1. island;crescent shape; harbor; ideal geography--like England?

2. rocks in middle of opening form natural protection; military advantage first

3. conquered by Utopos; he undertook engineering project to separate it from the mainland

4. 54 towns built on same plan; planned distance apart--one day's walk

5. Aircastle is capital and seat of govt; no rivalry between townships

1. everybody has 2 yr. stint in ag. labor on rotating basis

2. 71.industrial agriculture--heated henhouse

3. labor distribution dispatched

1. river runs through; fortification; internal water supply

2. houses allocated by lot--changed every ten years

3. street long coop gardens are scene of some of the only competition

4. houses very old; solid; much glass

5. Historical records back to the conquest

1. thirty-household groups; each elects Styward; Bencheater for each ten Stywards=District Controller

2. Bencheaters elect mayor

3. capital crime to discuss issues outside of council--multiple safeguards against govt corruption by self interest and vanity

1. everybody farms

2. each learns trade--men and women

3. everyone wears same clothes; no fashion; keep repairing them--no vain display

4. more than one trade possible to learn

5. "chief business of Stywards...is to see that nobody sits around doing nothing."--guard against the 7 deadly sins

6. only six hour work day

7. if everybody, including women work productively this much, there's plenty of leisure--critique point

8. leisure: education, lectures, games, battle of virtues and vices

9. intellectual class--selected by priests and Stywards--source of all diplomates, preistes and Bencheaters recruited; also mayors--less than democratic--an oligarchy

10. Standardized houses and clothing to discourage individualistic, proud display

11. single piece of new clothing every two years

12. purpose of economy to create leisure

1. Imperialism justified--typical arg. from "natural rights."

1. patriarchal household=family; bride joins husbands; husband remains under control of father

2. wives subord. to husband

3. honor system in regard to goods and tools