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24 Cards in this Set
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merchant
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a buyer and seller of commodities for profit, storekeeper
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galley
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a long low ship propelled esp. by oars and formerly used esp. in the Mediterranean Sea
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dye
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material used for coloring or staining
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tribute
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a payment by one ruler or nation to another as an act of submission or price of protection
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alphabet
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the set of letters or characters used in writing a language
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syllable
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a unit of spoken language consisting of an uninterrupted utterance
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city-state
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an autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory
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seafaring
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the use of the sea for travel or transportation
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colony
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a body of people living in a new territory; also : the territory inhabited by these people
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consonant
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a speech sound characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel
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vowel
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a speech sound produced without obstruction or friction in the mouth
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treaty
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an agreement made between two or more states or governments
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Semitic
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related to any group of peoples (as the Hebrews or Arabs) of southwestern Asia, descended from Shem
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Molech
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Phoenician and Ammonite god to whom children were sacrificed by burning
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Asarte
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Canaanite goddess
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Baal
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a god of the Canaanites associated with storms or fertility
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reciprocal
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mutual, shared
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aristocracy
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government by a noble or privileged class
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Tyrian purple
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purple or crimson dye made from certain mollusks coming from Tyre
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influence
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the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways
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assimilate
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to absorb into a cultural tradition
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amend
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to change for the better
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outpost
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a military base established (as by treaty) in a foreign country
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commerce
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the buying and selling of commodities : trade
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