Towards The City States
Author: Rumana Reza
"Science calls it "Pangaea Proxima". You might prefer to call it the Next Big
Thing. A supercontinent is on its way that incorporates all of Earth's major
landmasses, meaning you could walk from Australia to Alaska, or Patagonia to
Scandinavia. But it will be about 250 million years in the making." [Chris
Baraniu,1 August 2016 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160729-in-250-million-yearsearth-might-only-have-one-continent ]
Credit:www.curriki.org
Years after years, we have been being taught
that the earth is 4.543 billion years old. Pangea formed 300
million years ago.The periods of oldest ancient civilizations
is not more than 8000 BC.
I wish I could agree with them!
It's time to be honest and say loud that we all are
giving our opinions based on our own
imagination only;not based on any reliable
evidence.
Dear Readers,no more killing times , no pretend
to be 'Darwin type' wise.Here is my simple
analysis on planet Earth's history,its evolution
and the next world order, with a simple
imaginative heart ;)
Every civilization takes approximately 2500
years to rise and collapse.So do the continental
drifts.With present eyes, the whole process
might seem as long term process;but if it
means,a huge change could happen without any
notice! (If any of you wanna challenge me, well
then; but do back here with proper evidence,
including your equipments to measure the time
frame.)
Geography, human psychology, social structure,
polity and civilization are strongly connected
with each other. Here I will show it to you
gradually.
Though the scientists now
believe in 4 patterns of
continental drifts, basically only
two of them are the main terms;
rests are just a process.
1.Primitive (Baby) stage / Society :
After the collapse of a
civilization
through
the
breaking of Pangaea, primitive
stage starts.
Woman Gives Birth To 7 Kids At One Time:www.youtube.com
This is like a newborn baby who
is just separated from its
mother. (In case of multiple
births of continents, brings
more living bodies through this
separation process.)
During this period, people
feel so
insecure. They are backward as they have lost
all the technological achievements of their
ancestors. Therefore,they tend to live all
together to survive well.
This period is divided into two levels:
a. Kid's level / Society :
Roman Empire : https://en.wikipedia.org
John Plamenatz summarizes Karl Marx's view
of the state like this: "...that the state arises
when society divides into classes,that the state is
an instrument of class rule,and that when
society becomes classless there will be no need
for a state."(Don Martindale: The nature and
types of Sociological Theory. p- 141)
Byzantine Empire :https://en.wikipedia.org
Though,I don't agree with this concept
completely, it is a bit helpful to describe the
At this level, people are
categorized under the various
groups with different social
status. Cultural influence from
kid's level.
their mother civilization still
exists. Ultimately, the formation
of
State
becomes
necessary.Then the State system
reestablishes and group system
is declined.But this State
concept is quite different from
today's States.Rather it should
be called as empirical State
which includes city-states.
Islamic Caliphates http://guides.library.iit.edu
b.Teen level /Society:
Today's world is standing on a teen level
of continental
drifts.
Therefore,
now
our society is unstable like a teenager.
Extended families are
broken
and
become nuclear.
Moreover,
single
mother concept is
rising. In near
future, moral values
will be diminished.
Instead of genus, clan system will be
practiced.
Re-rising of City States:
Credit: Bengt Nyman
City-state concept of medieval period is
almost over. Nation State is dominating
the world.
Very
few
countries
like
Singapore,
Monaco, Kuwait
etc.
are
existing now as modern city states.
List of Medieval Great Powers:
•
1
Medieval Middle and Near East
o
1.1
Byzantine Empire
o
1.2
Great Seljuk Empire
o
1.3
Islamic Caliphates
o
1.4
Rashidun Caliphate
o
1.5
Umayyad Caliphate
o
1.6
Abbasid Caliphate
o
1.7
Al-Andalus
o
1.8
Fatimid Caliphate
o
1.9
Ayyubid Sultanate
o
1.10
Bahri Mamluks Empire
o
1.11
Bulgaria
o
1.12
Ghaznavid Empire
o
1.13
Timurid Empire
•
2
Medieval China
o
2.1
Sui Empire
o
2.2
Tang Empire
o
2.3
Song Empire
o
2.4
Yuan Dynasty
o
2.5
Ming Empire
•
3
Medieval Inner Asia and Mongolia
o
3.1
Turkic Khaganate
o
3.2
Uyghur Khaganate
o
3.3
Mongol Empire
•
4
Medieval Europe
o
4.1
Frankish Empire
o
4.2
Norwegian Empire
o
4.3
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
o
4.4
Kievan Rus'
o
4.5
Medieval Kingdom of Hungary
o
4.6
Jagiellon dynasty
o
4.7
Normans
o
4.8
Papacy
o
4.9
Kingdom of Sicily
o
4.10
Republic of Genoa
o
4.11
Medieval Venetian Republic
o
4.12
Capetian Kingdom of France
o
4.13
Angevin Empire
o
4.14
Crown of Aragon
o
4.15
Kingdom of Castile
o
4.16
Kalmar Union
•
5
Medieval Africa
o
5.1
Ghana Empire
o
5.2
Mali Empire
o
5.3
Songhai Empire
o
5.4
Ajuran Empire
o
5.5
Ethiopian Empire
o
5.6
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
•
6
Medieval India
o
6.1
Chalukya Empire
o
6.2
Rashtrakuta Empire
o
6.3
Pala Empire
o
6.4
Chola Empire
•
7
Medieval Southeast Asia
o
7.1
Khmer Empire
o
7.2
Srivijaya
On the other hand, according to the
membership of the United Nations, at
present, the number of sovereign states is
206.That means; people are now more
detached due to their increasing ability to
survive alone. Therefore, they like to stay
free in every sector of life like personal,
social, political, whatever...
Thus the concept of city state is back again.
And already we have observed the demo of
it through the falls of former Soviet
Union, establishment of East Timor. In India
,Telengana acquired its identity as the
separate statehood on 2 June 2014.Now
Scotland
is
struggling
to
become
an Independent sovereign State.
Photo:Collected
After the successful journey of EU,
some think tanks dreamt of one Europe as
an empire. But that dream has broken
too early by "BREXIT".
2.Civilized (Adult)stage/ Society:
Hanging Garden of Babylon :sites.google.com
This is the mother or final stage
when continental drifts turns into Pangaea
/super continent. During this era, not only
the lands are tied with, but also the humans.
They would realize the negative sides of
extreme freedom. Bitter experience of 'teen
level' inspires them to call back the empire
system.
Maya Civilization : www.ancient.eu
And this time they become more united, a
true 'nation state'. Though they don't get
back their 'kid's level' innocence, they
achieve all the criteria of a perfect
civilization. After all they are adult now! And
then this civilization dies like the previous
one. Thus, a generation of earth crust and a
human society -both ends.
Ancient Greek city states. Credit:simplebooklet.com
This is neither the first time of continent
drifting, nor the second times for pangaea.
Supercontinent created and broke million
times already. Our time is passing the teen
level. No chances to see the adulthood.
Therefore, now our concentration should be
kept on city states; rather than the empirical
one. We have to prepare ourselves to face the
upcoming changes. Era of Plato, Aristotle is
coming back soon!
Copyright © 2016 by Rumana Reza