Civilization
Written records of business, history, and traditions.
Record-keeping
The study of human interactions
Social studies
The first great ancient city of Mesopotamia
Ur
Labor-saving inventions and ideas.
Technology
Accounts or artifacts from the time period being studied.
Primary Sources
This group was at the bottom of the Mesopotamian social hierarchy
Slaves
Social systems that give structure and continuity (government, religion, etc.)
Complex institutions
In history writing, the answer to a question or the solution to a mystery.
Thesis
The first public law code of Ancient Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi
Large human settlements sustained by agricultural surplus.
Advanced Cities
The period of time after the birth of Jesus, "in the year of our Lord"
A. D. (Anno Domini)
This box shows a Mesopotamian city at peace and war, and is an important primary source
Standard of Ur
People trained in one skill or role.
Specialized Workers
Idea or object that is "out of place" in history
Anachronism
The professional record-keepers of ancient Mesopotamia
Scribes