Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Where and when will your civilization be?

Please post here your thoughts about where (and when) you'd like to locate your civilization in space and time. Explain the rationale for your choice.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be somewhere in Europe, for there are other civilizations there that we can get information from to help set up our civilization. Also I think it should be in 500 BCE, for it will be the easiest to get the information about this time period.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be around Amazon River Basin, in what is modern day Brazil. This is because that area has an abundance of natural resources, and a lot of biodiversity- there is plenty of food, trees, and an excellent climate. This article from the Smithsonian gives more information about the Amazon basin.

Anonymous said...

I think that for our civilization project we should locate our civilization in Brazil, or somewhere in South America. I think that we should be located in Brazil because it is a good place for resources. There are rivers, lakes and other land bases. This would be good for farming, agriculture and more. There is also the Amazon River which has excellent resources.

Anonymous said...

I think that the best place for our civilization would be on the east coast of present-day Brazil. It has access to water as a resorce, and it is in a good position for trade with Europe and Africa. It is also in an area that we haven't learned about thus far; therefore, we would get to learn about an area that we might not otherwise study.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in South America, around 400 BCE. South America is a land with many oppurtunites, like the Amazon River and timber from the forests. To trade and colaborated with, there are the Incans.

Anonymous said...

I think that our civilization should be in the heartland of present-day America, somewhere near Missouri. There are natural resources like the Mississippi River and the Ozark Mountians. The climate of good, summers of about 80 degrees F and winters of about 30 degrees F. The summers are not too hot, but not too cool. The land is fertile; a lot of crops are grown there now. Most other people that have lived there, the Indians and the Pioneers, had abundant crops and a healthy lifestyle.

Anonymous said...

I believe that we should create or civilization either around South America or Western Europe. The problem with South America is that civilizations didn’t seem to emerge until mish later. It has been pointed out that the Incans developed in South America but according to Minnesota State University, the Incans did not emerge until 1200 A.D, and they meet their demise in 1535. If we wanted to place our civilization as far as the 13th century I think we might be better off with some other contents, but just a thought. Western Europe has other civilizations such as the Gauls, A civilization in France, and some of the other Germanic Tribes. The Ideal time for Western Europe is just before the rise of Rome. This area of the world would have almost all the necessary we need to make a civilization.

Anonymous said...

I think that our civilization should be centered in South America in close proximity to the Amazon. The Amazon provides abundant resources throughout the year. If we were to make our civilization in this area, we would, however, need to contend with the daily rainy circumstances. This factor though, I believe, would be simple to overcome. The Incans were around in the 1200s. If we were to interact with a group, the Incans would be an interesting group to interact with, as there is supple information on the group.

Anonymous said...

I think our river civilization should be in Brazil. In Brazil there are many resources. Also, the Amazon River is near Brazil and the Amazon is a great place for resources. Also, Brazil is in a good spot that has easy access for trade.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be located in Brazil becasue there are a lot of resources. Such resourses are the Amazon, its great climate, and the rain forest. It is also located on the Atlantic Ocean, so we could have a harbor for trade with all the other civilizations.

Anonymous said...

I think that our civilization should be located in western Europe. Maybe around southern France because there are mountains there to provide protection, but also it would be near the Mediterannean so there would be opportunity to trade as well.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in Amazon River area because the river would supply the needs to grow food which is needed for a civilization to start. There is also the rainforest with animals and wood. We should also have the time period be around 500-550 BCE .

Anonymous said...

I think that our civilization should be in Brazil on the Amazon River. The amazon is a great place to be because it is in a rain forest which means they will have rich soil. Living on the amazon means that if there are multiple civilizations on the river, it is easy to trade with them. I think that since we would have the Ocean, we could trade with civilizations in Europe and Africa.

Anonymous said...

I still think our civilization should be in S. America around 500 BCE.
S.A. has an abundunce of resources - trees, animals, water
Also the place is more exotic and fun, different from Europe and North America which we know lots about.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in South America, perferably near the Amazon in the 500s because in South America they have all the reasources they need. Maybe not all that they want, but more than enough to live on.

Anonymous said...

I still think South America would be the best. There are plentiful resources. It might be best to have it later in time because it might be easier to find information. So, maybe 700BCE-500-BCE.

Anonymous said...

I still think that our civilization should be in western Europe because I think that being next to the mountains which would provide protection from other attacks, but having the Mediterannean would provide a good way to trade with other civilizations and get new ideas. I think it should be around 300-500ish BCE

Anonymous said...

Western Eruope- we should put our civilization in western eruope, some where between germany and Portugaul. This area has all of the Natural resources of south America and more. It also has something to base our civilization off of, and the possability of trae.

Anonymous said...

I now think that we should be in the middle of the United States, around the Mississippi, at around 500 BCE. There, we have the river, the plains to farm, the Indians to trade with, and the animals (like buffalo) to eat.

Anonymous said...

I'm tied bewteen South America and Western Europe. Both of them have good sources of natural resources, and climates that are condusive to building a civilization. The time period I think is best would be between 700 and 500 BCE. This time period would be easiest to reasearch and technological advances would be the greatest.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in South America near the Amazon river because the resources are abundant and there need not be any fighting with other countries over the resources that are already there. The environment is suitable for much growth. Because there are so many growing plants, other animals can live there. The wide variety of animals is good for humans to eat meat. Our civilization should be 500 BCE because the age of the Mayans and the Incans has already ended and there is more information on this time period

Anonymous said...

Around
500 BC

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in the mid US because of plentiful farmland, animals to work, animals to eat, the Mississippi River, a steady climate.

I think the time should be around 1000-800 BCE.

Anonymous said...

I think that we should be located in Brazil.

I think that we should be during 500 BC, because there were
- more advanced things (farming wise)
- more civilizations to trade with

I think Brazil would be best because we would have access to many resources, and also we would have access to the Amazon River. Brazil is also a huge country and there would more space for people to live in.

Anonymous said...

I have completely changed my descision and decided that we should do Europe. I think that these places are stronger than South America because even though South America has rain, the Amazon, and fertile soil, they would not be able to farm without the tools and iron necessary. If you don't have a type of metal, you will not be able to hunt with a dependable item. I think that it would be a good enviroment to have a society in but you would not have enough things to get by easily. In Europe, you have Africa to trade with if you need help or need a resource that you don't have. I think our time period should be around 650-500 BCE because it is the most modern and that probably means that we could discover more about the area.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in Portugal or in Mid US. Portugal has many resources that come from the Tagus River, and the temperature is nice. There is also mountains which could be a good barrier. Mid US has good land for farming. Farming would be good to have because there is always a steady flow of food. Mid US also has the Mississippi River which is good for resources. I am not sure of the time period.

Caroline Smith said...

I think that we should have our civilization in Brazil because it has many resources and has the Amazon. The Amazon river will provide us with transportation and resources. Brazil also has trees and animals for eating and breathing.
I also think we should have our civilization be in the Mid US, somewhere near Missouri. Missouri has good land for farming and agriculture. It also has the Mississippi River to provide us with resources. It also has animals for food.

For the time period, I say around 500 BCE, because this is the most modern date we can choose and we have the most information about that time period.

Anonymous said...

I think our civilization should be in South Africa around 700-500B.C.E.
-They have the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean as their oceans
-They also have many rivers all over it.

Anonymous said...

I think we should it in South Africa because they climate would be much like the climate in the Mediterranean, which would be good got growing crops. Also it has some flat spots good for growing cops as well. And finally there is a small mountain range that we could get out metal resources from. And right next to it is the south Atlantic ocean that could be fished from, and used for trade.