Monday, February 9, 2009

Empires

If you could create an empire, what land would it include? What would you include in your Empire to make it successful? What would you name it?

33 comments:

Hannah Slyce said...
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Hannah Slyce said...

My empire would be called Aegis, meaning guidance or protection. The empire of Aegis would include vast areas of land that was secluded from the majority of civilizations but still within reach for purposes of trade; maybe located in an island type area like in the Mediterranean. In order for Aegis to flourish it would need citizens that were knowledgeable of everyday tasks like farming, trading, building, craftsmanship, etc. There would also be a need of leadership, whereas the leaders were fair to their people and elected on account of their intelligence and dedication, rather than popularity or birth. Peace would also have to be a main concept for my empire. Being ignorant and warlike is not what I would want my empire to be remembered for. The people of Aegis would be known for their intellect and ability to understand each other in times of need, like wars or diplomatic disputes. The Aegians would be known to provided guidance and protection to those who are in need, i.e. the word aegis [defined above.]

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Anonymous said...

This is something very interesting to think about. It would be cool if I could build an empire. If I could build an empire, it would extend over a large area that included very fertile lands. It would be located near a river and close to the coast. I would want it to be near a river for transportation and farming purposes. I would want it to be close to the coast for trading purposes. My empire perhaps would be located in northern Africa somehwere near a river and close to the coast. I would include a lot of different things in my empire to make it successful. I would be sure to include specialized citizens of various jobs such as farming, architecture, and craftsmenship. There would also need to be a ruler along with other individuals of leadership under the ruler. I would also include laws to keep order in my empire. I would also make sure that I had an organized road system. I would also include ships to help make a good trading system. I would also make sure that my empire had an abundance of natural recources. I would also make sure that my empire had animals for domestication. I would also be sure to include a strong millitary in my empire. I would also make sure we had good weapons for if we needed them for defense purposes. I would name my empire Adelmar. I would name it this because Adelmar means nobly famous. I would want my empire to be known for its noble people. I would want my empire to be famous all over the world for this.

Sarah Truesdale said...

Hm...I'm not really into empires and stuff and I'm pretty sure I'd be an awful ruler if I had to rule one buttt....here goes nothing.


If I had an empire I would probably call it Prosperity(wishful thinking) because that is exactly what I would want to happen in my empire, people to prosper and the empire to prosper as a whole.

I'm pretty sure that the land would be somewhere in the Mediterranean, somewhere always hot. I don't like snow at all and cold weather can get annoying so if I were the ruler I'd avoid it as much as possible. I would definitely make sure that the land would be surrounded by some body of water on some sides, if not all sides.(Island of Prosperity? :D)

My empire would include...
A good bit of natural resources, ha. I would love to have some of everything because I would want my empire to be as independent as possible. I wouldn't want my empire/island to become dependent on other countries because of a good and then that country have a significant control over something such as our economy.

Since I am the ruler I guess I'm the president...but I would make the government a democracy. I like the whole bicameral legislature setup, so that's what I'd use. But because I like checks and balances I wouldn't let one party overrule another.

I would make sure that from childhood, education was very important. I would want the people of prosperity to be intelligent and knowledgeable of every subject (not just math and science...) because I think english and history should be stressed just as much as the other subjects.

Ohhh, we'd all be very musical because...music is great, obviously. There'd be little Motzarts and Beethovens everywhere. :D

Sarah Truesdale said...

Hm...I'm not really into empires and stuff and I'm pretty sure I'd be an awful ruler if I had to rule one buttt....here goes nothing.


If I had an empire I would probably call it Prosperity(wishful thinking) because that is exactly what I would want to happen in my empire, people to prosper and the empire to prosper as a whole.

I'm pretty sure that the land would be somewhere in the Mediterranean, somewhere always hot. I don't like snow at all and cold weather can get annoying so if I were the ruler I'd avoid it as much as possible. I would definitely make sure that the land would be surrounded by some body of water on some sides, if not all sides.(Island of Prosperity? :D)

My empire would include...
A good bit of natural resources, ha. I would love to have some of everything because I would want my empire to be as independent as possible. I wouldn't want my empire/island to become dependent on other countries because of a good and then that country have a significant control over something such as our economy.

Since I am the ruler I guess I'm the president...but I would make the government a democracy. I like the whole bicameral legislature setup, so that's what I'd use. But because I like checks and balances I wouldn't let one party overrule another.

I would make sure that from childhood, education was very important. I would want the people of prosperity to be intelligent and knowledgeable of every subject (not just math and science...) because I think english and history should be stressed just as much as the other subjects.

Ohhh, we'd all be very musical because...music is great, obviously. There'd be little Motzarts and Beethovens everywhere. :D

Kelsey Sharpe said...

My empire would be named Pianolin, after the piano and violin of course. You can probably tell that my empire would be very musical. It would consist of a large island in the middle of the Mediterranean because I would want my people to just depend on themselves and trading and going to distant lands might lead to warfare. That is why I would want a mix of natural resourses. Also I would enjoy the majority of the people living there to be specialized in an instrument of some sort. It won't be required and of course there will have to be doctors and teachers and all of those other jobs. I hate kings and queens so the govnerment would be democracy. I would have a House and a Senate and we would live throughout the land. All of my advisors staying in one place would just give them an idea of one place's needs. If I needed advising I would travel through the land and get advise that way. Of course, everyone wants a successful empire so to do that I would make strong bonds with everyone in my land. I know I can't please everybody but I can attempt to keep everyone happy. I wouldn't live in a special house, I would just live in a plain house among everyone else in the land. Also I would have many charities and back up plans for if the plan being used failed. I hope it wouldn't but you can never be too sure. And I would have many many libraries. Maybe one for each section of literature, such as, a library for fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, murder mysteries and so on. There are way too many subjects to list them all. That would be my empire.

Kayla Teran said...

If I could create an empire, that would be awesome. I would like the land for my empire to be the United States. I would want that because in my opinion the U.S. has everything. In my empire I would have a very strong, and large army. The army would only be used to defend, I wouldn't try to take homes from other people. I would also have a well educated society. In my empire I would need very good ships, so that I would be able to trade with other countries. My empire would consist of scientists, astronomers, doctors, and artists of all kind. The name of my empire would be Kaylantis (which is part of my name). I would like to be a Queen for just a few days, it would be fun to know that all the power is in your hands. :D Then I would move into a democracy. I would like to make my empire a very safe place for my people, so I would make strict laws. I would have a very fun and exciting empire, with lots of entertainment. Unlike many ancient empires, the entertainment wouldn't be endangering someones life. I love plays, and movies so that would be the main source of the entertainment.

Jonathan Bowles said...

If I could create an empire it would need to be somewhere along the coast of a sea. I would need it to be along the sea so that my empire would be able to trade with different sorts of people. Maybe somewhere along the Mediterranean Sea. In order for my Empire to be successful I would need a lot of citizens. The citizens would be taught a ton of things in some type of education system so that my empire would have smart people doing jobs such as an architect, craftsman, etc.. I would also need to have multiple leaders other than myself so that things would run smoothly. I would still be the main man. Those others would be like my assitants. We would also need rules to follow so that no one gets hurt or stolen from. If I caught anybody in my empire doing those things I would first give them a warning and put them in jail. And if I caught them doing it a second time then they would be banished from my empire. My empire would also need a good army. We would use such materials as iron to make the weapons and bronze to make shields and helmets for warfare. My empire would probably be called Braveheart because they would all be brave and fearless. Well most of them would be brave and fearless.

Sith Lord Perry Tidwell said...

Sith Lord Perry here. My empire would be in space. A large space station named the Death Star III. I would expand my empire by conquering earth. If my empire is in space, then I need resources and great trading networks. I would have a half robot and half human army. robots would go in to give data to headquarters and send the humans to conquer the territory by their weaknesses. Every other land will be conquered too like Aegis, Adelmar, Prosperity, Pianolin, Kaylantis, and Braveheart. Mwhahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Sith Lord Perry Tidwell said...
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Sith Lord Perry Tidwell said...

If there are any other empires, speak now or forever hold your peace. Mwhahahahahahahahahaha!

Sith Lord Perry Tidwell said...

Where is Jedi Knight David? Mwhahahahahahahaha!

Sith Lord Perry Tidwell said...

I am the ruler of the Death Star III. Bring me my lightsaber. What a minute? I hear people saying something. Me!!! Bow down, bow down. Mwhahahahahahahahaha!

Kyndall said...

Well first of all if I could create an empire, I wouldn't. I don't think I would be fit for the job of building an empire. But if I did I would definitely make it on like some random island, maybe even a few small islands!

To make my empire successful I would have to be very organized, which wouldn't really work out! I would have to have some amazing farming going on and like animal raising for food as well. I think me and Krista (my best friend everrr) could rule my empire. I would be the president type thing and she would be the vice president. It might not last very long but for the time it does last it will be awesome! Our empire would need plenty of natural resources. OH, our empire would have an army! Therefore we would need weapons and protection. It would also have laws. I would have to think of some sort of currency system, it would be weird, and different, but simple. :) The empire would need roads and direction. And that's pretty much all I can think of at the moment, other than like religion and education. Krista and I could clearly make up our own religion and use a pretty standard education system.

The name of the empire would be Olegtex. Not for any specific reason. Oh and the sign wherever people would enter the island would say welcome to Olegtex! and then have the pronunciation underneath of it in small letters. :) I think this would be a pretty cool empire that I hope would end up being very successful.

OliviaGiven said...

I'm not very good at the whole ruling empires and being in charge of a large group of people...so I don't know how good I would be at making an empire. But anyway, I guess I would have my empire in...Greenland. No one really lives there so it would be a ton of open land to use. It would have to be near a large body of ocean so that the townspeople could trade with other Empires. All of the citizens would have to be knowledgeable in some kind of task, such as building, trading, craftsmanship, farming, army, etc. There would also have to be some sort of leadership. But not just one leader. There would be a group of people, to make sure everything was working well and to make sure that the citizens followed the rules and were respectful of each other. My empire would have to revolve around peace. War would have to be definite last resort. So we wouldn't really need a big army, but just in case something would come up which in that rare case, we would be prepared. Everyone would know how to work together to solve a problem, instead of using war or ignorant excuses not to do something; therefore my empire would be very successful. :)

Hannah Y said...

Well im not really into this empire stuff but ill give at try:


My empire would be named The Land of Triumph, or the land of success. :)
The land near my empire would be near flat lands, mountains and the ocean. The flat lands would be for farming the mountains could be used as protection and the ocean for trade and travel.
My empire would have a military service so we could have protection in time of need. My empire would have a great government. I would be the president :) I most likely would crack under the pressure but I am up for the challenge. My empire would not have many enemies. We would be allies with the surrounding empires. Education would be very important in my empire. My empire we be dominate in trade. People will come to my empire for help, instead of us looking for help.
My empire is in need of citizens.... any takers???

Karli Roberts said...

If I had an empire, I would name it Bonifazian Empire.

It would be on my own island. The island would be named Varnava. The island would have surrounding clear water. It would have a lot of large fields with four major cities. The cities would be named Prokhor, Toma, Denis, and Snezhana. They would each be famous for something different. There would atleast 7643 people so we would have enough for all the aspects of society, including farming, trading, craftsmen, building, teaching, preaching, manufactoring, etc. I would be the ruler and Hannah Yandle would be ruler when I die. The empire will crash when I die. Have fun trying to rebuild it Hannah. There would a lot of peace in my empire. Everyone will get along. We will not start wars with anyone, or conquer any lands. All we want is our land. No one will every be hungry or in need.


(FYI: I got all the names from the Random Name Generator.)

Tibba said...
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Tibba said...

Teehee. Yay for Abby finally putting up a blog... and yay for Abby talking in third-person :P
Aight. Um I'd probably be a really bad ruler 'cause I'd either kill everybody, go let everyone walk all over me and get conquered, or I'd use my power to get a bunch of money and buy stuff thus resulting in my empire's bankruptcy.
Anyways my empire would be called Bob. Bob would consist of Australia, Japan, and a lot of land that is near the ocean for trade and I would build a strong navy. However me thinks that Japan would most likely be difficult to conquer. Why? Um because the Japanese are frickin' BEASTS! I'd start of with limited rights until I got the "empire" off the ground. Bob would have something similar to a democracy. People could vote on laws and stuff like that but I'd be the ultimate ruler. Because I've got problems and was controlled too much as a child, if you have a problem with that: try to take me over and I'll go frickin' crazy and destroy you with muh HUGE NAVY! I'd tax the people depending on their yearly income. Kind of communist sounding but no not really. I'd seperate Bob into like different states and assign leaders. No fancy names for them, sorry. But yea you get the jist. Bob: big on trade, big on education, big on conquering, but still fair and NO SUBURBS ALOUD!! Only large cities and farm land. Sorry white kids XD

Dillon D said...

If I were to have an Empire, the empire would be composed of a few islands off the coast of somewhere in the middle of no where.. like out in the middle of the ocean or something. The islands would be small and easy to control and defend.. even though someone would be able to blow us up with one bomb or something.. we'd be a neutral power and stay out of the drama of all of the world. I would name my empire whendonesque.. just because it sounds cool and I found it on some website when I searched for "cool empire names" on google. For my empire to succeed I would need my empire to be based on agriculture. we would have to devote at least one island to farming.. farming things such as bananas and potatoes which are high in calories and will help our empire flourish with strong men and women. We will also bring cows on our island so we can have steak and we can have hamburger.. protein.. strong muscles... We will also train everyday just incase anyone came on our island and tried to take over it. we would hide and attack and hide and attack and etc... We would be the greatest small empire ever and we would be ruled by ME!! haha >:O

Jedi Knight David!!!! said...

If I could create an empire i would create it on a tropical land with good climate. The land would also have to have a surplus of food. I would include a strong army and big buildings. The army would be for a good defense. The buildings would be for people to live in. I would also include jobs for everyone. I would create a language and an alphabet for a way for my people to communicate. I would also create a money system to use. I would name my empire HAWAII!!! davidballesp

Jedi Knight David!!!! said...

Jedi Knight David Shall Not Be Defeated Sith Lord Perry!!!! I WILL OWN YOU SON!!!!

Logan Finklea said...

If I could build an empire I think I would call it Loglor. Of course I would rule the country along with my cousin Taylor! Together we will be able to accomplish anything! I would want my country to have a really strong army. Also it would need to have some money and there will also be lots of crops of corn and other vegetables. No one in my country would be able to eat pork because it is gross! I think I would want my country to be in a tropical area because I love tropical places. Maybe somewhere like Hawaii! That would be great! There would also be no wars, just peace.

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TaylorJeffers said...

If I could create an empire its Land would be very green with great soil for crops, and have plenty of rivers and lakes for water and a power source. It would need to be in a place that easily reachable for trade. The people in the empire would need to all be able to hole successful and meaningful jobs, such as doctors, lawyers, farmers and craftsmen. It would need technology for schools and for the empire to grow. The empire would also need a smart and compatible leader who cares about the peoples interests and ideas. It would also need a strong military with up to date equipment to help in case of an attack or war. The people would have freedom of religion of course and able to share their beliefs with others. I would want my empire to be very prosperous and successful. I think I would name my empire Desmond, because that’s a name that no one would forget, and because that was what my brothers name was. One last thing my empire would have to be very good with money so we wouldn’t have to borrow anything we couldn’t pay back. I believe my empire would be very successful and would grow very fast.

Taylor T. said...

If I could create an empire it would include land by the sea. I would like for it to be by a sea because then there would be easy access to trade and travel overseas. Also hopefully we would get lucky and have a lot of oil on our land so until an inexpensive alternative fuel came up we wouldn’t have to depend on others for oil. In my empire I would include a government, probably a lot like the US’s government because it seems to work pretty well. I would have farming, industries, and we would have places for tourism. We would be a free empire and we wouldn’t go to war for acquiring land or anything, if we went to war it would have to be for a very good reason. The name of my empire would probably have something from my name in it like my last name, so maybe it would be called the Tynes Empire.

Amanda said...

Okay. If i have an empire, i would name it Joetopia. I really don't know why i would name it that, it just sounds cool. I would have my empire around a lot of water. With water nearby, you could easily have a good farm land. My people would be able to grow their own crops. Education is really important. So everyone would go to school. I would have an army, but they would only be used if we were being attacked. I would rule but i would have advisors helping me with every decision. In the end, i would make the final choice.

Dan Trimnal said...

My empire would be Spartaaaaaaaa!.
Sparta would be successful because of war. Spartaaaaaaa! would conquer any empire in its path.Spartaaaaaaa! would be located everywhere except australia. Spartaaaaaaans! hate kangaroos.Spartaaaaaaa! is the most powerful empire known to man!

Corey said...

If I had an empire i would want it located near the coast because of trade with other countries. My Empire would also have a great army for protection and also to expand over time. It would also have to have many civilians. They would have to be able to farm, construct buildings, and trade with other nations.

Jedi Knight David!!!! said...

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Jedi Knight David!!!! said...

Sith Lord Perry!!!! I shall demolish your empire and teach you a lesson about how to speak to your SUPERIORS!!! SON!!!

Jedi Knight David!!!! said...

Oh, and one more thing! I give a shout out to all those who think they aren't fit to build an empire and stuff because they come up with some good ideas! :) Good Job Guys!