1.) trade - to exchange goods
2.) cuneiform - the system of writing in Mesopotamia using wedge-shaped symbols
3.) records - written information
4.) scribes - people whose job it is to write things down
5.) tablets - flat slabs of stone, clay, wood, or paper used especially for writing
6.) symbols - pictures or shapes used to stand for something else
7.) religion - the belief in and worship of a superhuman, controlling power, such as a personal God or gods
8.) temples - buildings creates for worship and practicing religious beliefs
9.) ziggurat - a tall pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
