Sistine Chapel
A Catholic church in Vatican City, Italy. Its ceiling was painted by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
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Sino-Japanese War
(1894-1895) Japanﾒs imperialistic war against China to gain control of natural resources and markets for their goods. It ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth which granted Japan Chinese port city trading rights, control of Manchuria, the annexation of the island of Sakhalin, and Korea became its protectorate.
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silt
Very fine grains of dirt deposited by a moving body of water.
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Silk Road
Trade route from China to the Middle East. Called the Silk Road due to Chinaﾒs most important export.
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Sikhism
A belief system which blends Hindu traditions with Islamic monotheistic traditions. Based in India and Pakistan.
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Shogun
Military ruler of feudal Japan.
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Shiva
Hindu god called the Destroyer. Shiva is the third member of the triad that includes Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.
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Shinto
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.
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Sharia
The Islamic book of laws which regulates all aspects of life including, moral behavior, family life, business dealings, and government.
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Shaman
Somebody who communicates with the spiritual realms on behalf of the living. Seen in many Animistic types of belief systems.
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