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Historical glossary 1,280 sourced entries across 12 regions

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Europe

Europein progress430Rome and its heirs, the Holy Roman Empire, the nation-states Northern Eurasia16Kievan Rus', Muscovy, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union

Middle East & Africa

Middle East126Incense kingdoms, caliphates, sultanates, today's states Africa160Kush, the Maghreb, the Sahel empires, the Swahili coast

Asia & the Pacific

Central Asia68Kushans, Turkic khaganates, Timur and the khanates South Asia112Anuradhapura, the Guptas, the Cholas, the Mughals East Asia129China's dynasties, the steppe khaganates, Korea and Japan Southeast Asia99Funan, Angkor, Srivijaya, Majapahit, Ayutthaya Oceania33Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Pacific

The Americas

North America22Chaco Canyon, New France, and the states of today Central America49The Maya, Teotihuacan, the Aztecs, the Caribbean South America36Chimor, the Inca and the republics of independence

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Europe430 Northern Eurasia16 Middle East126 Africa160 Central Asia68 South Asia112 East Asia129 Southeast Asia99 Oceania33 North America22 Central America49 South America36

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