Iran

Iran is one of the 20 most populous nations of the world.

History

The history of Iran can be followed through prehistory, antiquity, and classical and medieval times. Anciently it was known as Persia. During modern times it became known as Iran. Its future has not yet been closely examined.

Other Sociology

Other peoples of the world

Iran is connected to various other nations [including Iraq, Saudi Arabia Venezuela, Malaysia, North Korea, Ghana, Yemen, Taiwan, Romania, Mozambique Sri Lanka, Australia, Madagascar, Syria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Netherlands, Chile Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Malawi]

It belongs to Asiatic civilization along with nations such as Uzbekistan particularly Middle Eastern peoples. Iran is the modern name for the home of the Persian peoples. There are connections with Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Mesopotamian peoples, and increasingly less direct with connections with Arabian, Levantine, and North African peoples such as those of Algeria. Morocco can be connected. There are also connections with Central Asia including some peoples of China, and South Asia including peoples of Nepal. Pakistan can be connected. India can be connected. Bangladesh can be connected. There are less direct connections with Oriental peoples including South Korea. China can be connected. Japan can be connected. There are also connections with Southeast Asian peoples including Burma. Mainland Southeast Asian peoples including those of Thailand can be connected. Vietnam can be connected. The Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including the Philippines can be connected. Indonesia can be considered.

Western civilization including Peru is also connected. Northeast European peoples including those of Poland can be connected. Russia can be connected. Ukraine can be connected. Anglic peoples including those of Canada can be connected. British peoples including those of the United Kingdom can be connected. Anglo-American peoples including those of the United States can be connected. Latin peoples including those of Spain can be considered. French peoples including those of France can be connected. Italic peoples including those of Italy can be connected. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be connected. Hispanic peoples including those of Argentina can be connected. Hispanic Mexican American peoples includinc those of Mexico can be connected. Hispanic Colombian American peoples such as those of Colombia can be connected. Germanic peoples including those of Germany can be connected.

There is less of a connection with African peoples such as those of Uganda. East African peoples such as those of Kenya can be connected. Northern East African peoples such as those of Ethiopia can be connected. Central East African peoples such as those of Tanzania can be connected. Interior East African peoples such as those of Sudan can be connected. West African peoples such as those of Nigeria can be considered. Central African peoples such as those of Congo DR can be connected. Southern African peoples including those of South Africa can be connected.

There is even less direct connection with American Indian peoples such as those found in Peru. North American Indian peoples such as those of Canada can be considered. Eastern North American Indian peoples such as those of the eastern United States can be connected. Western North American Indian peoples such as those of the western United States can be connected. Middle American Indian peoples such as those found in Mexico can be considered. Southwestern American Indian peoples such as those of the southwestern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples such as those of Argentina can be connected. Andean peoples such as those of Colombia can be connected. Amazonian peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected.

Major cities and other important communities include:

Social structure and change

Social change

Particular changes including the agricultural revolution can be connected. The agrarian revolution including bronze age movements, early iron age movements, late iron age movements, and modernization can be considered. The Industrial revolution including the early industrial revolution, middle industrialization, and late industrial revolution can be considered. 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.

Institutions

Religion including beliefs is especially important. Particular traditions include Abrahamic, principally Islamic. Christianity including old Christianity, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism, and Islam can be connected. Judaism is also prsent. Some secularist, pagan, and oriental influences are also present. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structured religion can be considered. Religious practice can be connected.

Government including law, government activity, and government structure is very important. Particular governments including international government, national government, and local government can be connected.

Economics including economic activities, industries, and economic systems will be important. Education including teaching, research, cultural institutions, organization, and schools will be important. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture

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

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including principally Asian geography can be connected. Human ecology including human effects on the environment, relations with other life, and environmental effects 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, death, migration, and birth can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interactions, and social presentation can be connected.

Applications of personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography may not be available for some time.

Applications of science may include physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology.


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