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1100–1532South America [administration]The Inca empire dominates the Andes region of South America. Its population numbers as many as 12 million. Incan society is based on a strict hierarchy, with an emperor who rules with absolute power. Their religion is based on sun-worship, and they are skilled builders who create a system of roads and irrigation.
1406Italy [science]Florentine priest James Angelus translates Ptolemy's Geographia into Latin, using a copy brought to Italy from Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). The reintroduction of the text into Western Europe will drive the age of exploration.
30 November 1406Papal States, Italy [administration]Angelo Correr is elected Pope Gregory XII in Rome.
25 December - 26 December 1406Castile, Spain [political events]King Henry III of Castile dies. He is succeeded by his infant son, John II.


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They said, `Tough luck,' '' said Stan Schoen, president of Local 1406, which represents about half of the civilian workers whose jobs are in jeopardy.
EDWARDS CONTRACT IS UPHELD; BASE WORKERS LOSE APPEAL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Moreover, in a newly discovered volume of an encyclopedia compiled in China in 1406, scholars found passages indicating that the gates of a nearby palace were also made of magnetic stone: "Warriors wearing iron armor were detained or attracted and could not pass through.
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American Federation of Government Employees Local 1406, which represents about half of the affected civilian workers, is researching how the decision was made to determine possible grounds for an appeal.
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