The Power Parthenon

PRIDES

The Power Parthenon

• A model or framework used for studying civilizations through the six categories of historical analysis.

Political• What are the rules of this

civilization?• Who decides the rules?• Why?

laws, elected/appointed leaders, documents

Religious• What does this civilization believe?• Why?

places of worship, religious texts, sermons, prayers, afterlife, traditions, gods

Intellectual• What does this civilization know?• How do they know this information?• Who gets to know the information?

books, arts, ideas, knowledge, education, technology, information

Diplomatic

• How does this civilization interact with other nations?

Treaties, military, wars, international relations, U.N.

Economic• What are the resources of

this civilization?• How do they get the

resources?• Who gets the resources?

money, taxes, welfare programs, trade

Social•How do people live their lives?•Issues related to race/ethnicity,

social class, and gender

diet, entertainment, roles in family

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Foundation is Geography