Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.

Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.

Appeasement Policy. 1937-9. British yield to Nazi demands in hope of maintaining peace. Munich Agreement. Gentleman’s Agreement.

April Theses. 1917. Lenin’s plan for Soviet takeover of state power from provisional government.

Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.

Arabia. Semite. 6C BC Chaldean. c106BC Rome. 622 Caliphate Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17C Persia (E). Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAR, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.

Aragon, Louis. 1897-1982. French Romantic poet + Communist.

Arc de Triomphe. Paris monument. Commissioned 1806 by Napoleon. Completed 1836.

Archimedes. 287-212BC. Greek mathematician: lever, screw. Principle of displacement of liquid. Screw pump 260BC. Catapult 215BC.

Ark of the Covenant. Built by Moses to house 10 Commandments.

Armed Neutrality at Sea. 1780-1801. Agreement that neutral flag at sea protects all but military goods.

Armenia. 9C BC Vannic kingdom. 8C BC Persians, Assyrians, Armenians settle. 521BC Persian. 331BC Alexander...Seleucid. 298 Rome. 387 Persia/Byzantine. 7C Moslem. 885 Independent kingdom. 1071 Seljuk. 13C Mongol. 1405 Ottoman/Persian. 1514 Ottoman. 1918 Independent. 1920 Russia/Turkey. 1990 Independent. CIS.

Armenian Church. c303. First Christian state church. 506 schism with Rome.

Armenian Massacres. 1894-1918. 1.8M Armenians killed in Turkey.

Arminianism. 17C-. Christian movement. Free-will is compatible with God’s sovereignty.

Arms, Assize of. 1181. Forced Brit. free men to acquire arms.

Artaxerxes. I-III. 5-4C BC. Achaemenid kings.

Ask. First man in Norse mythology. Embla.

Asquith, Herbert. 1852-1928. Liberal Prime Minister of England, 1908-16: Pensions and unemployment insurance. Parliament Act.

Atalanta. Greek huntress beaten in race by Hippomenes.

Atreus. King of Mycenae. Father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.

Augur. -391. Roman interpreter of omens.

Autobahn. German road system begun by Hitler to reduce unemployment, 1934.

Aventine Secession. 1924. 150 Italian government members protest Fascist government. Matteotti.

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