| A | B |
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| plateau | an elevated area of flat land |
| plain | a broad area of flt, open land |
| city-state | a self-governing city and its surrounding areas |
| administrator | directs a government |
| artisan | a worker who is skilled at making a product |
| epic | a long poem that tells the story of a hero |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place with their herds and flocks |
| polytheism | belief in more than one god |
| pictograph | a picture that stands for a word or idea |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped characters used to write ancient languages |
| scribe | a professional writer or record keeper |
| empire | a nation and the other nations it has conquered |
| code | an organized set of laws or rules |
| exile | enforced absence from one's own country |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies the moon, planets and stars |
