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Jagirdar System. 13C-. Indian feudal system granting tax revenues to officials.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress. 1818. Restored King of France. Congress System.
Alcuin. c735-804. English Counselor to Charlemagne. Set up monastic education system in Europe.
Alphonsine Tables. 1252. Incorrect astronomical data on planets, based on geocentric system.
Anaximander. c611-547BC. Miletan (Greek) philosopher. First Greek maps. Attempted systematic explanation of Universe. Named zodiac signs 560BC.
Aristarchus. 310-230BC. Samos. First to postulate sun as center of solar system. Accused of impiety. Copernicus.
Autobahn. German road system begun by Hitler to reduce unemployment, 1934.
Berlin Decree. 1806. Napoleon announces Continental System blockading Britain.
Bhascara. 1114-85. Hindu mathematician/astrologer. First user of decimal system.
Bonaparte, Louis. 1778-1846. King of Holland 1806-10. Forced to abdicate after opposing Continental System. Napoleon’s brother.
Brehon Laws. (Feinechus) 8-17C. Irish legal system.
Büsching, Anton. 1724-93. German scientific geographer. New System of Geography 1762.
Canton System. 1759-1842. All China foreign trade through Canton.
Capitalism. System of private ownership of property and industry for profit. Free enterprise. Smith.
Caste System. Hereditary social division, esp. in Hindu India. Brahman. Kshatriyas. Vaisyas. Sudras. Untouchables.
Chase, Salmon. 1808-73. US. Founded Republican Party. National banking system.
Chinese Examination System. 124BC-1905. Civil service exams testing knowledge of Confucius.
Congress System. 1815-25. Diplomacy by regular meetings of Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
Continental System. 1806-12. Napoleon’s European embargo vs Britain. Russian refusal led to 1812 Campaign. British retaliation led to Anglo-American War 1812.
Corporate State. Mussolini economic system. Capitalist elements in state controlled economy.
Corpus Juris Civilis. Developed 529-35. Roman legal code. Influenced European legal systems.
Debussy, Claude. 1862-1918. French Impressionist composer. System of harmonic images. Nocturnes. La Mer 1905.
Decius. c201-251. Roman Emperor 249-. First systematic persecution of Christians.
Dewey, Melvil. 1851-1931. US. Devised library catalogue system.
Dyarchy. 1919. System of shared local/British power in India. Led to Indian autonomy.