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Culture has shaped both the development of history and its study. Behavioral culture such as events, recration and entertainment, occupations, and customs has been important. Conceptual culture including such things as philosophy, applied science (which further includes such things as calendar systems), mathematics, literature, graphics arts, and language is essential. Material culture with various artifacts, communication and transportation technology, clothings, foodstufs, buildings, and industrial technology has also shaped history. |
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Culture is also applied to the divisions of history. Prehistory can be examined using parts of it. Antiquity can also be examined using parts of it. Classical and medieval times can be examined using parts of it. Modern history can be examined using culture, and the future can also be considered.
Prehistory, antiquity, classical and medieval history, modern history, and the future can be examined using techniques of behavioral culture. Cultural events such as holidays, gatherings,disasters, and miscellaneous events are useful in the examination and study of history. Recreation and entertainment, including sports, games, theater, dance, and music can be considered. Occupations are important. Service occupations such as social and medical services, commercial and financial occupations, Sports, recreation, and entertainment, and institutional services are useful. Industrial occupations,communication related occupations, transportation related occupations, building related occupations, and food related occupations are all important. Customs including institutional customs, social instration customs, dress and adornment customs, living and dwelling customs, and vital customs can be considered.
Philosophy is useful for discussions of the roles of various philosophical schools and doctrines, special topics, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and logic. Applied science may be useful also. accounting, applied social science, information science, medical science, navigation, and engineering science may be useful at times. Measurement is related to chronology and dating. Mathematics including statistics, geometry, analysis, algebra, arithmetic, and mathematical foundations is mostly indirectly useful. Literature with particular literary works and areas of literary types, forms of literature, and oral tradition are vital for the investigation of history. Graphic arts including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and computer graphics are also useful. Language including linguistics and writing is vital to the study of history. Languages of the world are categorized as Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, Asiatic, African, and American Indian languages.
This is associated with archaeology. Various artifacts such as toys, weaponry, medicines, musical instruments, and sculpture are useful in studies of history. Communication technology including written communication, graphic communication, and electronic communication will be useful. Transportation technology including packaging, land transportation, water transportation, air transportation, and space transportation is significant. Clothing and dress including textiles, garments, and adornment is significant. Foodstuffs including agricultural products, processed and preserved food, and prepared food are important, Building technology including materials, components, furnishings, complete buildings, and outoor structures is important. Industrial technology including tools, machinery, fuels, chemical technology, utilities, and other technology are useful.