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Aho, Juhani. 1861-1921. Finnish novelist.
Benin.1625 Abomey kingdom = Dahomey. 1892 France. 1895 French West Africa. 1959 Autonomous. 1960 Independent =Dahomey. 1975 =People’s Republic of Benin.
Bodhisattva. One who delays Buddhahood to save others. Mahayana.
Cherokee. Indian tribe removed 1838-9 to Oklahoma. Trail of Tears.
Commune, Paris. 1871. Revolutionary government formed when Thiers abandoned Paris to Prussians. Crushed 2 months later by McMahon. 20,000 killed.
Dahomey. 1610 Kingdom. Flourished 18-19C. Benin.
French West Africa. 1895-1958. Dahomey, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Burkino Faso.
Guerra Santa (Holy War). 1848. Unsuccessful Italian revolution. Garibaldi. Mazzini.
Halevi, Judah of Toledo. Judah ha-Levi.
Hammerstein, Oscar. 1895-1960. US librettist. Oklahoma! 1943. Rogers.
Harris, Roy. 1898-1979. US National music composer. Oklahoma flavour. Assymetric rhythms.
Huron. North America Indian tribe massacred by Iroquois 1648-50. Oklahoma.
Indian Territory. 1834. Originally all territory west of Mississippi. Later, reservations in Oklahoma.
MacMahon, Patrice de. 1808-93. French Marshal. Crushed Commune. President 1873-79.
Navaho. SW US. Largest Native American tribe. Migrated c10C from Canada. Supressed by Kit Carson; 8000 incarcerated 1864-8.
Pocahontas. c1595-1617. American Indian friend of colonists. Saved John Smith, married Rolfe.
Rodgers, Richard. 1902-79. US musical comedy composer. Oklahoma 1943. South Pacific 1949. Sound of Music 1959. Hart. Hammerstein.
Rolfe, John. 1585-1622. English colonist in Virginia. Married Pocahontas.
Shawnee. American Indians from Ohio defeated at Tippecanoe. Resettled in Oklahoma.
Slave Coast. 17-18C. Parts of Nigeria, Togo, Dahomey.
Smith, John. c1580-1631. English adventurer saved by Pocahontas. Founded Jamestown.