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Renaissance

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Rebirth of interest in learning new things

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Caravel

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New type of ship used by early explorers through the Americas

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Maize

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Corn

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Nomads

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People who move from place to place

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Astrolabe

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A navigating device that captains used and it used the sun on the horizon and was invented by the Aros

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Colombian exchange

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The exchange of goods between the old world and new world

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Conquistador

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Spanish Conqueror

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Pilgrim

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Separatist they wanted to separate from the English church and create their own churches and founded in Plymouth in 1620

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Pilgrims

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Left England bc they were persecuted wanted to change/purify the church of catholic rituals and founded the colony of Massachusetts

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Hacienda

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Spanish farm

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Encomienda

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Land and natives that lived there were given by conquistadors gave to generals and armies

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Triangular trade

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Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

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Middle passage

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Passage between American and Africa that brought slaves

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Artisan

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Person skilled in a creative craft

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Merchantilism

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Idea that a Country’s power depended on its wealth

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Indentured servant

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Person who worked to pay their passage into America

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17
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Writ of Assistance

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Search warrant

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18
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Minutemen

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American militia men

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Loyalist

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Loyal to the king and thought we shouldn’t have a revolution

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Patriot

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Supported the revolution

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21
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Enlightenment

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Age of Reason

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Republic

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People elect their government and have power through voting

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Emancipation

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Freeing of slaves

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Popular sovereignty

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The idea that people should be able to choose their form of government

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25
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Amendment

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Change to the constitution

There are 27

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Federalists

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Wanted the constituent to be ratified

Wrote 88 papers and essayed for why

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Anti federalist

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Didn’t want it to be ratified

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Ratification

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Accepting or approving of the constitution

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29
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Due process

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Series of steps that the government must take so that everyone is treated equally under the law

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30
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Bill of rights

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The first ten amendments in the constitutions

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31
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Nullification

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The idea that a state doesn’t have to follow a law passed by congress

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32
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Judicial review

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The right of the Supreme Court to declare a law passed by congress to be unconstitutional

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Yeomen farmer

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Small landowners

Second on the social status

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34
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Corrupt bargain

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New president Adams gave Henry clay a cabinet seat

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35
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Francisco Pizarro

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Conquered the inca

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36
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Christopher Columbus

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Discovered “America”

Landed San salamandor

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37
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Anasazi

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Ancient ones
Built Pubel
Lived in American south west

38
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Henry the navigator

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Prince of Portugal and set up a school for ship captains

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Ferdinand Magellan

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First to lead a group to navigate the globe

40
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Hernan Cortes

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Conquered the Aztec

41
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Jacques carter

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French explorer and explored the St. Lawrence River

Claimed Canada as France and called it in the New France

42
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John smith

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Became the leade of the Jamestown colony

Established relationships with the Powhatan confederacy and able to trade with them

43
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Pocahontas

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Daughter of the Powhatan chief and saved John smith and married John Rolfe

44
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Squanto

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Helped the puritans survive and celebrated the first thanksgiving

45
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John Winthrop

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Hid the charter for four years to be the head of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

46
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William Penn

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Founded Pennsylvania

47
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Nathaniel Bacon

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Lead a revolt of the back country farmers against the governor of Virginia

48
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John Locke

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British philosopher
His were the basis of Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence
Wrote two treaties of government

49
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Thomas Paine

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Wrote Common Sense and The Crisis (was read to the troops in valley forge)

50
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Sam Adams

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Leader of the sons of liberty in Boston

51
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Paul revere

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Silversmith
Member of the sons of liberty
Wrote pamphlets to encourage the revolution
Rode to battle and Lexington and concord

52
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Thomas Jefferson

Know more

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Third president

Wrote Declaration of Independence

53
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William Howe

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British General in command of British troops in North America after gage resigned

54
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Francis Marion

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Swamp Fox

Lead a gorilla group in South Carolina

55
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Charles Cornwallis

More

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Surrendered at Yorktown

56
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George Washington

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First president

Leader of the continental army

57
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James Madison

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President
Wrote the virginia plaque
was called the father of our constitution
And wrote p constitution for the state of Virginia

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Lewis and Clark

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59
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Sacagewa

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Went with lewis and Clark from the Mandan fort to western Missouri to get horses

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Henry clay

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Rep in congress for Kentucky
Fought for states rights
Entered in the corrupt bargain with Adams

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Andrew jakcson

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Called Old hickory (means stubborn)
Indian fighter
U.S. General in the army
Hero in the battle of New Orleans 
President of the usa
62
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Samuel morse

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Created morse code and telegraph

63
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Eli Whitney

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Created Cotton gin and interchangeable parts

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Robert Fulton

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Built Steam boat

65
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Santo Domingo

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First permeant English settlement in The new world

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Nat Turner

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Lead a slave rebellion in Virginia many women and kids were killed
Trialled and executed

67
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San salamdor

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Christopher Columbus landed there

68
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St. Augustine

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First permanent Spanish settlement

69
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Quebec

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Oldest permanent French settlement in North America

70
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Tenochitilan

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Capital city of the Aztec
Montezuma was killed there
Mexico City is built there now

71
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Beringia

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Landbridge

72
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Chaco canyon

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Pueblo bonito was there

73
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Jamestown

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Oldest permanent english settlement

74
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Plymouth

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Pilgrims landed there

75
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Bunker hill

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Battle in which the Americans fought the British and caused them to withdraw from Boston

76
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Lexington and concord

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First shots of the American Revolutionary War

77
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Valley forge

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Washington troops spent an awful winter

78
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Yorktown

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Last battle of the revolutionary war

79
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Sartoga

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Turning part of the war for the north

80
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Philadelphia

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Where the first and second continental congress meet

81
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Roanoke islands

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First english settlement in North America

WAS NOT permanent

82
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Glorious revolution

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Was the bringing of William and Mary to the throne in England
No blood shed

83
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French and Indian war

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Fought over the Ohio River valley and battle of the high river

84
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Stamp act

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Was the first direct tax of the American colonies

85
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Sons of liberty

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Organization of people who wanted revolution

86
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Boston massacre

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Wasn’t really a massacre

Crispus was killed

87
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Boston tea party

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Sons of liberty threw the tea into the Boston harbor

88
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Olive branch Petition

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Was sent to King George before the Declaration of Independence was signed and he rejected

89
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Articles of confederation

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Our first government as a country

90
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Virginia plan

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A plan for a constitution was presented at the convention by James Madison and was adopted by the constitution

91
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Connecticut compromise

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92
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Radiocarbon dating

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