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A tool in government described by Baron de Montesquieu which states that government should divide itself according to its powers, creating a Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branch. This system would Check and Balance itself, which would help protect the people's liberty.

A soldier working for the British East India Company, recruited from the native population of India.

(1857-1859) A revolt by the hired Hindu and Muslim soldiers of the British East India Company. It began as a result of the rifle cartridges that were distributed to the Sepoys had to be bitten to remove a cover before being inserted into a gun. Rumors circulated among the Sepoys that this cover had been greased with beef and pork fat. This angered Muslim Sepoys who were not supposed to consume pork, and the Hindu Sepoys who were not supposed to eat beef. Thus, the Sepoys revolted against the British army, which eventually ended the conflict through use of force. This resulted in the British government officially taking control of India, making it a colony.

The act of suicide practiced by Japanese Samurai and Nobles during the feudal period. It was practiced to save one

Farmers who were tied to the land during European feudalism. They were not slaves because they could not be bought or sold, but they could not readily leave the manor either. Serfs were given land to farm in exchange for service to their lord. This service usually involved working the lord's fields, maintaining roads and the manor, and providing military service in times of war. Serfs paid taxes to their lord in the form of crops. This is also how the paid the fee to use the manor's mill or other services.

(1787?-1828) During Shaka

(1564-1616) English poet and playwright. He wrote 37 plays between 1590 and 1613. His plays reflect the ideas of individualism and the unconquerable human spirit, and most of them are still performed today.

Somebody who communicates with the spiritual realms on behalf of the living. Seen in many Animistic types of belief systems.

The Islamic book of laws which regulates all aspects of life including, moral behavior, family life, business dealings, and government.

Shinto, which means "Way of the Gods," is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on nature. Many consider Shinto to be a form of Animism due to the many similarities found between them. Shinto teaches that there is a sacredness of the whole universe and that humans can be in tune with this sacredness. Every mountain, river, plant, animal, and all the diverse phenomena of heaven and earth have spirits, or kami, which inhabit them. Reverence is paid to the ancestors through the practice of ancestor worship.

Hindu god called the Destroyer. Shiva is the third member of the triad that includes Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.

Military ruler of feudal Japan.

A belief system which blends Hindu traditions with Islamic monotheistic traditions. Based in India and Pakistan.

Trade route from China to the Middle East. Called the Silk Road due to China

Very fine grains of dirt deposited by a moving body of water.

(1894-1895) Japan

A Catholic church in Vatican City, Italy. Its ceiling was painted by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo.

(1967)War between Israel and Egypt, Syria, and Jordon where Israel defeated the three in six days, capturing territory from each.

A person forced to work for another with no payment or freedom to seek work elsewhere. A slave can be bought and sold.

The buying and selling of people for the purposes of slavery.