Customs


These are somewhat tentatively grouped as vital customs, living and dwelling, dress and adornment, social interaction, and institutional customs.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Culture Behavioral Culture

These are somewhat tentatively grouped as vital customs, living and dwelling, dress and adornment, social interaction, and institutional customs.

Institutional customs

These will include customs of marriage and child rearing, customs of research and teaching, occupational customs, political and governmental customs, and religious ceremonies and rituals.

Social interaction

Not yet clearly described

Dress and adornment customs

Not yet clearly described

Living and dwelling customs

Not yet clearly described

Vital customs

Not yet clearly described


History Prehistory The prehistory of customs can be examined in a largely indirect manner from material evidence. This is scanty in early prehistory including the Pliocene, early Pleistocene, early mid Pleistocene, late mid Pleistocene, and late Pleistocene. It can be more easily followed through middle prehistory including the 5th decamillennium BP, 4th decamillennium BP, 3rd decamillennium BP, and 2nd decamillennium BP. Late prehistory including the early 8th millennium BC, late 8th millennium BC, early 7th millennium BC, late 7th millennium BC, early 6th millennium BC, and late 6th millennium BC can be connected.	Links to other sites
Antiquity The 5th millennium BC including the early 5th millennium BC, early mid 5th millennium BC, mid 5th millennium BC, late mid 5th millennium BC, and late 5th millennium BC can be connected. The 4th millennium BC including the early 4th millennium BC, early mid 4th millennium BC, mid 4th millennium BC, late mid 4th millennium BC, and late 4th millennium BC can be connected. The 3rd millennium BC including the early 3rd millennium BC, early mid 3rd millennium BC, mid 3rd millennium BC, late mid 3rd millennium BC, and late 3rd millennium BC can be connected. . The 2nd millennium BC including the early 2nd millennium BC, early mid 2nd millennium BC, mid 2nd millennium BC, late mid 2nd millennium BC, and late 2nd millennium BC can be connected. The early first millennium BC including the 10th century BC, 8th century BC, 8th century BC, 7th century BC, 6th century BC, and 5th century BC can be connected. Classical and medieval history Early classical times including the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and 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 considered. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 14th century, 15th century, and 15th century can be connected. Modern history 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 followed. 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 followed. 19th century including the early 19th century can be connected. The early mid 19th century including the early 1820s, late 1820s, early 1830s, and late 1830s can be connected. The mid 19th century including the early 1840s, late 1840s, early 1850s, and late 1850s can be connected. The late mid 19th century including the early 1860s, late 1860s, early 1870s, and late 1870s can be connected. The late 19th century including the early 1880s, late 1880s, early 1890s, and late 1890s can be connected. 20th century The early 20th century including the early 1900s, late 1900s, early 1910s, and late 1910s can be connected. 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 considered. Early 21st century The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 including April 2011, May 2011, and June 2011 can be connected. The future is not yet examined. Sociology These are closely connected to particular peoples, including African peoples Nations such as Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia can be connected. Western Civilization including the United States can be examined. Asiatic peoples including those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China can be connected. American Indian peoples such as those found in the United States can be examined. Communities Communities can be connected. Social structure and change Social change including factors of change and processes will be useful. Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution, agrarian revolution, and industrial revolution can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian, and industrial societies are important. Social structure including community and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, adn institutional structure can be connected. Institutions Religion including religious belief and practice will be useful. Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structured organization can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular goverments will illustrate some of them. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities 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. Other culture Other areas of behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, and occupations can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communications technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including effects of humans on the environment, relations with other life, and environmental effects on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, birth, death, and migration can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be considered. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.

The prehistory of customs can be examined in a largely indirect manner from material evidence. This is scanty in early prehistory including the Pliocene, early Pleistocene, early mid Pleistocene, late mid Pleistocene, and late Pleistocene. It can be more easily followed through middle prehistory including the 5th decamillennium BP, 4th decamillennium BP, 3rd decamillennium BP, and 2nd decamillennium BP. Late prehistory including the early 8th millennium BC, late 8th millennium BC, early 7th millennium BC, late 7th millennium BC, early 6th millennium BC, and late 6th millennium BC can be connected.

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Antiquity

The 5th millennium BC including the early 5th millennium BC, early mid 5th millennium BC, mid 5th millennium BC, late mid 5th millennium BC, and late 5th millennium BC can be connected. The 4th millennium BC including the early 4th millennium BC, early mid 4th millennium BC, mid 4th millennium BC, late mid 4th millennium BC, and late 4th millennium BC can be connected. The 3rd millennium BC including the early 3rd millennium BC, early mid 3rd millennium BC, mid 3rd millennium BC, late mid 3rd millennium BC, and late 3rd millennium BC can be connected. . The 2nd millennium BC including the early 2nd millennium BC, early mid 2nd millennium BC, mid 2nd millennium BC, late mid 2nd millennium BC, and late 2nd millennium BC can be connected. The early first millennium BC including the 10th century BC, 8th century BC, 8th century BC, 7th century BC, 6th century BC, and 5th century BC can be connected.

Classical and medieval history

Early classical times including the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and 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 considered. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 14th century, 15th century, and 15th century can be connected.

Modern history

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 followed. 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 followed.

19th century including the early 19th century can be connected. The early mid 19th century including the early 1820s, late 1820s, early 1830s, and late 1830s can be connected. The mid 19th century including the early 1840s, late 1840s, early 1850s, and late 1850s can be connected. The late mid 19th century including the early 1860s, late 1860s, early 1870s, and late 1870s can be connected. The late 19th century including the early 1880s, late 1880s, early 1890s, and late 1890s can be connected.

20th century

The early 20th century including the early 1900s, late 1900s, early 1910s, and late 1910s can be connected. 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 considered.

Early 21st century

The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 including April 2011, May 2011, and June 2011 can be connected. The future is not yet examined.

Sociology

These are closely connected to particular peoples, including African peoples Nations such as Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia can be connected. Western Civilization including the United States can be examined. Asiatic peoples including those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China can be connected. American Indian peoples such as those found in the United States can be examined.

Communities

Communities can be connected.

Social structure and change

Social change including factors of change and processes will be useful. Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution, agrarian revolution, and industrial revolution can be connected.

Social types including hunting and gathering, horticultural, agrarian, and industrial societies are important. Social structure including community and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, adn institutional structure can be connected.

Institutions

Religion including religious belief and practice will be useful. Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structured organization can be connected.

Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular goverments will illustrate some of them. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities 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.

Other culture

Other areas of behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, and occupations can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communications technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including effects of humans on the environment, relations with other life, and environmental effects on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, birth, death, and migration can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be considered.

Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected.

Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.