous, because there is one way that takes an exceptionally long time. Collecting enough rainwater for an entire community can take from an hour to a whole day. The Arabs had to deal with even crueler surroundings than that of the Coillearnachs, though.

On Frey 77, it states, The hot, dry desert environment is very harsh To fix this water problem we would have to dig an enormous hole and line it with something, maybe clay or chipped stone. The rainwater would accumulate, and that would be our drinking source. The Mesopotamians had a similar idea. They would make water come into pools by constructing dams along the river (Frey 36). This is a great invention, something we should definitely use in our civilization.

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CHAPTER 2

Law & Government

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SECTION 1

Maintaining Civil Order

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Part I Lessons on Democracy

Athens, Sparta, and Rome all had good and bad ideas that they used in their civilizations. First of all, Athens chose to use a democracy. In a democracy, all citizens share in the ruling power.

(Frey 257) They had an Athenian Assembly and the Council of 500. The Athenian Assembly was made up of 6,000 Athenian citizens that got together every 10 days to discourse and vote on laws. The meetings were really important to Athenians. On Frey 257, it declares that If not enough people showed up, slaves
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would round up citizens with ropes dipped in red paint. The citizens that came were males born in Athens of age 18 and older. The Council of 500 was a group of 30+-year-old citizens that discussed small and basic topics of government. I think that a direct democracy is a great form of rule, but womens rights should as equal as mens. Sparta chose to be an oligarchy. The rule was in the hands of the Council of Elders, which was made up of 2 kings and 28 Spartan men who arranged and organized the laws of Sparta. The men had to be 60 years old and from a noble family. The Council was the most important part of the government. On Frey 265 it states, The Council of Elders held the real power in Sparta. The Spartan Assembly only had the right to vote yes or no on laws. The Spartan Assembly was made up of all of the Spartan citizens. Spartan citizens were all males of 28 years of age who served in the military. I think the idea of having more than one person as a ruler was beneficial for the city-state. I think we could definitely use this idea in our civilization.

Rome changed its way of rule throughout the years it flourished. It started out as a monarchy, and ended after the Etruscan Kings ruled. After all seven kings had a chance to rule, the aristocratic republic started. The aristocratic republic was in the hands of two consuls and the senate. The senate was a group of 300 men who were in control of the ancient government. The consuls lead the whole senate. The consuls jobs were to command the army and take care of the basic issues of Rome. Usually, the government was made up of patricians. Patricians were the rich, affluent citizens who generally got more choices and better service. Plebeians were the indigent, poor families basically the opposite of patricians who were treated horribly. Plebeians had jobs such as slaves, shopkeepers, craftsmen, soldiers, and many other lowclass careers. Often laws were passed that supported the welfare of the patricians but left out the plebeians. After the patricians treated the plebeians unjustly for a while, the plebeians decided that they wanted better rights. This started the Conflict of Orders, where the plebeians rebelled against the patricians. One way they gained their liberty back was by camping out

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on a hill near the city. The patricians soon noticed that Rome would fall without soldiers protecting the people, farmers producing food, or shopkeepers selling goods. They finally welcomed them back into the city and made a couple agreements with them. Thus, the Roman Republic was created. In this form of government, along with the senate and consuls, there were the, the Tribunes of the Plebs, the Council of Plebs, and the Citizens Assemblies. The Tribunes of the Plebs was made up of 10 official plebeians who had to be elected into their positions. The Tribunes had veto power, which allowed them to reject any law they thought went against the plebeians. Like the Tribunes, only elected plebeians formed the Council of Plebs. The Council passed laws that exclusively affected plebeians. The Citizens Assemblies were made of all the Roman males. They passed laws for both plebeians and patricians, and elected the Tribunes, consuls, and members of the senate. Along with the republic, the Twelve T ables were created. The Twelve T ables were a code of law written permanently so no one could sway or change the laws for

their benefit. I think that using the lessons the ancient Romans learned, our civilization would thrive and prosper.

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Part II - Code of Law

Paragraphs on Hammurabis Code, the Twelve T ables, and your own laws.

Part III - Political Leadership Lessons from Julius Caesar

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