Human Effects

This includes the study of things such as mineral extraction, earthmoving, irrigation and drainage, Human-influenced weather and climate, and the cultivation, transportation, and elimination of species and ecosystems.

   

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History

Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory gives some information about human-caused changes in the environment. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected.

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Classical and medeval history

Early classical times including the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and early 1st century BC can be connected. Late classical times including the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, and 5th century CE can be connected. Early medieval times including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century can be connected. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected.

Modern history

The ability of humans to significantly modify the environment has increased. The 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be connected. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. The 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century all show signs of this increase.

The pace of change has proceeded rapidly in the 20th century, including the early 20th century. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late-mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected.

The early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2007, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011 and second quarter 2011 can be connected. The future of this subject is obscure.

Sociology

Peoples of the world divided into Asiatic peoples, Western civilization, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will also be useful. Nations including the United States, China, India, and Indonesia can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be connected. Social structure and change including social structure can be connected. Social change including particular changes and movements, social change factors, and social change processes can be connected. Social types including industrial society, agrarian society, horticultural society, and hunting and gathering society can be connected.

Institutions

Religion including religious beliefs, practice, organization, and particular religions can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activity can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture including material culture is vital. Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected.

Connections to other areas of anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, other areas of human ecology, human geography, and particular groups may be useful. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography mignt also be useful. Connections to science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and earth science will be significant, There are various connections to biology. Molecular biology, cell biology, biological organisms, systematics, ecology, and biohistory can be connected to some extent.


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