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Hebrew, 199, 200, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 210
Hindi, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242
History
American Revolution, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
ancient Egypt, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
baby boomers and the sixties, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260
civil rights, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
Civil War, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
Cold War, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
Columbus and New World, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Constitution, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
Crusades, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
Cultural Revolution (China), 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278
French Revolution, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
Gandhi, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
Great Depression, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226
Gulf War, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310
Holocaust, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242
Huns, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Industrial Revolution, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
Korean War, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
Magna Carta, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Mesopotamia and first civilizations, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Middle Ages, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Ming Dynasty, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
moon landing, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 268, 270
Ottoman Empire, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
Panama Canal, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Reformation, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Renaissance, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Rome, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66
Russian Revolution, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
Salem witch trials, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Spanish-American War, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
Vietnam War, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
War of 1812, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
War on Terror, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
World War I, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198
World War II, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
Wright brothers, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210
Xia Dynasty, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Y2K, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
Holocaust, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242
Horror fiction, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
Humor, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
Hungarian, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
Huns, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Icelandic, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
Inca mathematics, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Industrial Revolution, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
Infinity, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
Italian, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Japanese, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Journalism, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310
Kafka, Franz, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
Khosian languages, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
Knot theory, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
Korean language, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
Korean War, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
Language arts
Alice in Wonderland, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226
alphabet, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
biographies, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
Braille, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
Charles Dickens, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
composition, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
debating, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
dialects, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Edgar Allan Poe, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210
editing strategies, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
existentialism, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
fairy tales, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242
fantasy fiction, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
figures of speech, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
Franz Kafka, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
horror fiction, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
humor, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
Jane Austen, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
Joseph Pulitzer, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
journalism, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310
language, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
listening, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
literary elements, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
literary terms, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
mystery fiction, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198
nonfiction, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260
paragraph development, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
phonics, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
poetry, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
propaganda techniques, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
punctuation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
reading, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
science fiction, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
speaking, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66
thinking, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
Victorian literature, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278
Virginia Woolf, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
visual literacy, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
William Shakespeare, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270
writing, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Languages. See Foreign languages
Latin, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Listening, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Literary elements, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
Literary terms, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
Logarithms, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
Logic, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198
Magna Carta, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Mandarin, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
Math
algebra (basic), 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
algebra (linear), 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
algebra (modern), 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
angles, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
applied mathematics, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
calculus, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
category theory, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310
chaos theory, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242
Chinese mathematics, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
curves, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
decimals, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66
Diophantine equations, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
Fermat’s last theorem, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260
Fibonacci sequence, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
game theory, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226
geometry, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
graphs, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
Greek mathematics, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
group theor
y, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278
Inca mathematics, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
infinity, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
knot theory, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
logarithms, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
logic, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198
measurement, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
number e, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
operations, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Pascal’s triangle, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270
pi, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
precalculus, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
prime numbers, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
probability, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210
Pythagorean Theorem, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
scientific notation, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
square roots, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
statistics, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
trigonometry, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
unsolved problems, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
zero, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Mayan languages, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
Measurement, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Medicine, early, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Mesopotamia and first civilizations, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Middle Ages, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Ming Dynasty, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
Mitosis, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
Moon landing, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 268, 270
Mystery fiction, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198
Natural disasters, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Nervous system, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Newton, Isaac, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Nonfiction, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260
Number e, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
Numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Operations, mathematical, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Ottoman Empire, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
Panama Canal, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Paragraph development, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
Pascal’s triangle, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270
Pashto, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278
Periodic table, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
Phonics, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Photosynthesis, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260
Pi, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Plasma, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
Poe, Edgar Allan, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210
Poetry, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Polish, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Portuguese, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Precalculus, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Prime numbers, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
Probability, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210
Propaganda techniques, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
Pulitzer, Joseph, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
Punctuation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Pythagorean Theorem, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Quantum mechanics, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
Reading, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Reformation, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Renaissance, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Reproduction, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66
Respiratory system, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
RNA, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
Rome, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66
Russian, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Russian Revolution, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
Salem witch trials, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
Science
Albert Einstein, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
animal types, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310
anthropology, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
Archimedes, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226
Big Bang, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
biomes, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
cells, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
chemical formula, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138
circulatory system, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Copenhagen interpretation, 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198
digestive system, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
DNA, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
early humans, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270
early medicine, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Earth’s layers, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
Earth’s spheres, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
evolution, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Galileo Galilei, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
gas laws, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278
genetics, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
geologic periods, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242
global warming, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
Isaac Newton, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170
John Dalton, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
mitosis, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302
natural disasters, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
nervous system, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
periodic table, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130
photosynthesis, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260
plasma, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
quantum mechanics, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
reproduction, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66
respiratory system, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
RNA, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336
solar system, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
stem cells, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
Stephen Hawking, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
string theory, 199, 200, 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 210
tissues, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
weather, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
Science fiction, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
Scientific notation, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Shakespeare, William, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270
Sign language, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
Solar system, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
Spanish, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Spanish-American War, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
Speaking, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66
Spiritualism, mediums, talking to the dead, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 319, 320
Square roots, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122
Statistics, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Stem cells, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
String theory, 199, 200, 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 210
Swahili, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 269, 270
Swedish, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Thinking, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
Tissues, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Trigonometry, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188
Unsolved math problems, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
Victorian literature, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278
; Vietnamese, 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198
Vietnam War, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286
Visual literacy, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
War of 1812, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
War on Terror, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328
Weather, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154
Woolf, Virginia, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146
World War I, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 195, 197, 198
World War II, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234
Wright brothers, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210
Writing, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Xia Dynasty, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Y2K, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 320
Yiddish, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
Zero, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
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