Social Studies
a complex society with cities, a government, religion, a writing system, different jobs, and advanced technologies, all developed by people living together in settled communities.
Civilization
people who bought and sold goods, traveling along established trade routes to move from one place to another
Merchant
a written legal code created by the Babylonian King Hammurabi. It was one of the first written legal documents and contained 282 laws
Code of Laws
one of the two major rivers, alongside the Tigris, that formed the fertile land between them
Euphrates River
one of the two major rivers, alongside the Euphrates, that formed the fertile land between them
Tigris River
a group of people with similar amounts of power and money due to their birth job
Social Class
an ancient writing system that was used in the Middle East over 3,000 years. The word cuneiform comes from the Latin word cuneus, which means "wedge"
Cuneiform