Late 17th Century


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c. 1689 Locke published his "Essay on Human Understanding", a major influence on science and political theory.

c. 1682 - 1696 Peter the Great rose to power in Russia and became sole ruler.

Late 1680s (1681-1655)

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Late 1680s (1686-1690)

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Early 1690s (1691-1695)

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Late 1690s (1696-1700)

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Culture Material culture including industrial technology, bulding technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transportation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts can be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be connected. Institutions Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families will be useful. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be considered. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Religion including religious beliefs, practice, and organization will be significant. Major religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be considered. Sociology Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure will be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and perhaps industrial societies can be considered. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes will be useful. Communities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and Bangladesh will be useful. This is connected to peoples of the world including African peoples. Particular nations include Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines. Western Civilization can be considered. In Russia the energetic but cruel Peter I (the Great) came to power and initiated a program to bring Western learning to Russia. Among Anglic peoples, the United States (which was a collection of British colonies) can be considered. Among Latin peoples, Brazil was a Portuguese colony. Among Asiatic peoples, Bangladesh was part of the Mughal empire. Among South Asian peoples, in India, Aurangzeb of the Mughal empire persecuted Hindus and faced numerous revolts. Pakistan was part of the Mughal empire. Among Oriental peoples there is China (where a border with Russia was established. Among Southeast Asian peoples in Indonesia the Dutch ruled. American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States (which was a collection of British colonies) and Brazil can be considered. This is weakly connected with periods of history through classical and medieval times. In modern times, it is preceded by the 16th century. Within the 17th century, it is preceded by the late-mid 17th century. It is followed by the 18th century, specifically the early 18th century, and later periods. The future is also weakly connected.

Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, and human geography can be examined. Particular groups may be useful.

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Culture

Material culture including industrial technology, bulding technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transportation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts can be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy can be connected. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events can be connected.

Institutions

Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families will be useful. Education including research, teaching, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be considered. Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments can be connected. Religion including religious beliefs, practice, and organization will be significant. Major religious traditions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be considered.

Sociology

Social structure and change

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

Communities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and Bangladesh will be useful.

This is connected to peoples of the world including African peoples. Particular nations include Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines. Western Civilization can be considered. In Russia the energetic but cruel Peter I (the Great) came to power and initiated a program to bring Western learning to Russia. Among Anglic peoples, the United States (which was a collection of British colonies) can be considered. Among Latin peoples, Brazil was a Portuguese colony. Among Asiatic peoples, Bangladesh was part of the Mughal empire. Among South Asian peoples, in India, Aurangzeb of the Mughal empire persecuted Hindus and faced numerous revolts. Pakistan was part of the Mughal empire. Among Oriental peoples there is China (where a border with Russia was established. Among Southeast Asian peoples in Indonesia the Dutch ruled. American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States (which was a collection of British colonies) and Brazil can be considered.

This is weakly connected with periods of history through classical and medieval times. In modern times, it is preceded by the 16th century. Within the 17th century, it is preceded by the late-mid 17th century.

It is followed by the 18th century, specifically the early 18th century, and later periods. The future is also weakly connected.