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Aasen, Ivar. 1813-96. Developed New Norwegian language, officially adopted, 1907.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Adam. Biblical First man. Eve.
Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.
Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.
Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ.
Aeschylus. 524-456BC. Founded Greek tragic drama. Introduced 2nd actor, reduced chorus. Prometheus Bound. Seven Against Thebes, 467.
Alexandria. Founded 332BC by Alexander the Great. Centre of Hellenistic culture. Lighthouse one of Seven Wonders. 284BC Great Library of 700,000+ volumes. Fires 47BC, 391.
Alphabet. 1500BC. Semitic invention developed through mnemonic, pictorial, ideographic, and phonetic stages.
Anarchism. 19C Philosophy: “Every man should be his own government, his own law, his own church”-Owen. Thoreau’s return to nature, passive resistance, and no taxes influenced Ghandi. Proudhon. Tolstoy. Godwin.
Angry Young Men. 1950s British writers. Irreverence for establishment. Amis, Wain, Osborne.
Anne of Cleves. 1515-57. Fourth wife of Henry VIII. Divorced.
Archimedes. 287-212BC. Greek mathematician: lever, screw. Principle of displacement of liquid. Screw pump 260BC. Catapult 215BC.
Asclepius. Greek god of healing. Killed by Zeus to prevent immortality of man. Son of Apollo.
Ashurbanipal. Assyrian king 669-626BC. Lost Egypt. Built Nineveh Library-22,000 clay tablets.
Avernus. Crater lake, believed by Romans to be Hell’s entrance.
Babylon, Hanging Gardens. 6C BC. One of Seven Wonders of the World.
Bach, C.P.E. 1714-88. 3d son of JS. Developed sonata and symphonic forms. Influential Essay on Keyboard 1774.
Baptists. 1608-. Congregationalist Christian church. Baptism for believers only, (not infants).
Bardeen, John. 1908-91. US developer of transistor 1948 with Shockley. . BCS superconductivity 1957.
Barons War. 1264-7. England. Led by Montfort vs Henry III’s spending. Evesham. Oxford Provisions. Ended by Marlborough Statute.
Baroque Art. 1600-1750. Orig in Italy, spread across W. Europe. Architecture: Ornate style characterized by stucco, frescoes, rood screens. Vanbrugh. Bernini’s Barberini Palace. Music: Counterpoint vs Renaissance polyphony. Opera, cantata. Bach. Monteverdi. Vivaldi. Painting: Dynamic, emotional. Caravaggio. Reni. Rubens.Van Dyck. Rococo.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. 1770-1827. German composer expressing emotions in music. Tone poet. Developed form and structure. “The Shakespeare of music”. 9 Symphonies. Eroica 1804. 5th 1807. 9th 1824.
Beveridge Report. 1942. Advocated ‘cradle to grave’ social insurance in Britain.
Big Stick Policy. Roosevelt’s foreign policy. Power as a deterrent. Mahan.