Political, Social, Economic, Education, Cultural
Political-Who is in control? How do they stay in control? What is the name of the political system? What type of military do they have and what battles were they engaged in? What person was most influential and controlled in an effective or ineffective way?
Social - Whose on top and why?
Cultural - What is their way of life? How does art reflect the values of the society? Who are some significant philosophers and artists?
Economic - What is produced? What is their major economic activity? How do they support their civilization?
Education - How are the values of the civilization maintained and transmitted? Who teaches? Whose responsibility is it to teach and who gets taught?
Geography-What are the physical features like and how did they effect the development of the civilization?