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Particular groups and their connections to history, human geography, human ecology and relationships with the earth, physical anthropology including the dispersion, racial variation, and origins of humankiand, demography including the growth, size and structure, and mechanisms of social change, and social fundamentals will be useful in analyzing the various processes and events of history. |
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This will be applicable in prehistory, antiquity, classical and medieval history, modern history, and the future.
Particular groups will be examined in more detail as the site expands. There is also little point in duplicating the entire list of societies here. Those that are useful in examining world history include:
Human geography is the basis for historical geography. European geography including the Balkan peninsula, Northern Europe, the Italian peninsula, Iberia, Island Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia is extremely valuable. Asian geography including Southwest Asia, specifically the Near East, Arabia, Asia Minor, Transcaucasus, and Iranian highlands, and extending to South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, and North Asia will be valuable. African geography including North African geography, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, North Central Africa, South Central Africa, and Southern Africa will be an important part of it. North American geography including Northern North America, Middle North American geography, and Southern North America will also be important. South American and Oceanic geography will also be useful.
The influence of man on the environment, relationships with other life, and environmental effects on man is also significant.
Human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins will be important in history.
Population change is potentially a useful tool in some historical studies. Population structure is important. Total world population has reached approximately 6.7 billion people (as of Sept 2007). Morbidity and mortality, migration, and birth and fertility are also connected.
The development of social foundations may be useful in sufficiently detailed analysis of history. Social group behavior can be considered. Social group types can be considered. Social control will be useful. Social interaction can be examined. Social presentation is at a very basic level.