SPICE-T themes

s - social

development & transformation of social structures

p - political

state building, expansion & conflict

i - interactive

interaction between humans & the environment

c - cultural

development & interaction of cultures

e - economic

creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems

t - technology

adaptation and innovation resulting in increased efficiency, comfort, and security

gender roles & relations

social

family & kinship

social

racial & ethnic constructions

social

social and economic classes

social

political structures & forms of governance

political

nations & nationalism

political

wars

political

revolts & revolutions

political

regional, trans-regional, and global structures/organizations

political

demography & disease

interactive

migration

interactive

patterns of settlement

interactive

religions

cultural

belief systems

cultural

philosophies & ideologies

cultural

arts & architecture

cultural

agricultural & pastoral production

economic

trade & commerce

economic

labor systems

economic

industrialization

economic

capitalism & socialism

economic

inventions

technology

transportation

technology

communication

technology

agricultural

technology

industria

technology

science

technology

medicine

technology