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10 Cards in this Set
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EMPIRE
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a nation and the other nations it has conquered under one ruler
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NOMAD
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people who move with their flocks and herds as the seasons change
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POLYTHEISM
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belief in more than one god
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SCRIBE
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a professional record keeper whose job it is to copy documents
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CODE
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an organized set of laws or rules
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EXILE
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enforced absence from one's own country
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EPIC
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a long poem that tells the story of a hero
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CUNEIFORM
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wedge shaped characters used to write an ancient language
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PICTOGRAPH
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a picture that stands for a word or idea
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ASTRONOMER
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a scientist who observes and studies celestial bodies such as the planets, moon and stars
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