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12 Cards in this Set
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satrap
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the governor of a province of the ancient Persian Empire
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satrapies
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the province or dependency controlled by a satrap
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Codified
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to classify and organize, especially into a legal code
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genocide
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the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, or ethnic group
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exterminate
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to get rid of by totally destroying
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dispatch
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to send off to a specific place or for a specific purpose
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province
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one of the administrative divisions of a country or empire
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impaled
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to make immobile or helpless, as with a sharp word or look
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signet ring
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a finger ring that features a small seal or emblem
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decree
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an official and authoritative order or decision, especially by a ruler or government
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gallows
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a wooden frame from which one or more nooses are suspended for the execution by hanging of condemned prisoners
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rubble
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fragments of crumbled or crushed rock, masonry, or the like, as resulting from demolition
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