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Plains of Abraham, Battle. 1759. British defeat French, capture Quebec. New France falls. Wolfe, Montcalm killed.
Ambrose, St. c340-397. Bishop of Milan. Introduced Plainsong (chant) into church music.
Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.
Cheyenne. American Plains Indians.
Dust Bowl. 1930s. US plains suffered erosion, dust storms, due to drought, wind, poor farm practice.
Gregory I, St. Benedictine Pope 590-604. Developed Plainsong, Gregorian chant. Sent Augustine to Canterbury.
Medieval Music. 476-13C. Church oriented. Evolved from Plainsong to polyphonic.
Monts, Pierre du Ghast. 1568-1630. French explorer with Champlain. Founded Portugal Royal 1605.
Plainsong. Gregorian chant. Singing in unison without harmony.
White Plains, Battle. 1776. Washington retreats before British advance.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Booth, John Wilkes. 1838-65. US actor. Shot Lincoln, 1865.
Darby, Abraham. 1678-1717. Iron coking process, 1709.
Douglas, Stephen. 1813-61. US politician. Compromise of 1850. Popular Sovereignty. Lost presidential campaign to Lincoln.
Drinkwater, John. 1882-1937. English dramatist: Abraham Lincoln 1918.
Duquesne, Abraham. 1610-88. French defeat Spanish, Dutch fleets.
Emancipation Proclamation. 1863. Lincoln frees all slaves in Confederacy.
Gettysburg. 1863. Lincoln’s address given to dedicate Civil War cemetery. “Four score and seven years ago...Government of the people, by the people, for the people”.
Hagar. Sarah, Abraham’s wife’s handmaid. Mother of Ishmael.
Hebrews. Original name for Jews. Descendants of Abraham.
Isaac. Old Testament Patriarch. Abraham’s son from whom all Jews descend. Spared from sacrifice.
Ishmael. Abraham and Hagar’s son, from whom all Arabs descend. Midianites.
Jacob. Old Testament. 3rd patriarch of 12 tribes of Israel. Grandson of Abraham. Son of Isaac. God changed name to Israel.
Judaism. Monotheistic religion founded by Abraham, who had covenant with God. Branches include: Orthodox. 19C-. Rigorous adherence to original Jewish Law; Rabbinic. 70-18C. Priest replaced by Rabbi. Sacrifice...Study of Torah. Temple...Synagogue; Reform. 19C. Modern liberal interpretation of Judaism. Hasidism. Mishna. Moses.
Lincoln, Abraham. 1809-65. US Republican president 1861-. Civil War. Gettysburg. Emancipation Proclamation. Assassinated. Booth.