The Woodans

THE ANSWER TO WHAT MAKES FOR A

SUCCESSFUL CIVILIZATION.
Jake Nordstrom
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The details of The Woods are a captivating
audience for the eye of a human. The trees envel-
oped overhead, surrounding the land in every
which way. The sky is covered in green, barely
giving enough sunlight to keep the trees alive.
The gray squirrels and chipmunks scatter against
the rough wood up in the trees, looking for nuts
and shelter. They move more swiftly than an air-
plane in the sky on a clear sunny day, but almost
as silent as a mouse, avoiding any chance of en-
The Woodans territory is a very dangerous place to live. However, the Woodans will somehow survive.
Introduction
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People are children of their environment
-Shinichi Suzuki
CHAPTER 1
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Modifications
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Part I- Analysis of the Problem
The rst step in building a successful civiliza-
tion is to secure basic human needs such as food
and water. Due to its geography, the major chal-
lenges the civilization of The Woods faces in
achieving a basic food and water supplies include
the following:
Human Changes to the Land
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The peoples good is the highest law.
-Cicero
CHAPTER 2
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Law & Government
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Lesson #1 - Equality
One of the most important lessons to learn as the
government is to treat your people equally. All of
the people in Rome were either a high class, or
low class. You werent even able to debate. You
were chosen by how much land or money you
had, and not how loyal or kind or smart you
were. As said by Frey, During this time [616
509 B.C.E], Roman society was divided into two
classes, patricians and plebeians (318).
This is the Woodans Court, where they will present their laws/case to the judge before going to the council.
Maintaining Civil Order
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As a [person] believes, so will the person act.
-Sam Harris
CHAPTER 3
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Belief Systems
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Importance of Belief Systems
The belief system will help people nd their
way in life, helping each other along the way.
Would there be trust around the civilization,
knowing that there are no people who would
steal or hurt you for money? Are all the citizens
caring for one another, making sure nobody is tak-
ing the wrong path in life or making wrong deci-
sions? If a civilization didnt have any of these
key items, it would be in chaos, and could never
be successful. This is why a belief system is impor-
tant, because of how it will inuence people in
the civilization, either positively or negatively.

This is Monkfree, The woodans God, which is above the Government building to show faith.
Impact of Belief Systems
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A [person] may die, nation may rise and fall, but an
idea lives on. -John F. Kennedy
CHAPTER 4
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Ideas
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A humanist mindset can promote new ideas and
make for a successful civilization through sculpt-
ing by creating new ideas for others to follow. It
was rare for anyone to come up with new ideas
and excel, until the humanists came anyway.
Some examples of what a humanist would do
back then is something as simple as creating fa-
cial expressions on statues. They would also
make little modications like personality, mood,
expressions, etc. As stated by Frey, Donatello, a
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Power of Ideas
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Humanist Ideas Through Sculpting
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