Tanzania

Tanzania is one of the 40 most populous countries in the world.

History

Sites within the nation are important in prehistory including early prehistory, late prehistory, and middle preahistory.

Antiquity

In about the 5th millennum BC it is thought that this region was inhabited by Khoisan-speaking hunting-gathering tribes. Details of the early 5th millennium BC, the early mid 5th millennium BC, the mid 5th millennium BC, the late mid 5th millennium BC, and the late 5th millennium BC are not yet present. Beginning about the 4th millennium BC it is thought that Cushitic -speaking peoples began to moved in from the north. 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 can be connected. The 3rd millennium BC including the early 3rd millennium BC, the early mid 3rd millennium BC, the late mid 3rd millennium BC, and the late 3rd millennium BC can be connected. The 2nd millennium BC including the early 2nd millennium BC, the early mid 2nd millennium BC, the mid 2nd millennium BC, the late mid 2nd millennium BC, and the late 2nd millennium BC can be connected. The early first millennium BC including the 10th century BC, the 9th century BC, the 8th century BC, the 7th century BC, and the 6th century BC can be connected.

Classical and medieval history

I do not yet have details on early classical times including the 5th century BC, 4th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and 1st century BC. Late classical times including the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, and 5th century CE can be connected. I do not yet have details of early medieval times including the 6th century CE, 7th century CE, 8th century CE, 9th century CE, or 10th century CE. I do not yet have details of late medieval times including the 11th century CE, 12th century CE, 13th century CE, 14th century CE, or 15th century CE.

Modern history

In the 16th century, the Portuguese began to dominate the coast, although I do not yet have details of the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late-mid 16th century, or late 16th century. The Portuguese traded through the 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century. Arab traders began to dominate the area in the 18th century. I do not yet have details of the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late-mid 18th century, or late 18th century. I have few details of the 19th century, including the early 19th century, early-mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late-mid 19th century, or late 19th century except that around this time the Germans occupied the country as part of their colonial empire.

In the 20th century details are obscure. It was at first part of the German colonial empire, and then became independent. The early 20th century remains to be examined. 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. For the late 20th century, the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be examined. The early 21st century all remain to be examined. Events of the early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be considered. Events of the late 2000s including 2006 and 2007 including the 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, and 3rd quarter including July, August, and September may be considered. The fourth quarter including October, November, and December can be examined. 2008 and 2009 can be connected. Events of 2010 can be connected. Events of the first quarter 2010 including January 2010, February 2010, and March 2010 and the second quarter 2010 can be connected. Its future is obscure.

Other Sociology

Connections with peoples of the world and other nations such as the United States, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia will be considered as the site develops. This belongs particularly to African peoples.

Connections of communitiesare not yet clear.

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, agrarian revolution and industrial revolution can be connected.

Social types including hunting and gathering societies, horticultural societies, agrarian societies, and industrial society 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 religious beliefs, religious practice, and religious organization will also be useful. Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, pagan religion, secularism, and asiatic religion can be considered. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activity can be connected. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture

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

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, and physical anthropology will be important. Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including African geography can be connected. Human ecology including human effects on the environment, relations with other life, and environmental effects on people can be connected.

Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography will be useful.

More information on applications and connections with science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology will be included as the site develops.


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