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Aaron. c14C BC. Old Testament. Brother of Moses. Later his rival.
Abbasid. 750-1258. Second Empire of Caliphate dynasty. Overthrew Umayyads; destroyed by Mongols.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.
Adams, William. 1564-1620. English navigator established Japan trade c1613.
Admetus. Greek mythical suitor of Alcestis.
Agricola, Johann. 1494-1566. German Protestant reformer and Antinomianist.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress. 1818. Restored King of France. Congress System.
Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).
Albania. Balkans. 3-5C Visigoth, Huns invade. 6-7C Bulgars, Serbs, Slavs invade.12-15C Bulgar, Norman, Angevin, Serb, Venice contest.15C Ottoman. 1912 Independent republic. 1928 Monarchy (Zog). 1939 Italy occupies. 1945 Communist (Hoxha). 1961 Left Warsaw Pact. 1991 Democratic Constitution.
Albornoz, Gil de. 1310-67. Restored papal authority, ending Babylonian Captivity.
Alexander II. 1818-81. Russian Czar 1855-. Emancipated serfs, 1861. Established elected assemblies, Zemstvo, settled Crimean War. Assassinated by Narodniki.
Alexander III. 1845-1894. Russian Czar 1881-. Established absolute rule using secret police. Temporary Rules. Franco-Russian Alliance.
Alexius I. 1048-1118. Byzantine Emperor 1081-. Restored empire. Requested aid. First Crusade.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
Ambrose, St. c340-397. Bishop of Milan. Introduced Plainsong (chant) into church music.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.
Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.
Amundsen, Roald. 1872-1928. Norwegian explorer, first to South Pole, 1911; NW Passage, 1906.
Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.
Anglo-Irish Treaty. 1921. Partitioned Ireland. Irish Free State as Dominion. N. Ireland in UK.
Angry Young Men. 1950s British writers. Irreverence for establishment. Amis, Wain, Osborne.