Six Themes of Social Studies
GEOGRAPHY where people lived – location; physical features (rivers, mountains, etc); boundaries of empire
ECONOMICS how people earned money; trading; industry; merchants
POLITICS government, rules; laws; rulers; ruling families
RELIGION beliefs that shaped daily lives; gods and goddesses
SOCIETY & CULTURE daily life; organization of people into social classes; hierarchy
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY inventions; advancements; architecture; engineering; art; literature; language