Big Question: How do the physical features of a region (location, landforms, climate) help us understand the development of this civilization?

• Geography

• Social Structure

• Religion

• Economy

A society's belief system and its related traditions

• Politics

• Achievements

• Religion

• Economy

Key Terms: classes, status, noble, wealthy, servant, power

• Geography

• Economy

• Religion

• Social Structure

Big Question: How do the belief systems of a region help us understand their traditions and way of life? How and why did they worship

• Geography

• Economy

• Achievements

• Religion

How the earth's surface, climate, and landscape affect the way people live

• Religion

• Geography

• Economy

• Social Structure

Key Terms: location, climate, agriculture, physical features

• Religion

• Politics

• Achievements

• Geography

Big Question: What advancements or inventions did this society make? Did they make important contributions to art, science, technology, architecture, or literature?

• Politics

• Achievements

• Social Structure

• Geography

Big Question: How was this civilization governed? Who were the important leaders in this region? Did they go to war?

• Poltics

• Social Structure

• Economy

• Geography

Big Question: How did this civilization make money? Did they pay taxes or make tributes? Did they trade with other regions?

• Social Structure

• Politics

• Religion

• Economy

Big Question: How were people organized in this society and how did that affect their daily life? What groups of people had the most power/faced hardship? Could a person change their status?

• Religion

• Achievements

• Social Structure

• Geography