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Economic activity includes production, distribution or trade and exchange, and consumption from both practical and theoretical perspectives.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Institutions Economics Production Distribution and trade Consumption

Economic activity includes production, distribution or trade and exchange, and consumption from both practical and theoretical perspectives.


History The history of economic activity has not yet been closely examined. Prehistory is difficult to examine, but there is increasing evidence through antiquity, classical and medieval times, and modern history.	Links to other areas: Not yet developed.
Prehistory Early prehistory including the Pliocene, early Pleistocene, early mid Pleistocene, late mid Pleistocene, and late Pleistocene can be connected. Middle prehistory including the 5th decamillennium BP, 4th decamillennium BP, 3rd decamillennium BP, and 2nd decamillennium BP can be considered. Late prehistory including the early 6th millennium BC, late 6th millennium BC, early 7th millennium BC, late 7th millennium BC, early 8th millennium BC, and late 8th millennium BC can be connected. Antiquity The 5th millennium BC including the early 5th millennium BC, early mid 5th millennium BC, mid 5th millennium BC, late mid 5th millennium BC, and late 5th millennium BC can be considered. The 4th millennium BC including the early 4th millennium BC, early mid 4th millennium BC, mid 4th millennium BC, late mid 4th millennium BC, and late 4th millennium BC can be considered. The 3rd millennium BC including the early 3rd millennium BC, the early mid 3rd millennium BC, the mid 3rd millennium BC, the late mid 3rd millenium Bc, and the late 3rd millennium BC can be considered. The 2nd millennium BC including the early 2nd millennium BC, early mid 2nd millennium BC, mid 2nd millennium BC, late mid 2nd millennium BC, and late 2nd millennium BC can be considered. The early 1st millennium BC including the 10th century BC, 9th century BC, 8th century BC, 7th century BC, and 6th century BC can be examined. Classical and medieval history Early classical times including the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and 1st century BC can be examined. 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. Modern history The explorations of the 16th century began to create worldwide economic trade. The early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be connected. In the 17th century, this trade expanded. The early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. 1502 - 1503 da Gama makes a second voyage to India and begins to establish a Portuguese trading presence. 1519 - 1523.Cortés leads the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire of Mexico. 1524 da Gama makes a third voyage to India in order to expand the Portuguese trading presence there. c. 1528 - 1541 Pizarro leads Spanish conquest and colonization of the Inca empire (South America) c 1600-1700 CE English begin colonization of North America. In the 18th century, it continued to expand, although I do not yet have details of the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, or late mid 18th century. The late 18th century including the early 1780s, late 1780s, early 1790s, and late 1790s can be connected. In the 19th century, the Industrial revolution introduced new methods of production and altered patterns of change. Developments of the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be considered. c. 1880 CE African is partitioned among European colonial powers. In the 20th century, continuing developments in technology have continued to affect economic activities. Developments of the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, and late 20th century can be considered. The early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected. The late 2000s down to 2006 and 2007 can be considered. 2008 including the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter including July, August, and September and fourth quarter including October and November can be connected. 2009 can be connected. 2010 can be connected. The first quarter 2010, second quarter 2010, and third quarter 2010 can be connected. The fourth quarter 2010 including October 2010 and November 2010 can be connected. December 2010 including 2010 week 49, 2010 week 50, 2010 week 51, 2010 week 52, and 2010 week 53 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 including April 2011, May 2011, and June 2011 can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future is obscure. Sociology Peoples of the world including African peoples can be connected. Particular nations include Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia. Western civilization including the United States can be connected. Asiatic peoples including those of Indonesia can be connected. South Asian peoples such as those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China will be important. American Indian peoples including the United States will be useful. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City may provide examples. Social structure and change Social change Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution and agrarian revolution can be connected. The industrial revolution including the early indistrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution can be connected. Social change factors including institutional change, cultural change, demographic change, and natural change can be connected. Social change processes including innovation, transmission, adaptation, and extinction can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, and agrarian societies can be connected. Industrial societies can be connected. Social structure including community and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, and anthropological structure can be connected. Other Institutions Religion Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structured organization can be connected. Religious practice can be connected. Religious beliefs can be connected. Government Particular governments including international government, national government and local government can be connected. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession can be connected. Government structure including government forms, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups can be connected. Law including international law, Western law, Asiatic law, and tribal law can be connected. Other economics Economic systems including firms, networks, types of systems, and system behavior can be connected. Industries including commerical and financial, communication, transportation, social and medical services, building and construction, manufacturing and extraction, and agriculture can be connected. Education including educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Schools including higher education, secondary education, and primary education can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events is highly important. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication systems, transportation systems, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geograpny, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment 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, deaths, migration, and births 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 can be connected. Biography can be connected. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral fundamentals can be connected. Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.

The history of economic activity has not yet been closely examined. Prehistory is difficult to examine, but there is increasing evidence through antiquity, classical and medieval times, and modern history.

Links to other areas: Not yet developed.

Prehistory

Early prehistory including the Pliocene, early Pleistocene, early mid Pleistocene, late mid Pleistocene, and late Pleistocene can be connected. Middle prehistory including the 5th decamillennium BP, 4th decamillennium BP, 3rd decamillennium BP, and 2nd decamillennium BP can be considered. Late prehistory including the early 6th millennium BC, late 6th millennium BC, early 7th millennium BC, late 7th millennium BC, early 8th millennium BC, and late 8th millennium BC can be connected.

Antiquity

The 5th millennium BC including the early 5th millennium BC, early mid 5th millennium BC, mid 5th millennium BC, late mid 5th millennium BC, and late 5th millennium BC can be considered. The 4th millennium BC including the early 4th millennium BC, early mid 4th millennium BC, mid 4th millennium BC, late mid 4th millennium BC, and late 4th millennium BC can be considered. The 3rd millennium BC including the early 3rd millennium BC, the early mid 3rd millennium BC, the mid 3rd millennium BC, the late mid 3rd millenium Bc, and the late 3rd millennium BC can be considered. The 2nd millennium BC including the early 2nd millennium BC, early mid 2nd millennium BC, mid 2nd millennium BC, late mid 2nd millennium BC, and late 2nd millennium BC can be considered. The early 1st millennium BC including the 10th century BC, 9th century BC, 8th century BC, 7th century BC, and 6th century BC can be examined.

Classical and medieval history

Early classical times including the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and 1st century BC can be examined. 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.

Modern history

The explorations of the 16th century began to create worldwide economic trade. The early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be connected. In the 17th century, this trade expanded. The early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected.

1502 - 1503 da Gama makes a second voyage to India and begins to establish a Portuguese trading presence.
1519 - 1523.Cortés leads the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire of Mexico.
1524 da Gama makes a third voyage to India in order to expand the Portuguese trading presence there.
c. 1528 - 1541 Pizarro leads Spanish conquest and colonization of the Inca empire (South America)

c 1600-1700 CE English begin colonization of North America.

In the 18th century, it continued to expand, although I do not yet have details of the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, or late mid 18th century. The late 18th century including the early 1780s, late 1780s, early 1790s, and late 1790s can be connected.

In the 19th century, the Industrial revolution introduced new methods of production and altered patterns of change. Developments of the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be considered.

c. 1880 CE African is partitioned among European colonial powers.

In the 20th century, continuing developments in technology have continued to affect economic activities. Developments of the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, and late 20th century can be considered.

The early 21st century including the early 2000s can be connected.

The late 2000s down to 2006 and 2007 can be considered. 2008 including the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter including July, August, and September and fourth quarter including October and November can be connected. 2009 can be connected.

2010 can be connected. The first quarter 2010, second quarter 2010, and third quarter 2010 can be connected. The fourth quarter 2010 including October 2010 and November 2010 can be connected. December 2010 including 2010 week 49, 2010 week 50, 2010 week 51, 2010 week 52, and 2010 week 53 can be connected.

The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 including April 2011, May 2011, and June 2011 can be connected.

The future including the near future, middle future, and far future is obscure.

Sociology

Peoples of the world including African peoples can be connected. Particular nations include Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia. Western civilization including the United States can be connected. Asiatic peoples including those of Indonesia can be connected. South Asian peoples such as those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China will be important. American Indian peoples including the United States will be useful.

Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City may provide examples.

Social structure and change

Social change

Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution and agrarian revolution can be connected. The industrial revolution including the early indistrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution can be connected. Social change factors including institutional change, cultural change, demographic change, and natural change can be connected. Social change processes including innovation, transmission, adaptation, and extinction can be connected.

Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, and agrarian societies can be connected. Industrial societies can be connected.

Social structure including community and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, and anthropological structure can be connected.

Other Institutions

Religion

Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, pagan religion, and secularism can be connected. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structured organization can be connected. Religious practice can be connected. Religious beliefs can be connected.

Government

Particular governments including international government, national government and local government can be connected. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession can be connected. Government structure including government forms, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups can be connected. Law including international law, Western law, Asiatic law, and tribal law can be connected.

Other economics

Economic systems including firms, networks, types of systems, and system behavior can be connected. Industries including commerical and financial, communication, transportation, social and medical services, building and construction, manufacturing and extraction, and agriculture can be connected.

Education including educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Schools including higher education, secondary education, and primary education can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events is highly important. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication systems, transportation systems, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geograpny, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment 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, deaths, migration, and births 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 can be connected. Biography can be connected. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral fundamentals can be connected.

Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected.