Historical Event
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What exactly happened?
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Description of the location
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Why, when, and where did it happen?
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What were the surroundings like? urban / rural?
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What did the scene of the event look like?
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What details about the event are known?
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Year
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What year was it?
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What was happening locally?
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What was happening nationally?
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What was happening globally?
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Economics
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What was it like to be a wealthy person?
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What was it like to be poor?
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What kinds of jobs or occupations did people have?
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Daily Life and Culture
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How did people dress? What were the clothing styles?
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Language/words How did they speak to each other? Slang terms?
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What were the fads?
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What did people eat?
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How were they entertained?
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What were the social events?
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What were their traditions?
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Values
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What did people of that time and culture believe in?
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What were they concerned about?
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What were their religious practices?
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