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Glossary: Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)

sacraments

Religious practices such as baptism, and receiving the Eucharist.

sacred

Worthy of or regarded with religious worship, and/or respect.

Sahara Desert

The worlds largest desert, located in North Africa.

Salt March

(1930) Passive resistance campaign of Mohandas Gandhi where many Indians protested the British tax on salt by marching to the sea to make their own salt.

Samsara

In Hinduism, the term given to the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

samurai

Warrior class during Japans feudal age.

sanitation

Services including the collection and disposal of sewage and garbage.

Sanskrit

The extinct language of ancient India. Spoken between fourteenth and fifth centuries BCE. Still used today in classic literature.

satellite

Man made objects that orbit the Earth or perform deep space probes. The perform a number of functions such as communications and weather.

sati

The ritual suicide of a wife after her husbands death in Hindu/Indian culture.