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=== Minor Effects ===
=== Minor Effects ===


==Time==
== Time, change & continuity ==
=== measurement of time ===
* in history, time is both linear and relative
** i.e., common cycles & conditions may occur at different times in different places
** each measures itself
* peoples across history measure time via
** sun, seasons, moon cycles, weather, and leaders or dynasties
* modern measurement of time
** B.C. or B.C.E.
** A.D. or C.E.
** B.P.
 
=== Stability===
* humans crave stability and predictability
** people do not like uncertainty
** religions, institutions & other social structures are designed to manage uncertainty
* societies change or don't change according to events or conditions
* agents of change include:
** cultural diffusion
** climate
** food supply (impacted by climate and cultural diffusion)
** population (impacted by food supply)
** technologies (impacted by climate and spread by cultural diffusion)
 
===Change===
===Change===
=== Stability===


=== Continuity ===
* punctuated equilibrium
** moments of rapid change
** = critical juncture


==Cultural Diffusion==
==Cultural Diffusion==