Recent content by Hyena

Wow..more Canadians than just me..amazing. I live in Toronto and am currently studying history at the University of Toronto. One cool fact is the Pontifical Centre for Mediaeval Studies, located at UofT was the vey first dedicated Mediaeval Studies department in any university in the world...

Let's just be thankful that everyone seems to be sick of fighting over which civs should and shouldn't be in the game and why. That got a little ugly for a bit. My own opinion here...is that it's just a game, and with limited space for civs in the game, not everyone is represented. I...

Anobody who would like to read about different forms of writing and alphabets should definately pick up Jared Diamond's book "Guns, Germs and Steel". It is easily one of the better history books I have read in a while, and also contains alot of information on other subjects such as botany...

I think it would be fun to try out as many different combinations as possible. With that said, though, I think I'll most likely use a Catholic Theocracy (I know catholicism isn't exactly in the game, but being catholic myself I'll just imagine that my civ follows my branch of christianity LOL)...

There are three main forms of written communication that have dominated human history. The first of these is basic symbols. Examples are Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Chinese characters. This for of writing seems to have developed first in the various places in the world that writing was...

I feel that the civs in the game start off believing whatever they feel like individually, until some organized religion comes along and changes that. Whether what they believe is Atheism, Paganism, or something else entirely, is up to each one of those population points and units. Ciao.

I think it depends on when people stop buying the games.

I really should check these forums more often; by the time I read them, five people have already said what I was thinking. So, although you've heard it already......Monotheism is not an advance, but has to come later in the tech-tree because in human history it tended to come later than...

This wouldn't offend me because nothing does. I do feel though, that there should be later era units that don't reveal their nation of origin. Terrorists (be they religious or secular in nature) would fit the bill perfectly. Ciao, e buona fortuna.

Ghafhi, please read some history books. If you think that things were this simple then you really should pick up at least one bbok about European history. The roots of Anglicanism are far more complicated than this, as is Luther's split with the church. And for your information, Luter DID...

Worker.......where's the worker?

Hehehehe. Ghahfi, I think that before you start making inflamatory statements about the effects various civilizations have had on world history, you should at least know what you are talking about. I must agree with you, however, that Ethiopia should be included over some of the other civs...

Andrew Jay, you are exactly right. No religion is deserving of any more treatment than any other. Although I have already briefly touched on some of the issues that seperate Protestantism irreconcilably from Catholicism, the fact remains that we still follow Jesus, and base our faith on the...

Hehehe. I probably won't hog them. Christianity is the only one I want. Let the rest of the world fight over the others. Catholic theocracy, here I come.

As a staunch Catholic, I have to agree with you. Catholicism and any of the Protestant faiths are VERY different. In fact, I find that due to our emphasis on rituals(sacraments) and our reverence for saints, as well as the fact that there is a piece of a saint's body in every altar, and our...