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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
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|[[Suttee]]
|[[Suttee]]
|An ancient Hindu practice in India where a wife sacrifices herself upon her husband's funeral pyre.
|An ancient Hindu practice in India where a wife sacrifices herself upon her husband's funeral pyre. Outlawed by the British Raj.
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|[[Tacitus]]
|[[Tacitus]]
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|[[Tiberius]]
|[[Tiberius]]
| Tiberius was a tyranical Roman emperor who reigned from 14-37 A.D.
| Tiberius was a tyrranical Roman emperor who reigned from 14-37 A.D.
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|[[Tigris and Euphrates]]
|[[Tigris and Euphrates]]
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|[[Untouchables]]
|[[Untouchables]]
|People at the very bottom of the Hindu caste system. Under the system,these people literally are not be touched because they are considered to be so undesirable.
|People at the very bottom of the Hindu caste system. Their Hindi name is "Dalits." Under the system,these people literally are not be touched because they are considered to be so undesirable.
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|[[Upanishads]]
|[[Upanishads]]
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|[[Zealots]]
|[[Zealots]]
|A group of Jews in the 1st century AD who sought the violent overthrow and expulsion of Rome from Israel. Their most famous battle (and defeat) came at the Masada, a mountain fortress that still holds spiritual significance for Israel today.
|A group of Jews in the 1st century AD who sought the violent overthrow and expulsion of Rome from Israel. Their most famous battle (and defeat) came at Masada, a mountain fortress that still holds spiritual significance for Israel today.
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|[[Zeno]]
|[[Zeno]]