History's Predictive Value

Based on our group's predictions for China's Ming and Qing dynasties, history can be a relatively accurate way to predict the future of a region. Matt's prediction about population was right on the mark, and my prediction of the gender structure and religion of China was correct. When given the background information of knowing the continued patterns of the region, the future can be accurately predicted. Even when given a sudden change, like China's isolation movement, predictions like Amit's on economics were still correct.