Late Prehistory


This period will be divided into periods of about 500 years.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Prehistory Early 8th Millennium BC Late 8th Millennium BC Early 7th Millennium BC Late 7th Millennium BC Early 6th Millennium BC Late 6th Millennium BC

This period will be divided into periods of about 500 years.

Early 8th millennium BC (8000 BC - 7500 BC)

Herding and breeding of sheep and goats began in Iran, Agriculture began in Anatolia and Levant. Jericho was one of largest settlements.

Late 8th millennium BC (7500 BC - 7000 BC)

Agriculture began in Iran. Animal domestication began in Anatolia and Levant. Jericho was an important large settlement.

Early 7th millennium BC (7000 BC - 6500 BC)

Jericho was an important large settlement. Pottery appeared in Iran, weaving appeared.

Late 7th millennium BC (6500 BC - 6000 BC)

Jericho declined, CatalHuyuk became an important settlement.Farming began in Greece. Farming appeared in Southern Central Asia & north of Caucasus.

Early 6th millennium BC (6000 BC - 5500 BC)

Crete and Cyprus were settled. Farming began in Southwest Europe, and at Halaf in Mesopotamia. Plant domestication began in Mesoamerica.

Late 6th millennium BC (5500 BC - 5000 BC)

Farming began in Italy and far southwest Europe, and along Nile River. Cattle and sheep herding began in eastern Africa. Farming began at Hassuna in Mesopotamia, irrigated farming at Samarra in southern Mesopotamia. Plant domestication continued in Mesoamerica.


Other History Other prehistory This is preceded by early prehistory, and more directly by middle prehistory. It is followed by antiquity, particularly the 5th millennium BC, and later the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, the 2nd millennium BC, and the early 1st millennium BC. It is also connected to classical and medieval history including early classical times. Late classical times including the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, and 5th century CE can be connected. Early medieval times including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century can be connected. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected.	Links to other sites: Not yet developed.
Modern history Views based on classical and biblical scholarship prevailed in the 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. In the 19th century, archaeological discoveries related to this period began to take place. I do not yet have details of their development in the early 19th century, early mid-19th century, mid 19th century, late-mid 19th century, or late 19th century. These have developed throughout the 20th century, though at present I lack details on for the early 20th century. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected. A review of progress in the early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011, second quarter 2011, third quarter 2011, and fourth quarter 2011 can be connected. 2012 can be considered. The future including the near future, middle future and far future can be connected. Sociology Sociology can be applied to the early 8th millennium BC, the late 8th millennium BC, the early 7th millennium BC, the late 7th millennium BC, the early 6th millennium BC, and the late 6th millennium BC. Institutions Religion Particular religions are chiefly pagan, although later ideas of Abrahamic religion, Asian religion, and secularism have influence the intepretations of events in this period. Religious organization including highly structured and fragmented organization miight be connected, although it is thought that local, loosely structured organization predominated. Religious practice may be connected. Religious belief can be connected. Government There is not yet much evidence of particular governments in this period, but they seem to have been chiefly local. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession may be considered. Government structure including forms of government, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups might be connected. Law including Asiatic law and tribal law may be connected. Economics Economic systems including economic system behavior, economic system types, networks, and firms can be considered. Industries including commercial and financial, communication, transportation, social and medical services, building and construction, extraction and manufacturing, and food-related industries can be connected. Economic activities including consumption, distribution and exchange, and consumption can be connected. Education Education would most likely have been informal and tied directly to culture and to families. Schools including higher education, secondary education and primary education can be connected. Educational organization including administration, faculty, course material, and students may be connected. Cultural institutions including performance venues, libraries, and museums might be indirectly connected. Teaching can be connected. Research might be connected. Families Particular families might be connected. Kinship can be connected. Parenting can be connected. Marriage can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture Cultural events including holidays, disasters, gatherings, and other events can be connected. Recreation and entertainment including sports, games, theater, dance, and music can be connected. Occupations including service occupations, industrial occupations, communication related, transportation related, building related, and food related occupations can be considered. Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, dress and adornment customs, social interaction customs, and institutional customs can be examined indirectly from material evidence. Conceptual culture Philosophy including philosophical schools and doctrines, special topics, ethics, aesthetics, metaphics, epistemology, and logic can be connected. Applied science including applied social science, accounting, information science, navigation, engineering science, and measurement may be connected. Mathematics including statistics, geometry, analysis, algebra, arithmetic, and mathematical foundations might be connected. Literature including particular works, types and genres, forms, and oral tradition can be considered. Graphic arts including painting and drawing can be connected. Language including linguistics, writing, and languages of the world may be somewhat useful. Material culture Miscellaneous artifacts such as sculpture, musical instruments, medicines, and toys may be connected. Communications technology including written communication and graphic communication can be connected. Transportation technology including water transportation, land transportation, and packaging can be connected. Clothing including adornment, garments, and textiles can be connected. Foodstuffs including prepared foods, preserved and processed foods, and raw foods can be connected. Buildings including outdoor structures, complete buildings, building components, furnishings, and materials can be connected. Industrial technology including advanded technology, utilities, machinery, weaponry, chemical technology, fuels, and tools can be connected. Anthropology Particular groups may be useful. Human geography including Europe, Africa, North America, South America, and Oceania can also be examined. Asian geography including Southwest Asia, Ssouth Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North Asia will be useful. Human ecology including the influence of the environment on people, relations with other life, and influence of the environment on people can be examined. Physical anthropology including human origins, racial variation, and human dispersion is also useful. Demography can be examined, and information on birth, death, migration, population size and structure, and population change can be considered. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, soclal interaction, and social presentation can be considered. Personal studies Biography does not appear to be useful for this period. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements may be useful. The human body including body systems, body function, life cycle, diseases, and form and apparance has some connection, and is useful in the study of human remains dated to this period. Science Biology including molecular biology, cell biology, organism biology, organism biology, systematics and ecology are also somewhat useful. Biohistory has some application, but Precambrian, Paleozic, and Mesozoic live can be overlooked: Only the Cenozoic is significant. Earth science is also useful. Geology, hydrospheric science, atmospheric science, and physical geography all have potential applications. Geohistory has some application, but Precambrian, Paleozic, and Mesozoic events can be overlooked: Only the Cenozoic is significant. Astronomy is also rather indirectly useful. Connections to cosmology and galactic astronomy are less significant than collections to stellar astronomy and Solar system astronomy. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical change, and chemical substances may be applicable. Physics including the structure of matter, modern physics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics is mostly indirectly useful.

Other History

Other prehistory

This is preceded by early prehistory, and more directly by middle prehistory.

It is followed by antiquity, particularly the 5th millennium BC, and later the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, the 2nd millennium BC, and the early 1st millennium BC.

It is also connected to classical and medieval history including early classical times. Late classical times including the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, and 5th century CE can be connected. Early medieval times including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century can be connected. Late medieval times including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected.

Links to other sites: Not yet developed.

Modern history

Views based on classical and biblical scholarship prevailed in the 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. In the 19th century, archaeological discoveries related to this period began to take place. I do not yet have details of their development in the early 19th century, early mid-19th century, mid 19th century, late-mid 19th century, or late 19th century.

These have developed throughout the 20th century, though at present I lack details on for the early 20th century. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected.

A review of progress in the early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011, second quarter 2011, third quarter 2011, and fourth quarter 2011 can be connected. 2012 can be considered.

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

Sociology

Sociology can be applied to the early 8th millennium BC, the late 8th millennium BC, the early 7th millennium BC, the late 7th millennium BC, the early 6th millennium BC, and the late 6th millennium BC.

Institutions

Religion

Particular religions are chiefly pagan, although later ideas of Abrahamic religion, Asian religion, and secularism have influence the intepretations of events in this period. Religious organization including highly structured and fragmented organization miight be connected, although it is thought that local, loosely structured organization predominated. Religious practice may be connected. Religious belief can be connected.

Government

There is not yet much evidence of particular governments in this period, but they seem to have been chiefly local. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession may be considered. Government structure including forms of government, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups might be connected. Law including Asiatic law and tribal law may be connected.

Economics

Economic systems including economic system behavior, economic system types, networks, and firms can be considered. Industries including commercial and financial, communication, transportation, social and medical services, building and construction, extraction and manufacturing, and food-related industries can be connected. Economic activities including consumption, distribution and exchange, and consumption can be connected.

Education

Education would most likely have been informal and tied directly to culture and to families. Schools including higher education, secondary education and primary education can be connected. Educational organization including administration, faculty, course material, and students may be connected. Cultural institutions including performance venues, libraries, and museums might be indirectly connected. Teaching can be connected. Research might be connected.

Families

Particular families might be connected. Kinship can be connected. Parenting can be connected. Marriage can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture

Cultural events including holidays, disasters, gatherings, and other events can be connected. Recreation and entertainment including sports, games, theater, dance, and music can be connected. Occupations including service occupations, industrial occupations, communication related, transportation related, building related, and food related occupations can be considered. Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, dress and adornment customs, social interaction customs, and institutional customs can be examined indirectly from material evidence.

Conceptual culture

Philosophy including philosophical schools and doctrines, special topics, ethics, aesthetics, metaphics, epistemology, and logic can be connected. Applied science including applied social science, accounting, information science, navigation, engineering science, and measurement may be connected. Mathematics including statistics, geometry, analysis, algebra, arithmetic, and mathematical foundations might be connected. Literature including particular works, types and genres, forms, and oral tradition can be considered. Graphic arts including painting and drawing can be connected. Language including linguistics, writing, and languages of the world may be somewhat useful.

Material culture

Miscellaneous artifacts such as sculpture, musical instruments, medicines, and toys may be connected. Communications technology including written communication and graphic communication can be connected. Transportation technology including water transportation, land transportation, and packaging can be connected. Clothing including adornment, garments, and textiles can be connected. Foodstuffs including prepared foods, preserved and processed foods, and raw foods can be connected. Buildings including outdoor structures, complete buildings, building components, furnishings, and materials can be connected. Industrial technology including advanded technology, utilities, machinery, weaponry, chemical technology, fuels, and tools can be connected.

Anthropology

Particular groups may be useful. Human geography including Europe, Africa, North America, South America, and Oceania can also be examined. Asian geography including Southwest Asia, Ssouth Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North Asia will be useful. Human ecology including the influence of the environment on people, relations with other life, and influence of the environment on people can be examined. Physical anthropology including human origins, racial variation, and human dispersion is also useful. Demography can be examined, and information on birth, death, migration, population size and structure, and population change can be considered. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, soclal interaction, and social presentation can be considered.

Personal studies

Biography does not appear to be useful for this period. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements may be useful. The human body including body systems, body function, life cycle, diseases, and form and apparance has some connection, and is useful in the study of human remains dated to this period.

Science

Biology including molecular biology, cell biology, organism biology, organism biology, systematics and ecology are also somewhat useful. Biohistory has some application, but Precambrian, Paleozic, and Mesozoic live can be overlooked: Only the Cenozoic is significant. Earth science is also useful. Geology, hydrospheric science, atmospheric science, and physical geography all have potential applications. Geohistory has some application, but Precambrian, Paleozic, and Mesozoic events can be overlooked: Only the Cenozoic is significant. Astronomy is also rather indirectly useful. Connections to cosmology and galactic astronomy are less significant than collections to stellar astronomy and Solar system astronomy. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical change, and chemical substances may be applicable. Physics including the structure of matter, modern physics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics is mostly indirectly useful.