2nd Millennium BC

This period will be divided into periods of 200 years.

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Prehistory is only weakly connected to this period. Connections of earlier periods of antiquity up to the third millennium BC, which immediately precedes this, are rather weak.

This is followed by the early first millennium. This period was somewhat considered in classical and medieval times, including early classical, late classical, early medievl, and late medieval times. This period has been studied in modern history including the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century. The future of these studies is obscure.

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Sociology

Peoples of the world may start with examination of particular nations. Sri Lanka, Australia, Madagascar, and Syria will be considered. Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlans, Chile, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Malawi, Eduador, Niger, Guatemala, Senegal, Anglola, Mali, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cuba, Greece, Portugal, Belgium, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Guinea, Rwanda, Serbia, Chad, Hungary, Belarus Somalia, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, and Sweden can be connected.

Western civilization has identifiable roots. Romania can be considered. Among Anglic peoples, in what is now the UK, the Beaker people were finishing Stonehenge. Celtic peoples may have arrived. Among Latin peoples I have no details for Spain. Among Italic peoples in Italy, Indo-European speakers are thought to have entered. Among French peoples, in France there are signs of Bronze age culture, and Celtic peoples may have arrived. Among Germanic peoples, I have no information on Germany for this period. Among Northeast European peoples, Those who spoke languages belonging to the Indo-European family of languages may have spread from Russia. I have no information on Ukraine or Poland.

Asiatic peoples are significant. Taiwan can be considered. Among Middle Eastern peoples, Yemen can be considered. The Hittite kingdoms of Turkey can be considered. Egypt can be considered. The New Kingdom was weaker than older kingdoms. Mesopotamian peoples including those of Iraq were important and included Kassite Babylonia. Among Persian peoples, those of Iran seem to have included a rising power. I have no information on Afghanistan. I have no information about Arabian peoples including those of Saudi Arabia. I have no detail about North African peoples including Morocco and Algeria. Among South Asian peoples, in India and in Pakistan, the Harappan civilization was succeeded by what is called the Indo-Aryan synthesis. In Bangladesh, there may have been some influence from the Indo-European Aryans. I know nothing of Nepal. I also lack information on Central Asia including Uzbekistan, Among Oriental peoples, in China the bronze age Shang culture arose and was succeeded by the western Chou. I have no information on Japan for this period. In South Korea and North Korea by tradition the Gosojeon kingdom was present. Among Southeast Asian peoples, I know little about Malaysia. I also lack information on Mainland Southeast Asia. I have no information on Vietnam for this period. I have no details for Thailand in this period. I have no details for Burma during this period. I also have no information on the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes. I have no information on Indonesia for this period. I have little information on the Philippines for this period.

African peoples also need examination. I have no information on Ghana Mozambique. Among East African peoples, I have no information from Uganda at present. I have no details from Northern East African peoples including those of Ethiopia. I have no details of Interior Eastern African peoples including those of Sudan. I have no details of Central Eastern African peoples including those of Tanzania or Kenya at present. Among West African peoples, I have no information on Nigeria for this period. I have no information on Central African peoples. It appears that Bantu-speaking peoples began to enter Congo. I have no information on Southern Africa including South Africa.

American Indian peoples also need examination. I have no information on Venezuela for this period. I know little of Meso-American peoples including Mexico. South American Indian peoples can be connected. I have no information on Peru for this period. Andean peoples including those of Colombia and Argentina can be connected. Amazonian peoples including those of Brazil and Argentina can be connected. Cono/Southern American Indian peoples including those of Argentina can be consistered. North American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States and Canada may be connected.

Communities are important, though few modern cities can be traced this far back.

Social structure and change is significant. Social change including particular changes and social change processes and factors is useful. Particular changes including the agricultural revolution and agrarian revolution continued. Social types include hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, and agrarian societies. Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, and class structure can be considered.

Institutions

Religion can be considered. The roots of particular religions can be examined. Pagan religion including Asian pagan, European pagan, African Pagan, and American Indian pagan remained predominant. Abrahamic religion was limited to the roots of Judaism. Moses is thought to have lived during this period. Asiatic religion including Persian religion, Indian religion, and Oriental religion can be examined. Religious organization, practice, and beliefs can be followed with more confidence than in earlier periods. Government can be examined. Particular governments include principally national and local governments. Government activity and structure and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities can be considered. Education including particular schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research continued to develop. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be followed in greater detail.

Culture will be significant. Behavioral culture incuding customs recreation and entertainment and cultural events can be identified. Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, dress and adornment customs, social interaction customs, and institutional customs can be considered. Occupations including food related, building related, transportation relted, communication related, industrial, and service occupations can be identified.Conceptual culture including graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be examined. Language including linguistics, writing, and languages of the world can be investigated and is useful. Material culture including foodstuffs, clothing, buildings, transportation devices, communication devices, tools, and other artifacts can be examined in some detail.

Anthropology. Social foundations, demography, and physical anthropology will be useful. Human ecology including environmental impact on people, relations with other life, and human impact on the environment can be considered. Human geography including European geography, African geography, North American Geography, South American Geography, and Oceanic geography will be useful. Asian geography including Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North Asia can be considered. Particular groups may be significant for the understanding of of this period.

Personal studies. The human body and psychology are less generally applicable than biography. The only individual so far connected is Moses

Physical and natural science will be at least indirectly useful to this period. Physics and chemistry are not as directly significant as astronomy, earth science, and biology.