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- yurt
- a light round tent of skin or felt used by nomads in north-central Asia
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nomad
(nomadic) - a member of a people that has no fixed home but wanders from place to place
- dauntless
- fearless
- shrewd
- showing quick practical cleverness
- ruthless
- having no pity; merciless; cruel
- undisputed
- something that cannot be argued
- horde
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1) a wandering people or tribe
2) a great multitude - tolerance
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1) ability to put up with something harmful or unpleasant
2) sympathy/acceptance of beliefs different from one's own - ambitious
- stirred by or possessing an eager desire for fame, power or achieving a particular goal
- samurai
- a Japanese knight
- shogun
- any of a line of military governors ruling Japan until 1867
- siege
- the placing of an army around a fortified place to capture it
- convoy
- to accompany or escort, usually for protection
- exotic
- a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- mirage
- An false optical illusion of water, often with inverted reflections of distant objects, resulting from distortion of light by alternate layers of hot and cool air.
- pagoda
- a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- astrolabe
- A medieval instrument, now replaced by the sextant, that was once used to determine the altitude of the sun or other celestial bodies.
- galley
- a seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars, used in ancient and medieval times, sometimes with the aid of sails.
- quadrant
- an instrument, usually containing a graduated arc of 90°, used in astronomy, navigation, etc., for measuring altitudes.
- junk
- a seagoing ship with a traditional Chinese design and used primarily in Chinese waters, having square sails spread by battens, a high stern, and usually a flat bottom.
- oasis
- a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- merchant
- a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- khan
- the supreme ruler of the Tatar tribes, as well as emperor of China, during the Middle Ages: a descendant of Genghis Khan.