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| Shogun | Military ruler of feudal Japan. |
| Silk Road | Trade route from China to the Middle East. Called the Silk Road due to China’s most important export. |
| Sistine Chapel | A Catholic church in Vatican City, Italy. Its ceiling was painted by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo. |
| slave | A person forced to work for another with no payment or freedom to seek work elsewhere. A slave can be bought and sold. |
| slave trade | The buying and selling of people for the purposes of slavery. |
| smallpox | A highly contagious disease. Symptoms include high fever and scar-producing blisters. It can be fatal. |
| spinning wheel | A device used to make thread by spinning fibers together through the use of a big wheel. |
| Spirit of the Laws, The | A book written by Baron de Montesquieu describing his theories on government. He states that government should divide itself according to its powers, creating a Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branch. Montesquieu explained that under this system each branch would Check and Balance the others, which would help protect the people's liberty. |
| Stupa | A Buddhist shrine or temple in India. This form of architecture made its way to China where it was altered slightly and renamed the pagoda. |
| surgery | The medical treatment of a body which involves cutting open to perform various manipulations. |
| tea ceremony | A Japanese ritual in which tea is prepared, served, and drunk in a certain way. |
| technology | A society's practical knowledge, especially with reference to its material culture and modes of production. |
| telescope | A device used to see distant objects, such as those in space. |
| terrace farming | The cutting out of flat areas (terraces) into near vertical slopes to allow farming. Terrace farms appears as steps cut into a mountainside. This adaptation allowed both the early Chinese, and the Inca of Mesoamerica to grow enough food for their large populations. |
| Tokugawa Shogunate | (1603-1867) Feudal Warlord rulers of Japan. Responisble for closing Japan off from the rest of the world. Overthrown during the Meiji Restoration. |
| trade fair | A gathering of merchants, craftsmen, and artisans to buy and sell goods and service during late Middle Ages. |
| tradition | A long-established custom or belief. |
| Two Treatises of Government | Also known as The Three Baskets of Wisdom, a book written by John Locke describing his views on government which explained that all men have Natural Rights, which are Life, Liberty, and Property, and that the purpose of government was to protect these rights. This book is the basis for many modern democracies. |
| vaccine | A prevention treatment containing weakened microbes of the kind of disease one is guarding against. It is administered to stimulate the immune system against that disease. |
| Voltaire | (1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church. |
| (1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church. | A blending of Buddhism from India with Taoism from China. It is predominately practiced in China and Japan. |
| Zheng He | (1371-1433?) Chinese naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death. |
| zoology | The biological study of animals. |
