Lesson 8 - Ancient Persia and Its Context

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administration

the people who perform the work of government

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arid

receiving little or no precipitin; dry

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central state

the governing domain of an empire

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conspiracy

a secret plan to commit a crime

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diverse

having a great deal of variety

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legitimacy

the right or lawfulness of a ruler's claim to be head of the government

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satrap

ruler of the "countries" of ancient Persia, who answered to the king

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semi

arid

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Steppes

an ecoregion in Eurasia with dry grasslands and no forests

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subject state

a domain that has been conquered by the central state and made part of its empire

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tolerance

allowing the practice of religions or cultures other than one's own

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usurper

a person without a legitimate claim to rule, who becomes ruler by force