PERISA The APWH Acronym, NOT the Empire! PLEASE put this in the Writing Section!!
P= Political Structure War Treaties Courts/Laws Leaders Popular participation Loyalty to leader
E = Economic State control on trade/industry Agriculture/Industry Labor systems Technology Trade Money Systems
R=Religion Influence on society Holy Books Basic Beliefs/Teachings Role of missionaries (conversion) Deities
S=Social Family order – patriarchal, matriarchal Gender Relations – role of women Social Classes Entertainment Life Styles
I=Intellectual/Arts Art and Music Writing/Literature Philosophy Math/Science Education Inventions
A=Area/Geography Human/Environ mental Interaction Physical Geography of a place Movement of people