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13 Cards in this Set
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the territory or jurisdiction of a satrap
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satrapies
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the governor of a division of ancient Persia
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satrap
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land in regions of wide temperature range (as in southeastern Europe and parts of Asia) that is dry, usually rather level, and covered with grass
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steppes
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to move to action
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spurred
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a law or order made or given by an authority (as a ruler)
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edict OR decree
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a baton carried by a ruler as an emblem of authority
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scepter
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to arrange (as a collection of laws) in an orderly form
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codify
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the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
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genocide
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to get rid of completely
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exterminate
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to send away quickly to a particular place or for a particular purpose
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dispatch
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to pierce with or as if with something pointed
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impaled
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a structure from which criminals are hanged
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gallows
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a confused mass of rough or broken things
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rubble
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