Persian Peoples


Persian peoples, also known as Iranian peoples, are less well known than other middle eastern peoples, although they are among the more populous.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Sociology Peoples Asiatic civilization Middle Eastern peoples

Persian peoples, also known as Iranian peoples, are less well known than other middle eastern peoples, although they are among the more populous.

Afghanistan


History Prehistory The prehistory of Iran an Afghanistan can be connected. Early prehistory including the Pliocene, early Pleistocene, early mid Pleistocene, late mid Pleistocene, and late Pleistocene can be connected. I do not yet have details of middle prehistory including the period beginning 50,000 years ago, the period beginning 40,000 years ago, the period beginning 30,000 years ago, or the period beginning 20,000 years ago except that there is some evicence of Neolithic culture in Iran. In late prehistory including Iran and Afghanistan, there is evidence of Neolithic villages in 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, although I do not have many details.
Antiquity For the 5th millennium BC I lack details of the early 5th millennium BC, early mid 5th millennium BC, mid 5th millennium BC, late mid 5th millennium BC, and late 5th millennium BC. For the 4th millennium BC I lack details of the early 4th millennium BC, the early mid 4th millennium BC, the mid 4th millennium BC, the late mid 4th millennium BC, and the late 4th millennium BC. For the 3rd millennium BC, I do not yet have details of the early 3rd millennium BC, the early mid 3rd millennium BC, the mid 3rd millennium BC, the late mid 3rd millennium BC, or the late 3rd millennium BC. For the 2nd millennium BC, I do not yet have details of the early 2nd millennium BC, early mid 2nd millennium BC, mid 2nd millennium BC, late mid 2nd millennium BC, or late 2nd millennium BC. In the early first millennium BC they becamee prominent with the Achaemenid Persian empire, centered in Iran. I do not yet have details of the 10th century BC, the 9th century BC, the 8th century BC, the 7th century BC, or the 6th century BC. c. 600 BC - c. 650 BC Zoroaster, founder of Zoroastrianism, lives and preaches in Persia. c. 550 - 539 BC Cyrus the Great establishes the Persian Empire. . Classical and medieval history What are now Iran and Afghanistan were important in this period. In the Early classical period this was ruled by the Achamaenid Persian empire, which was conquered by the Greeks. A native persian dynasty known as the Parthian succeded the Greeks. I do not yet have details of the 5th century BC, 4th Century BC, 3rd Century BC, 2nd century BC, or 1st century BC. In Late classical times, the Parthian and Later the Sassanid dynasties ruled empires centered in this region. I do not yet have details of the 1st century CE, the 2nd century CE, the 3rd century CE, the 4th century CE, or the 5th century CE. In early medieval times, the Sassanid empire of Persia was overthrown and conquered by Islamic peoples. I do not yet have details of the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, or 10th century. In late medieval times, this was invaded by Mongols from Central Asia. I do not yet have details of the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, or 15th century. c. 300 BC Alexander conquers Persian empire, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, and reaches India c. c 230-270 CE Mani establishes Manicheanism in Persia. c. 1216-1223 CE Genghis Khan rules the Mongols and conquers Central Asia. He and his successors conquer or invade China, Russia, and Persia. Modern history I lack detail for the 16th century including the early 16th century, early-mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late-mid 16th century, and late 16th century. I also lack detail for the 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late-mid 17th century and late 17th century. 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, they were fairly important in political maneuverings between the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire, and Russia. Iran, or Persia, was particlarly important, as was Afghanistan. I do not yet have details for the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, or mid 19th century. The late-mid 19th century including the early 1860s, late 1860s, early 1870s, and late 1870s can be connected. The late 19th century including the early 1880s, late 1880s, early 1890s, and late 1890s can be connected. 20th century The early 20th century can be examined. I do not yet have details of the early 1900s, late 1900s, early 1910s, or late 1910s. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. I do not yet have many details of the mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, or late 1950s. I do not have many details of the late-mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, or late 1970s. c. 1915-1918 CE. World War I, the "Great War" changes the modern world. c. 1938 - 1945. World War II. Germany under the rule of Hitler and Japan attempt military conquest of Europe and Asia. England, the United States led by Roosevelt, and Russia (the USSR) under Stalin are the chief opponents and combine to defeat Germany and Japan. In the late 20th century they began to play a larger role in international events. The early 1980s and late 1980s can be connected. In the early 1990s, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 can be connected. The late 1990s including 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 can be connected. In the early 21st century, Events in Iran and Afghanistan can be noted. Current events of the early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can also be considered. The late 2000s and nations such as Iran and Afghanistan, including 2006, 2007, and 2008 are being analyzed. Events of 2009 including the first quarter 2009, second quarter 2009, third quarter 2009, and fourth quarter 2009 can be connected. Events of 2010 can be connected. Events of the first quarter 2010 including January 2010, February 2010, and March 2010 can be considered. the second quarter 2010 can be connected. The third quarter 2010 can be considered. The fourth quarter 2010 can be connected. Events of October 2010 and November 2010 can be considered. December 2010 including 2010 week 49, 2010 week 50, 2010 week 51, 2010 week 52, and 2010 week 53 can be considered. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 including January 2011 can be connected. 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 including 2011 week 6, 2011 week 7, and 2011 week 8 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 including April 2011 and May 2011 can be connected. June 2011 including 2011 week 23, 2011 week 24, 2011 week 25, 2011 week 26, and 2011 week 27 can be connected. The third quarter 2011 including July 2011 can be connected. Their future has yet to be carefully examined. Other Sociology Other peoples of the world Nations such as Burma, Ukraine, Colombia, South Africa, Argentina, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania can be connected. Particular nations include: Iran Afghanistan Other Asiatic peoples such as those of South Korea can be connected. Other Middle Eastern peoples such as Turkey can be connected. Persian peoples are neighbors of Mesopotamian and Anatolian peoples. Their connections to Levantine peoples, , Arabian peoples, Egypt, and North African peoples are more distant. They are also neighbors of South Asian peoples such as those of Bangladesh. Pakistan can be connected. India can be connected. Central Asian peoples can be connected. Connections to Oriental peoples of Japan can be made. China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Thailand are also important. Southeast Asian Mainland peoples such as those of Vietnam can be connected. Peoples of the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including the Philippines can be connected. Indonesia can be connected. Western Civilization including Italy can be connected. Northeast European peoples such as those of Russia can be connected. Anglic peoples such as those of the United Kingdom can be connected. Anglo-American peoples such as those of the United States can be connected. Latin peoples such as those of France can be connected. Hispanic peoples such as those of Mexico can be connected. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. Germanic peoples such as those of Germany can be connected. African peoples such as those of Congo DR can be connected. Eastern African peoples such as those of Ethiopia can be connected. Western African peoples such as those of Nigeria can be connected. American Indians of such as those of Mexico are less well connected. Middle American Indian peoples such as those of the southwestern United States and North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected. Communities Communities can be connected. Social structure and change Social change including social change processes and social change factors can be considered. Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution and agrarian revolution can be connected. The industrial revolution including the early industrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution can be connected. Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be considered. Social structure including community and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, and anthropological structure can be connected. Institutions Religion including religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Particular religions include Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, Secularism, and pagan religion. Government including particular governments, government activities, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Family including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be considered. Culture . Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs will be significant. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communications technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, and human ecology will be significant. Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including Asian geography can be connected. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can be connected. Science including biology, earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected.

History

Prehistory

The prehistory of Iran an Afghanistan can be connected.

Early prehistory including the Pliocene, early Pleistocene, early mid Pleistocene, late mid Pleistocene, and late Pleistocene can be connected. I do not yet have details of middle prehistory including the period beginning 50,000 years ago, the period beginning 40,000 years ago, the period beginning 30,000 years ago, or the period beginning 20,000 years ago except that there is some evicence of Neolithic culture in Iran. In late prehistory including Iran and Afghanistan, there is evidence of Neolithic villages in 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, although I do not have many details.

Antiquity

For the 5th millennium BC I lack details of the early 5th millennium BC, early mid 5th millennium BC, mid 5th millennium BC, late mid 5th millennium BC, and late 5th millennium BC. For the 4th millennium BC I lack details of the early 4th millennium BC, the early mid 4th millennium BC, the mid 4th millennium BC, the late mid 4th millennium BC, and the late 4th millennium BC. For the 3rd millennium BC, I do not yet have details of the early 3rd millennium BC, the early mid 3rd millennium BC, the mid 3rd millennium BC, the late mid 3rd millennium BC, or the late 3rd millennium BC. For the 2nd millennium BC, I do not yet have details of the early 2nd millennium BC, early mid 2nd millennium BC, mid 2nd millennium BC, late mid 2nd millennium BC, or late 2nd millennium BC. In the early first millennium BC they becamee prominent with the Achaemenid Persian empire, centered in Iran. I do not yet have details of the 10th century BC, the 9th century BC, the 8th century BC, the 7th century BC, or the 6th century BC.

c. 600 BC - c. 650 BC Zoroaster, founder of Zoroastrianism, lives and preaches in Persia.
c. 550 - 539 BC Cyrus the Great establishes the Persian Empire. .

Classical and medieval history

What are now Iran and Afghanistan were important in this period. In the Early classical period this was ruled by the Achamaenid Persian empire, which was conquered by the Greeks. A native persian dynasty known as the Parthian succeded the Greeks. I do not yet have details of the 5th century BC, 4th Century BC, 3rd Century BC, 2nd century BC, or 1st century BC. In Late classical times, the Parthian and Later the Sassanid dynasties ruled empires centered in this region. I do not yet have details of the 1st century CE, the 2nd century CE, the 3rd century CE, the 4th century CE, or the 5th century CE. In early medieval times, the Sassanid empire of Persia was overthrown and conquered by Islamic peoples. I do not yet have details of the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, or 10th century. In late medieval times, this was invaded by Mongols from Central Asia. I do not yet have details of the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, or 15th century.

c. 300 BC Alexander conquers Persian empire, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, and reaches India
c. c 230-270 CE Mani establishes Manicheanism in Persia.
c. 1216-1223 CE Genghis Khan rules the Mongols and conquers Central Asia. He and his successors conquer or invade China, Russia, and Persia.

Modern history

I lack detail for the 16th century including the early 16th century, early-mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late-mid 16th century, and late 16th century. I also lack detail for the 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late-mid 17th century and late 17th century. 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, they were fairly important in political maneuverings between the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire, and Russia. Iran, or Persia, was particlarly important, as was Afghanistan. I do not yet have details for the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, or mid 19th century. The late-mid 19th century including the early 1860s, late 1860s, early 1870s, and late 1870s can be connected. The late 19th century including the early 1880s, late 1880s, early 1890s, and late 1890s can be connected.

20th century

The early 20th century can be examined. I do not yet have details of the early 1900s, late 1900s, early 1910s, or late 1910s. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. I do not yet have many details of the mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, or late 1950s. I do not have many details of the late-mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, or late 1970s.

c. 1915-1918 CE. World War I, the "Great War" changes the modern world.
c. 1938 - 1945. World War II. Germany under the rule of Hitler and Japan attempt military conquest of Europe and Asia. England, the United States led by Roosevelt, and Russia (the USSR) under Stalin are the chief opponents and combine to defeat Germany and Japan.

In the late 20th century they began to play a larger role in international events. The early 1980s and late 1980s can be connected. In the early 1990s, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 can be connected. The late 1990s including 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 can be connected.

In the early 21st century, Events in Iran and Afghanistan can be noted. Current events of the early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can also be considered. The late 2000s and nations such as Iran and Afghanistan, including 2006, 2007, and 2008 are being analyzed. Events of 2009 including the first quarter 2009, second quarter 2009, third quarter 2009, and fourth quarter 2009 can be connected. Events of 2010 can be connected. Events of the first quarter 2010 including January 2010, February 2010, and March 2010 can be considered. the second quarter 2010 can be connected. The third quarter 2010 can be considered. The fourth quarter 2010 can be connected. Events of October 2010 and November 2010 can be considered. December 2010 including 2010 week 49, 2010 week 50, 2010 week 51, 2010 week 52, and 2010 week 53 can be considered.

The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected.

The first quarter 2011 including January 2011 can be connected. 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011 including 2011 week 6, 2011 week 7, and 2011 week 8 can be connected.

The second quarter 2011 including April 2011 and May 2011 can be connected. June 2011 including 2011 week 23, 2011 week 24, 2011 week 25, 2011 week 26, and 2011 week 27 can be connected. The third quarter 2011 including July 2011 can be connected.

Their future has yet to be carefully examined.

Other Sociology

Other peoples of the world

Nations such as Burma, Ukraine, Colombia, South Africa, Argentina, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania can be connected. Particular nations include:

Other Asiatic peoples such as those of South Korea can be connected. Other Middle Eastern peoples such as Turkey can be connected. Persian peoples are neighbors of Mesopotamian and Anatolian peoples. Their connections to Levantine peoples, , Arabian peoples, Egypt, and North African peoples are more distant. They are also neighbors of South Asian peoples such as those of Bangladesh. Pakistan can be connected. India can be connected. Central Asian peoples can be connected. Connections to Oriental peoples of Japan can be made. China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Thailand are also important. Southeast Asian Mainland peoples such as those of Vietnam can be connected. Peoples of the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including the Philippines can be connected. Indonesia can be connected.

Western Civilization including Italy can be connected. Northeast European peoples such as those of Russia can be connected. Anglic peoples such as those of the United Kingdom can be connected. Anglo-American peoples such as those of the United States can be connected. Latin peoples such as those of France can be connected. Hispanic peoples such as those of Mexico can be connected. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. Germanic peoples such as those of Germany can be connected.

African peoples such as those of Congo DR can be connected. Eastern African peoples such as those of Ethiopia can be connected. Western African peoples such as those of Nigeria can be connected.

American Indians of such as those of Mexico are less well connected. Middle American Indian peoples such as those of the southwestern United States and North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected.

Communities

Communities can be connected.

Social structure and change

Social change including social change processes and social change factors can be considered. Particular changes and movements including the agricultural revolution and agrarian revolution can be connected. The industrial revolution including the early industrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution can be connected.

Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial societies can be considered. Social structure including community and regional structure, class structure, institutional structure, cultural structure, and anthropological structure can be connected.

Institutions

Religion including religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Particular religions include Abrahamic religion, Asiatic religion, Secularism, and pagan religion. Government including particular governments, government activities, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Family including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be considered.

Culture

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

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, and human ecology will be significant. Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including Asian geography can be connected.

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