Time - What period of time they lived in.
Geographic Setting - Where they lived and what it was like there (climate, mountains, desert, etc.)
Physical Description of the People - What people looked like. Complexion, hair, etc.
Values: What is important to the people? Material things? Skills? Intelligence?
Ethics: What is considered right or wrong? Taking things. copying. Etc.
Symbols: Visual images - $. Peace sign.
Technology - Robots, plow, wheel, bow and arrow, sewer
Division of Labor - Who does particular work or jobs. How work is divided.
Trade and Money - How do people buy things? Money, trade?
Transportation - Roads, animals, vehicles, boats,
Food (Domesticated Animals?) Hunter-Gatherers? Raise or hunt or both? Plant crops or gather?
Clothing and Adornment - jewelry, tattoos
Shelter and Dwellings - Buildings, huts, temporary or permanent.
Government - How and who make laws? How are leaders chosen?
Law Enforcement - How were the laws enforced
War and Peace - Did culture battle others or have to protect themselves from invaders?
Marriage and Family Groupings - What made up a family. Living groups?
Child Training and Rites of Passage - School. Ceremony that marks adulthood
Religious Beliefs & Practices - Do they believe in god or gods? Afterlife? How do they practice their religion?
Death Rituals - Funerals, Certain attitude about death.
Language - Verbal communication? Written communication? Sign Language?
Number System - Way of counting and doing math?
Art - Sculptures, drawings, pottery,etc.
Music - Instruments, written music, recordings?
Dance, Drama, Literature - Legends, plays, stories, poems
Games and sports - Board games, physical sports, competitions
Use of Leisure Time - DId they have free time? If so, what did they do?
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