2005


This includes events of 2005.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Modern History 20th Century Late 20th Century Early 2000s 2005 1st quarter 2005 2nd quarter 2005 3rd quarter 2005 4th quarter

This includes events of 2005.

First Quarter 2005

In January Mahmoud Abbas was elected president of the Palestinian Authority, George W. Bush began his second terma as President of the United States, and Parliamentary elections occurred in Iraq. I do not at present events for February or March.

Second Quarter 2005

In April, Pope John Paul II died, and was succeeded by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI. In May, the proposed European Constitution was rejected by a referendum in France, and in June, by a similar referendum in the Netherlands.

Third Quarter 2005

In July, terrorist bombings in London occupied world attention briefly, and the Provisional IRA called and end to its armed campaign and ordered all units to drop arms. In August, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and surrounding areas of the Gulf Coast states of the United States. In September, John Roberts was confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Fourth Quarter 2005

In October, Major events included the nomination of Harriet Miers for the US Supreme court. This nomination was wthdrawn and Samuel Alito was nominated. Lech Kaczyrisky was elected President of Poland, and a new national Constitution was approved in Iraq. In November, civil unrest caused the Prime Minister of France to declare a state of emergency. The people of Iraq elected legislators to their Parliament under a new Constitution. In December, New York City transit workers went on strike three days before the Christmas holiday.


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, human geography, physical anthropology, human ecology, and particular groups will also be useful.	Links to other sites: Wikipedia- 2005
Culture Material culture including industrial technology, building technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transportation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts will be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy will be important. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, performing arts, games, sports, and cultural events is also significant. Institutions Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families will also be considered. Education including teaching, research, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be considered. Economics including economic activities, industries, companies, and economic systems can be considered. Government including law, government activity, government structure, and particular govenrments must also be considered. Religion is also useful. Religious belief, religious practice, and religious organization is probably less useful at this stage than particular traditions, including Abrahamic religion, asiatic religion, secularism, and pagan religion. Sociology Social structure and change Social structure including anthropological structure, cultural structure, institutional structure, class structure, and community and regional structure can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticutural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be connected. Social change including social change factors, social change processes, and particular changes can be connected. Communities are not yet well connected, although I am including connections to Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City. At present I am noting and sorting events according to the peoples of the earth. African people have been set aside for now. Particular nations including those of Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines can be connected. Western Civilization will be considered. I have no specific details for Brazil. Anglic peoples are getting first attention. Anglo-American peoples including Canadian, and British Caribbean may be examined. British and Australian peoples will be noted. In the United States, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, resulting in the breach of levees and flooding of 80% of the city. Other parts of the Gulf coast were affected by it and other hurricanes. Latin peoples, Germanic peoples, Scandinavian peoples, Northeast European and Balkan peoples will also be considered. Asiatic peoples will have considerable attention. In Bangladesh I have no recorded events. South Asian peoples can be considered. In India I have no major events recorded. In Pakistan, rebels in Baluchistan were attacked by government forces. Bengal peoples will also be considered. Oriental peoples including those of China, the Japanese, and Korean peoples will also be discussed. Southeast Asian peoples will be considered. In Indonesia there was an earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Sumatra. Bombings took place in Bali. Middle Eastern peoples are not yet well developed. Central Asian peoples will also be getting a little attention. American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States and Brazil will eventually be connected. Connections to prehistory, antiqity, and classical and medieval history are weak. Earlier modern history, including the 18th and 19th centuries is also a bit weak. Other areas of 20th century history including the late-mid 20th century and early periods of the late 20th century can also be discussed. The late 1990s are not so directly connected, but within the early 2000s, this follows events of 2004. It is followed directly by events of 2006.

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, human geography, physical anthropology, human ecology, and particular groups will also be useful.

Links to other sites:

Wikipedia- 2005

Culture

Material culture including industrial technology, building technology, foodstuffs, clothing, transportation technology, communication technology, and other artifacts will be connected. Conceptual culture including language, graphic arts, literature, mathematics, applied science, and philosophy will be important. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, performing arts, games, sports, and cultural events is also significant.

Institutions

Families including marriage, parenting, kinship, and particular families will also be considered. Education including teaching, research, cultural institutions, educational organization, and schools can be considered. Economics including economic activities, industries, companies, and economic systems can be considered. Government including law, government activity, government structure, and particular govenrments must also be considered. Religion is also useful. Religious belief, religious practice, and religious organization is probably less useful at this stage than particular traditions, including Abrahamic religion, asiatic religion, secularism, and pagan religion.

Sociology

Social structure and change

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

Communities are not yet well connected, although I am including connections to Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City.

At present I am noting and sorting events according to the peoples of the earth. African people have been set aside for now. Particular nations including those of Russia, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and the Philippines can be connected.

Western Civilization will be considered. I have no specific details for Brazil. Anglic peoples are getting first attention. Anglo-American peoples including Canadian, and British Caribbean may be examined. British and Australian peoples will be noted. In the United States, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, resulting in the breach of levees and flooding of 80% of the city. Other parts of the Gulf coast were affected by it and other hurricanes. Latin peoples, Germanic peoples, Scandinavian peoples, Northeast European and Balkan peoples will also be considered. Asiatic peoples will have considerable attention. In Bangladesh I have no recorded events. South Asian peoples can be considered. In India I have no major events recorded. In Pakistan, rebels in Baluchistan were attacked by government forces. Bengal peoples will also be considered. Oriental peoples including those of China, the Japanese, and Korean peoples will also be discussed. Southeast Asian peoples will be considered. In Indonesia there was an earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Sumatra. Bombings took place in Bali. Middle Eastern peoples are not yet well developed. Central Asian peoples will also be getting a little attention. American Indian peoples such as are found in the United States and Brazil will eventually be connected.

Connections to prehistory, antiqity, and classical and medieval history are weak. Earlier modern history, including the 18th and 19th centuries is also a bit weak. Other areas of 20th century history including the late-mid 20th century and early periods of the late 20th century can also be discussed. The late 1990s are not so directly connected, but within the early 2000s, this follows events of 2004.

It is followed directly by events of 2006.