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2. Temperature The Earth's climate changes when it is forced to change; when it experiences an energy imbalance. When this occurs, the planet either loses or gains heat, resulting in global temperature changes. With the help of natural proxy data, i.e., ice cores, fossil pollen, lake sediments, ocean sediment cores, glaciers, and tree rings, scientists are able to determine what the past climate was like and how it affected different regions of the world. Knowing this information gives historical insight in order to help us plan for our future. However, there are hidden factors that have to be acknowledged to understand the extent of the climatic conditions, which has had an impact on the social, economic, cultural and political structures to any historical society. This greatly depends on the elemental components of, 'collective mentalities' within human response, and that is found in. cultural perception. It is also, important to look into past characteristics of social groups during the time of temperature change and how those regions reacted to combat the climatic conditions in order to achieve stability. Historical records show that the Earth has gone through multiple climatic variations, the Medieval Climate Anomaly and the Little Ice age to name a few. While regions varied in temperatures around the world, the positive and/or negative outcome of each region was not due to the climate, but instead how they reacted to it. The Medieval Climate Anomaly was a time between roughly 900 and H 50 AD of warming, as the Little Ice Age was a period of extreme cooling that occurred right after. By conducting research within the regions of climatic impacts, those who were able to obtain stability within their society were the ones who were intuitive and kept a stable balance with their resources, or come up with diligent methods that would help them survive. For example, trade with other regions if they were not able to grow a certain type ro,