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Mata Hari. 1876-1917. Dutch dancer, courtesan. German spy WWI. Executed by French.
Java. 3C BC Indian infl. 8C Srivijaya(W). 13C Majapahit. 16C Mataran (Islamic). 1618 Dutch E Ind Co...1799 Dutch. 1811-16 British occupy. 1910 Indonesia. 1942-5 Japan occupies.
Leeuwenhoek, Antony van. 1632-1723. Dutch. First to describe bacteria 1680, protozoa, corpuscles, spermatazoa 1675.
Matabele War. 1894-6. Rhodesia natives vs British. Mediated by Rhodes. Ndebele.
Nakatomi Kamatari. 614-69. Founded Fujiwara dynasty. Tried to adapt Chinese system to Japan.
Ndebele. Formerly Matabele. Bantu-speaking people of SW Zimbabwe.
Aryans. 2000BC. Nomads from Steppes spread to India. Founded Indus Civilization, 3240-2750BC. Hyksos Empire in Syria, 1720-1550BC. Introduced horse chariots. Basis for all Indo-European languages.
Beghards. 13C. Catholic men’s charitable communities. Condemned 1311.
Béguines. 12C- Belgian Catholic women’s charitables communities. Condemned 1311. Still exist.
Billettes. Brothers of Charity, 14C religious order succeeded by Carmelites.
Bukhari, al. 810-870. Arab scholar. Collected sayings of Mohammed.
Bukharin, Nikolay. 1888-1938. Russian Bolshevik. Shot in Stalin’s Purge. Rehabilitated 1988.
Gandhi, Indira. 1917-84. Indian Prime Minister 1966~84. Daughter of J. Nehru. Assassinated.
Hyksos. Semitic invaders of Egypt on horse and chariot. Ruled 1675-1550BC.
Janssen, Zacharias. 1580-1638. Dutch. Compound microscope 1590.
Johanan ben Zakkai. 1C Pharisee. Founder of Jabne Academy, 70. Foundations of Rabbinic and Talmudic Judaism.
Lend-Lease. Agreement between Allies and US during WWII for sharing costs of supplies and foreign exchange obligations.
Lothair. 835-69. King of Lotharingia, 855. Disputes with Pope over annulment of his marriage.
Lotharingia. 843-870. Middle kingdom of split Carolingian Empire. Redivided.
Louis. The Younger. c830-882. Carolingian German King 876-. Acquired Lotharingia.
Mersen, Treaty. 870. Divided Lotharingia. Charles II and Louis the German establish French/German frontier.
Nehru, Pandit Jawaharial. 1889-1964. Congress Movement 1929-. First Indian Prime Minister 1947-. Rationalized Hindu laws.
Pandit, Vijaya. 1900-90. Fought for Indian independence. First woman president of UN General Assembly 1953-4. Nehru’s Sister.
Paul, St. c10-67. Apostle, organizer of Christian religion. Travelled extensively. Pharisee, rabbi, tentmaker converted by vision, 37. Epistles. Martyred by Nero.
Pharisees. 2C BC-70. Jewish religious sect. Oral law and Torah, vs Sadducees (Torah only). Mishna.