Early 17th Century


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Early 1600s (1601-1605)

c. 1603-c. 1621 Bacon writes and publishes influential work on natural philosophy and scientific method.

c. 1604-c. 1615 Kepler discovers and publishes his three laws of planetary motion.

c. 1586-c 1637 Galileo makes important discoveries in physics and astronomy.

1607 Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, is founded.

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Late 1600s (1606-1610)

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Early 1610s (1611-1615)

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Late 1610s (1616-1620)

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Other history Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected. Classical and medieval times including early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval times can be connected. Other Modern history It is preceded by the 16th century, particularly the late 16th century. It is followed by the early-mid 17th century and is weakly connected to the 18th century and 19th century. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, and early 21st century can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.	Sapience Home
Sociology Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to examination of the early 17th century. Peoples of the world will include African peoples. Particular nations such as Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia can be connected. Western Civilization will be important. Russia can be considered. Among the Anglic peoples, the first English colonies in what is now the United States were founded. Among Latin peoples, Brazil continued to be colonized and ruled by the Portuguese. Among Asiatic peoples, Pakistan can be considered. Bangladesh can be considered. Among South Asian peoples, in India the English began to replace the Portuguese in the India trade. Among Southeast Asian peoples, in Indonesia, the Dutch began to replace the Portuguese. Among Oriental peoples, in China the Ming dynasty was in decline. American Indian peoples such as those found in the United States and Brazil are less directly important. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be examined for connection. Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be considered. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes can be examined. Institutions Religion including religious beliefs, religious practice, and particular religions can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Economics including economic activity, industries, and economic systems will be useful. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be connected. Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families are important. Culture Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be applied. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, litarature, graphic arts, and language can be applied. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be considered. Anthropology Particular groups can be considered. Human geography including Asian geography, European geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be considered. Human ecology including human effects 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, mortality, migration, and birth can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Science including chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth science, and biology can possibly be connected.

Other history

Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected. Classical and medieval times including early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medieval times can be connected.

Other Modern history

It is preceded by the 16th century, particularly the late 16th century.

It is followed by the early-mid 17th century and is weakly connected to the 18th century and 19th century. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, and early 21st century can be connected.

The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.

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Sociology

Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to examination of the early 17th century.

Peoples of the world will include African peoples. Particular nations such as Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia can be connected. Western Civilization will be important. Russia can be considered. Among the Anglic peoples, the first English colonies in what is now the United States were founded. Among Latin peoples, Brazil continued to be colonized and ruled by the Portuguese. Among Asiatic peoples, Pakistan can be considered. Bangladesh can be considered. Among South Asian peoples, in India the English began to replace the Portuguese in the India trade. Among Southeast Asian peoples, in Indonesia, the Dutch began to replace the Portuguese. Among Oriental peoples, in China the Ming dynasty was in decline. American Indian peoples such as those found in the United States and Brazil are less directly important.

Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be examined for connection.

Social structure and change

Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be considered. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes can be examined.

Institutions

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

Culture

Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be applied. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, litarature, graphic arts, and language can be applied. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be considered.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be considered. Human geography including Asian geography, European geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be considered. Human ecology including human effects 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, mortality, migration, and birth can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected.

Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Science including chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth science, and biology can possibly be connected.