Well here goes mine 19 civilizations and why they should be in Civ4.Please send comments(I left portugal out for my regret as well the mayas and aztecs)
I hope to see you opinos very soon.
1)Germany: Because it had an enormus amount of influence for good or bad during the period of 1939_1945. Yes Lets face it If Germany would have won the war half the planet will be speaking german right now(please I never liked the Nazis, I'm just saying this in terms of importance in History)Germany must be In civ 4.The leader should still be Bismark
2)America: Like it or not America is the most Powerful country in the world today. Its economy and military can not be matched by any nation in the world.If it wasn't for teh american Europe will be part of Germany and The Nazis would have won.Leader should be FDR
3)France: If it wasn't because iof teh french america would still be colonies of the British. Besides Th french had an normus impact on the history of Europe in the Napolionic era. Also conquerer a lot of territory during the age of imperialism. Leader should be Napoleon.
4)England/Britan: Beside having an Empire which consisted of 20% of the earth.They were the People who stopped both napoleon and The Nazis.(of course the weren't the only ones, but the had a bigger role)They created te american Colonies which at th end became the strongest nation in the world.leader should be Churchill.
5)Spain:The were the ones who kicked the muslims out of europe(not mentioning the Ottoman Empire)Also was the most power country the 1600's Because of all the gold and silver brought from the Americas. Conquerer half a continent, and created a new Kind of culture(the Latin America Culture). Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world after mandarin from China.leader should be Philiip the second.
6)Autria: An inmense and powerful empire in Europe. They were the ones who stop the spread of the ottoman empire in Europe.was involve in all of the most important wars of Europe(during ww2 they were part of the reich but other easter erupean nations resisted the Nazis) Leader should be Josefh.
7)China: THe second biggest country after russian, with the biggest population in the world.A magnificent ancient history which influence most o asia and other parts of the world. The were the one who discovered Gun podwer.If it wasn't for that european would never have discovered and conquerer other parts of the world. Leader Mao
8)Japan: The second biggest economy, conquer most of easter Asia during the Period of 1936-1945(1905 won land from Russia,1910 anexed Korea to the Empire of japan)A magnificent ancient culture and a ability to adapt to new technology(japan became industralize in 50 years). Leader should be Toguawa( i don't know if you spell it like that.
9)Russia(Maybe Soviet Union): Beisdes being the biggest country in the world, had always influence history, this is more true in Europe, Where the helped in the fall of Napoleon, The Kaiser of germany, and The Nazis. Also cretated a Comunist regime that lasted 70 years and influence half the world.Leader should be Lenin or Peter the Great.
10)Inca: The biggest and more power native american civilization.Had a vast knowledge of the starts astrology, astronomy, Construction. The build enormous monuments that still are not easy to explain,People can't explain how the Incas who stayed on the stone age were able to build palaces in top of the andes. Machu Pichu is the most know monuments that were left by the incas. Leader should be Pachacutic.
11)Egypt: one of the oldest civilizations of the world builders of monuments like the Pyramids who until the 1800's were the tallest buildings in the world. Influence most of the acient History of Africa, Asia and Europe.Leader should be Ramses the 2
12)Rome: Had control of the mediterranean sea.United differente cultures into one Empire, and give the world things like Christianity,war formations and organizations,and the idea of republic.Leader should be Julius Cesar.
13)Greece: Most of the things Europeans consider European were brough from Greece, Rome was an image of greece. Greece is the transition from anciente history to a modern one.They had great thinkers who agve us importan ideas and anwers to question about our world. Lader should be Alexander
14)The Arab Empire: One of the biggest empires of the world, rich in culture, traditions and inventions, the gave us the second most folloed religons in the world. Almost conquered Europe , the were only stopped by the franks in th e battle of tours.Leader should be Mohamend.
15)Mongols: The biggest empire in the whole world at the time. the mongols controled China, India, Russia,Persia and even parts of Europe. They imporved trade routes between Europe and Asia.Leader Guesgis Khan.
16)the vikings: Only their names made Europeans scare. They inavded and transform Europe and russia, were the first non native american who stood in the Americas 500 years before columbus, Inveted one of the best ships in the world , and ists avilty to win battles are still admirable. leader should be Erik the red.
17) India: has the second biggest population in the world, considered the gem in the British crownat the time, stopped the advance of alexander the great, also had a big role in both world war 1 and 2.leader should be Ghandii.
18) Netherlands: Not a big country but had an normous tarde empire. the y controled trade rules going to the americas Asia and Africa. Founded what is now Mahattan oneof the richest cities in the world.had an Empire which consisted of South Africa(Cape of good hope, which then was anexed to the briths empire) and Indonesia as well ass some lands in south America. leader Willia, of Orange.
19)Israek: also one of the most ancient civilization, had endurer persectution, genocide, has one of the oldest religions, and became the most powerfukl nation of the middle east, comdem by some , admire by others, these people had influence the history of the Middle east for ever. Leader should be Abraham.
what do you think?
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Unfortunatelly that seems not very different from the truth.
