Studying Societies - Seven Societal Indicators


Geography

 

Where was the civilization located? How did location influence society?

 

Economics

 

What did the society do for money? Who had control of the money? How did they relate economically to other places nearby?

 

Religion/Philosophy

 

Every culture had a type of religion. What was it in this society? How did religion impact daily life?

 

Knowledge/Education/Art

 

How did societies educate their citizens? What was the purrpose of education? What was the impact of art on society?

 

Government

 

How was the society governed? Who made the decisions?

 

Family/Group

 

How did people live? Division of labour? Who did what jobs?

 

Change

 

Was the society open to change? Was it open to new ideas? How fast was it changing?

 

Question

In family and group, what does Divisions of labour mean?