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									 Explorers, Scientists & 
			Inventors 
 
  Musicians, Painters & 
			Artists 
 
  Poets, Writers & 
			Philosophers 
 
  Native Americans & The Wild 
			West 
 
  First Ladies 
 
  Popes 
 
  Troublemakers 
 
  Historians 
 
  Archaeologists 
 
  Royal 
			Families 
												  
									
									
									Assassinations in HistoryWho 
											got slain, almost slain, when, how, 
											why, and by whom?
 
												
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												Assassination Archive 
	  
	
  
	
	
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									Voyages in HistoryWhen did what 
									vessel arrive with whom onboard and where 
									did it sink if it didn't?
 
												
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												Passage-Chart 
												  
												
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  Mayan Ruins in Guatemala
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											The Maya
 
            
 
            Ancient Maya 
			Civilization — Chronology  
									
										
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            2000 - 800 BC
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											Early Preclassic |  
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            800 - 300 BC
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											Middle Preclassic |  
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            300 BC - AD 250
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											Late Preclassic |  
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            250 - 600
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											Early Classic |  
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            600 - 900
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											Late Classic |  
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            900 - 1200
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											Early Post-Classic |  
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            1200 - 1530
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											Late Post-Classic |  
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            1530 - ...
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											Classic Doom |    
              
              
  Ancient Aztec and Inca 
									Empires 
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
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