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World history

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World history

sati

History; World history

The ritual suicide of a wife after her husband’s death in Hindu/Indian culture.

sculptor

History; World history

An artist who creates three-dimensional works of art, usually in stone or clay.

tea ceremony

History; World history

A Japanese ritual in which tea is prepared, served, and drunk in a certain way.

before common era (BCE)

History; World history

Date designation for the first period of the Gregorian Calendar more than two thousand years ago.

Sir Henry Bessemer

History; World history

(1813-98) Inventor who developed a more cost efficient process for making steel.

conquistadors

History; World history

Spanish conquerors who came to the New World in search of gold and other riches.

dharma

History; World history

The act of fulfilling one's duty in life. Associated with Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Populated cities

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Sheryl Sandberg

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