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[Caesar Augustus]

Coffee

Coffee is a dark, richly bitter beverage brewed from the seeds of one of the many species of the Coffea genus. After harvesting, the seeds must be roasted before the beverage can be brewed. The relatively large amount of caffiene in the beans give the resulting beverage an energizing effect. The large number of cultivated species and immense variety of roasting and brewing techniques lead to great variety in taste among different coffees.

Though wild Coffea plants grow throughout southern and eastern Africa as well as tropical Asia, the most commercially important types, and those first cultivated, are native to northern Ethiopia. While there are legends of earlier use, the first reliably recorded cultivation and consumption of coffee as a beverage was recorded in 15-th century Yemen. The new crop was immensely popular almost immediately, spreading through the Muslim world within a century.

Though coffee had become an important commodity, the plant itself was a closely guarded secret until several unroasted seeds were smuggled into India in 1670. From this springboard, Dutch traders introduced the plant to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, while the French began cultivation in Martinique which eventually spread through South and Central America. To this day, coffee is a cash crop of choice throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world.

 

[BenZL43]

Is it possible to add more image to the Civilopedia?
Perhaps the Wonder section could have both the current image & the real-world image.

 

[merijn_v1]

Here is a link to the texts of RFCE:
http://rfceurope.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rfceurope/RFCEurope/Assets/XML/Text/

RFCA:
http://sourceforge.net/p/rfca-unm/code1/90/tree/trunk rfca-unm-code1/Assets/XML/Text/

SoI:
http://sword-of-islam.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sword-of-islam/Assets/XML/Text/

Here are many texts, which you may use freely. (At least the first two. But I don't think Embryodead has any problems if you use his text files)

If you do this, I think you would already have about 40-50% of the listed texts. And they are very easy to merge in, because you can just copy-paste them. (And maybe change the tag)


I can give a list of which texts are in these mods.

@ Leoreth
If you want, I can merge them in myself, if you give me (temporary) access to change the XML files.

 

[Leoreth]

Wow, this is amazing. Thanks a lot!

@Solzhenitsyn: what exactly do you mean when you ask for the interaction between civics?

Chandragupta

Good text (same for your others of course), but the LH is Chandragupta Vikramaditya of the Gupta Empire.

 

[BenZL43]

@Solzhenitsyn: what exactly do you mean when you ask for the interaction between civics?

I think it's about when like City States meets Mercantilism = (+/-) x stability etc..

 

[Solzhenitsyn]

Religions (Complete, but needs review)

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Orthodoxy (Needs expanding) - RFCE

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Eastern Orthodoxy comprises those Christian churches in communion with the Patriarchal Sees of the East, such as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Like the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church also traces its heritage to the foundation of Christianity through Apostolic succession and has an episcopal structure, though the autonomy of the individual, mostly national churches is emphasized. A number of conflicts with Western Christianity over questions of doctrine and authority culminated in the Great Schism. Apart from the Byzantine (Greek) Orthodox Church, there is a number of other oriental Orthodox Churches (e.g. Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian) that are similar, differing mainly by the rejection of the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon

Catholicism (Needs expanding) - RFCE

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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church. Its leader is the Pope who holds supreme authority in concert with the College of Bishops of which he is the head. The Church is the oldest continuous institution in the Western world, and has played a prominent role since the 3rd century. It teaches that it is the "One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church" founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are consecrated successors of his apostles and that the Pope as the successor of St. Peter possesses a universal primacy of jurisdiction and pastoral care. Church doctrines have been defined through 21 ecumenical councils and the Church maintains that by guidance of the Holy Spirit, it can define its teachings on faith and morals infallibly under specific conditions. Catholic beliefs are based on the Holy Bible and Sacred Tradition interpreted by the Church's teaching authority and detailed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catholic worship is called the liturgy, the central component of which is the Eucharist.

Protestantism (Might need expanding. In German and French!) - Sword of Island

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178 <English>Protestantism is one of the three major divisions (Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism) within Christianity. It is a movement that began in northern Europe in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices.[PARAGRAPH:2]The doctrines of the various Protestant denominations and non-denominations vary, but most non-denominational doctrines include justification by grace through faith and not through works, known as Sola Fide, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the ultimate authority in matters of faith and order, known as Sola Scriptura, which is Latin for 'by scripture alone'.[PARAGRAPH:2]In the 16th century the followers of Martin Luther established the evangelical churches of Germany and Scandinavia. Reformed churches in Switzerland were established by John Calvin and more radical reformers such as Huldrych Zwingli. Thomas Cranmer reformed the Church of England and later John Knox established a more radical Calvinist communion in the Church of Scotland.</English>
179 <French>Le protestantisme ou le christianisme protestant regroupe l'ensemble des courants religieux chrétiens sortis du catholicisme qui ont pris naissance en Europe lors de la Réforme sous l'impulsion de théologiens tels que Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, Jan Hus, Ulrich Zwingli et bien d'autres.[PARAGRAPH:2]On compte vingt-six unions d'églises au sein de la seule fédération protestante de France.1 Le terme protestant est utilisé pour la premicre fois en 1529, quand les seigneurs et les villes qui suivaient la doctrine de Martin Luther se sont déclarés contre les décisions prises par la dicte impériale r Spire r majorité catholique.[PARAGRAPH:2]Les protestants français, d'abord appelés « luthériens » au début par leurs adversaires, seront ensuite nommés par dérision « huguenots », puis « religionnaires ». Il s'agit de l'abréviation de « ceux de la Religion prétendue réformée », appellation officielle du protestantisme dans les actes royaux.</French>
180 <German>Mit dem ursprünglich politischen Begriff Protestanten werden im engeren Sinne die Angehörigen der christlichen Konfessionen bezeichnet, die, ausgehend von Deutschland und der Schweiz, vor allem in Mittel- und Nordeuropa durch die Reformation des 16. Jahrhunderts entstanden sind.[PARAGRAPH:2]Allgemeiner werden auch nachreformatorisch entstandene Konfessionsrichtungen als protestantisch bezeichnet, die gleiche oder ähnliche Grundsätze wie die reformatorischen Kirchen vertreten und sich deshalb von der römisch-katholischen Kirche distanzierten. In diesem Sinne wird beispielsweise die Anglikanische Kirche zum Protestantismus gezählt. Nach der Unabhängigkeitserklärung nannten sich die amerikanischen Anglikaner Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Auch die evangelischen Freikirchen gehören zum Protestantismus und sehen sich ebenso als "Erben der Reformation". Dazu zählen in Deutschland zum Beispiel die Baptisten, die Methodisten, die Mennoniten, die Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten und die Pfingstler. Presbyterianer, Kongregationalisten und eine Anzahl anderer Kirchen vor allem in den Vereinigten Staaten gehören zur reformierten Kirchengemeinschaft. Die Quäker entstanden ebenfalls im Umkreis der englischen Reformation.[PARAGRAPH:2]Die deutschen protestantischen (bevorzugter Name: evangelischen) Landeskirchen haben sich in der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) organisiert. Die protestantischen Freikirchen sind in der Vereinigung Evangelischer Freikirchen zusammengefasst. Durch Auswanderung und Mission entstanden in vielen Ländern der Erde größere oder kleinere protestantische Kirchen (Weltprotestantismus). Besonders stark wachsen sie in China und Lateinamerika. Die meisten lutherischen Kirchen sind im Lutherischen Weltbund zusammengeschlossen, die reformierten Kirchen in der Weltgemeinschaft Reformierter Kirchen. Auch die evangelischen Freikirchen kennen entsprechende internationale Zusammenschlüsse. Die große Mehrzahl der protestantischen Kirchen sind Mitglieder des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen. Protestanten bilden die Bevölkerungsmehrheit in Skandinavien, Großbritannien, den Vereinigten Staaten, Kanada, Australien und Neuseeland. In Deutschland, den Niederlanden und der Schweiz leben etwa gleich viele evangelische wie katholische Christen.</German>
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Zoroastrianism (Complete, needs review of format) - Solzhenitsyn

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Zoroastrianism, also called Mazdaism and Magianism, is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster (also known as Zarathustra, in Avestan) and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in the eastern part of ancient Greater Iran.

History: Zoroastrianism emerged out of a common prehistoric Indo-Iranian religious system dating back to the early 2nd millennium BCE. Although older, Zoroastrianism only enters recorded history in the mid-5th century BCE. Herodotus' The Histories (completed c. 440 BCE) includes a description of Greater Iranian society with what may be recognizably Zoroastrian features, including exposure of the dead.
The Histories is a primary source of information on the early period of the Achaemenid era (648&#8211;330 BCE), in particular with respect to the role of the Magi. According to Herodotus i.101, the Magi were the sixth tribe of the Medians (until the unification of the Persian empire under Cyrus the Great, all Iranians were referred to as "Mede" or "Mada" by the peoples of the Ancient World), who appear to have been the priestly caste of the Mesopotamian-influenced branch of Zoroastrianism today known as Zurvanism, and who wielded considerable influence at the courts of the Median emperors. Almost nothing is known of the status of Zoroastrianism under the Seleucids and Parthians, who ruled over Persia following Alexander the Great's invasion in 330 BCE. According to later Zoroastrian legend (Denkard and the Book of Arda Viraf), many sacred texts were lost when Alexander's troops invaded Persepolis and subsequently destroyed the royal library there. Diodorus Siculus's Bibliotheca historica, which was completed c. 60 BCE, appears to substantiate this Zoroastrian legend (Diod. 17.72.2&#8211;17.72.6). According to one archaeological examination, the ruins of the palace of Xerxes bear traces of having been burned (Stolze, 1882). Whether a vast collection of (semi-)religious texts "written on parchment in gold ink", as suggested by the Denkard, actually existed remains a matter of speculation, but is unlikely. Given that many of the Denkards statements-as-fact have since been refuted among scholars, the tale of the library is widely accepted to be fictional (Kellens, 2002).

When the Sassanid dynasty came into power in 228 CE, they aggressively promoted the Zurvanite form of Zoroastrianism and, in some cases, persecuted Christians. In the 7th century, and over the course of at least 16 years (several decades in the case of some provinces), the Sassanid Empire was overthrown by the Arabs. Although the administration of the state was rapidly Islamicized and subsumed under the Umayyad Caliphate, "there was little serious pressure" exerted on newly subjected people to adopt Islam. Islamic jurists considered only Muslims to be perfectly moral, and "unbelievers might as well be left to their iniquities, so long as these did not vex their overlords."

 

[Solzhenitsyn]

On the wonder,
I think we should develop a format to make it tidier..
For example, between San Marco Basilica & The Grand Canal.

Year, Location and then the description or Description then Year, Location

P.S : Indonesia's text on the civilization is pretty untidy with caps lock everywhere. You might want to add it to the list.

Yeah I think I'll tinker around with a good standard format once I get my feet on the ground. And yeah, I'll add Indonesia to the group.

Some civs still have the "strategy" text, which should be deleted.

Examples please?

Is it possible to add more image to the Civilopedia?
Perhaps the Wonder section could have both the current image & the real-world image.

I don't know if you can do that, I wouldn't know.

Here is a link to the texts of RFCE:
http://rfceurope.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/rfceurope/RFCEurope/Assets/XML/Text/

RFCA:
http://sourceforge.net/p/rfca-unm/code1/90/tree/trunk rfca-unm-code1/Assets/XML/Text/

SoI:
http://sword-of-islam.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sword-of-islam/Assets/XML/Text/

Here are many texts, which you may use freely. (At least the first two. But I don't think Embryodead has any problems if you use his text files)

If you do this, I think you would already have about 40-50% of the listed texts. And they are very easy to merge in, because you can just copy-paste them. (And maybe change the tag)

I can give a list of which texts are in these mods.

Nah you don't have to give a list, that's fine. Thanks!

Wow, this is amazing. Thanks a lot!

@Solzhenitsyn: what exactly do you mean when you ask for the interaction between civics?


Good text (same for your others of course), but the LH is Chandragupta Vikramaditya of the Gupta Empire.

Thanks sir!
By that I mean.. if totalitarianism and representation are put together, how would that work out? Mostly just the + and - of two civics together.

 

[Leoreth]

I think it's about when like City States meets Mercantilism = (+/-) x stability etc..

Civilopedia -> Concepts section lists all civic combination and a lot of other civic effects on stability.

 

[Caesar Augustus]

Westminster Palace

Westminster Palace is the meeting site of both houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gothic structure of over 1000 rooms built on 8 riverfront acres in London, the palace is centered on two large courtyards and includes the large clocktower known colloquially as Big Ben. In 1987 it, along with the neighboring St. Margaret's Church and Westminster Abbey, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

First constructed as a royal residence in the 11th century, Westminster Palace was the main residence of the Kings of England prior to a fire in 1512, after which the Parliament, which had met there since the 1300's, became the primary residents. An even more severe fire in 1834 necessitated an almost complete reconstruction of the site and resulted in the modern form. Due to its long association with the British Parliament, "Westminster" has become used to refer generally to the British government, while the Westminster System; that is, a government led by a Prime Minister elected from within the legislature; takes its name from the building.

 

[Solzhenitsyn]

So Mr. Leoreth,
I would appreciate it if you looked over some of the completed entries in the various sections, and decided which format you like better. The RFCE ones also have HTML, which I don't know if that would help you. Pretty much just approve the completed ones, and give suggestions.
Vielen Dank dafür, und ich hoffe, Sie haben einen tollen Tag. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Solschenizyn

 

[Leoreth]

Format? HTML? I'm not sure what you're referring to. The text ends up in XML in the end anyway.

Oh, and while I appreciate your German, you certainly don't have to use "Sie" on the internet

 

[ales_]

@ Solzhenitsyn: If I'm not mistaken, Byzantium, Iran...

 

[Solzhenitsyn]

Format? HTML? I'm not sure what you're referring to. The text ends up in XML in the end anyway.

Oh, and while I appreciate your German, you certainly don't have to use "Sie" on the internet

Check the Religion entries. Some of them have things such as <english> or <German>. Also, I just want your general opinion on some of the completed entries. Too long, too short? Maybe some things to add or take away?

 

[iOnlySignIn]

Good text (same for your others of course), but the LH is Chandragupta Vikramaditya of the Gupta Empire.

Gah. I thought I vaguely recalled him as coming after Ashoka instead of before. This is like having the English leaderhead named simply "Henry".

Oh well.

Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Chandragupta II The Great, known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire in northern India. His rule spanned c. 380–413/415 CE, during which the Gupta Empire reached its zenith in terms of both power and culture. This period is often referred to as the Golden Age of India.

Chandragupta attained success by pursuing both marital alliances with neighboring realms and the aggressive expansionist policy of his predecessors. With his main opponent Rudrasimha III defeated by 395, and the subjugation of the Bengal chiefdoms, his control over the Indian subcontinent was extended from coast-to-coast, and the Gupta Empire reached its maximum territorial extent.

Despite the expansion of the Gupta empire through war, his reign is remembered for its very influential style of Hindu art, literature, culture and science. The empire were also supportive of thriving Buddhist and Jain cultures, and this synthesis gave Gupta art its distinctive flavour. Artists were so highly valued under his rule that they were paid for their work — a rare phenomenon in ancient civilizations.

The court of Chandragupta was graced by the Navaratna (Nine Jewels), a group of nine great artists. The greatest among them was Kalidasa, who authored numerous celebrated pieces of literature including Abhijñ&#257;na&#347;&#257;kuntalam.

 

[iOnlySignIn]

Noria

A noria is a machine for lifting water into a small aqueduct. Unlike the water wheels found in mills, a noria does not provide mechanical power to any other process. Its concept is similar to the modern hydraulic ram, which also uses the power of flowing water to pump some of the water out of the river.

Norias were adopted from the Classical World by Muslim engineers, who made some improvements to the original Greco-Roman technology. For example, the flywheel mechanism used to smooth out the delivery of power from a driving device to a driven machine, was invented by Ibn Bassal (fl. 1038-1075) of al-Andalus, who pioneered the use of the flywheel in the noria and chain pump (saqiya). In 1206, Al-Jazari introduced the use of the crankshaft in a noria and saqiya, and the concept of minimizing intermittent working was implied for the purpose of maximising their efficiency.

Muslim engineers used norias to discharge water into aqueducts which carried the water to towns and fields. Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi's Kitab al-Hawi in the 10th century describes a noria in Iraq that could lift as much as 153,000 litres per hour, or 2550 litres per minute.

 

[iOnlySignIn]

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle is the largest castle in Japan, located in Himeji, Hy&#333;go Prefecture. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-j&#333; ("White Egret Castle") or Shirasagi-j&#333; ("White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.

Himeji Castle's construction dates first back to 1333. In 1581, Toyotomi Hideyoshi significantly remodeled the castle, adding a three-story castle keep. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the castle to Ikeda Terumasa, who completely rebuilt the castle from 1601 to 1609, expanding it into a large castle complex. For over 400 years, Himeji Castle has remained intact, even throughout the extensive bombing of Himeji in World War II, and natural disasters such as the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.

 

[iOnlySignIn]

Ishtar Gate

The Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II, who dedicated the Gate to the goddess Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, war, love, and sex.

The gateway was completely covered with beautifully colored glazed bricks. Its reliefs of dragons and bulls symbolized the gods Marduk and Adad. Enameled tiles of glorious blue surrounded the brightly colored yellow and brown beasts. In front of the gateway outside the city was a road with walls decorated with reliefs of lions and glazed yellow tiles. Through the gatehouse ran a stone-and brick-paved avenue, the so-called Processional Way, which has been traced over a length of more than half a mile.

Originally the Ishtar gate, being part of the Walls of Babylon, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the world until, in the 6th century AD, it was replaced by the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

 

[Leoreth]

Check the Religion entries. Some of them have things such as <english> or <German>. Also, I just want your general opinion on some of the completed entries. Too long, too short? Maybe some things to add or take away?

The one from SoI is already in XML format, and that's where it needs to be converted to anyway. So yes, if you're familiar with formatting it in XML, I'd appreciate it.

I have only skimmed the texts so I can't comment on their content, but the length seems to be okay to me.

 

[iOnlySignIn]

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1923. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.

It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction.

The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan, aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour. It has 6 minarets along with 8 domes and 1 main one.

 

[iOnlySignIn]

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, also known as Da Bao En Si ("Great Temple of Repaid Gratitude"), is a Chinese pagoda constructed during the Ming Dynasty. After being discovered by Western travelers such as Johan Nieuhof, it is often listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World.

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing was designed and constructed during reign of the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402-1424). The tower was octagonal with a base of about 97 feet (30 m) in diameter. When it was built, the tower was one of the largest buildings in China, rising up to a height of 260 feet (79 m) with nine stories and a staircase in the middle of the pagoda, which spiraled upwards for 184 steps. There are only a few Chinese pagodas that surpass its height.

The tower was built with white porcelain bricks that were said to reflect the sun's rays during the day, and at night as many as 140 lamps were hung from the building to illuminate the tower. Glazes and stoneware were worked into the porcelain and created a mixture of green, yellow, brown and white designs on the sides of the tower, including animals, flowers and landscapes. The tower was also decorated with numerous Buddhist images.