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Timeline of Events in Witchcraft in America
| 15,000 B.C. | Ancient peoples revere healers, known as witches, who practice magic. |
| 600 A.D. | Christian pope Gregory the Great proclaims "all the gods of the heathens are demons." |
| 1200s | Christianity has replaced traditional religions, which Christians call paganism. |
| 1300s | Women are singled out as witches in Europe. |
| 1484 | Pope Innocent VIII issues an edict that calls for the eradication of witches and other heathens. |
| 1486 | Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of Witches) triggers witch-hunts in Europe. | |
| 1580–1660 | The war against witches reaches a peak in Europe. | |
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