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Anti-Masonic Party. 1826. US party absorbed into Whigs 1838.
Anville, J.B. d’. 1697-1782. French cartographer known for accuracy.
Apartheid. 1948-1994. Racial segregation in South Africa.
Arc de Triomphe. Paris monument. Commissioned 1806 by Napoleon. Completed 1836.
Arcadian League. 370-362BC. Union of states vs Sparta.
Archaic Period of Greek Art. c650-500BC. Egyptian influenced sculpture. Mythological vase painting.
Archidamus II. Spartan king 469-427BC. Conflict w Athens.
Arjun. 1563-1606. Sikh guru, first martyr.
Arp, Hans. 1887-1966. French Dada artist.
Arsacids. 247BC-224 AD. Parthian dynasty ruling Persia and Mesopotamia. Def by Sassanians.
Art Nouveau. (Jugendstil). 1885-1910. Originally English style of art and architecture. Reaction to Industrial uniformity. Beardsley. Tiffany. Gaudi.
Artagnan, d’. Guarded Fouquet at Vincennes Prison.
Artaxerxes. I-III. 5-4C BC. Achaemenid kings.
Artemis. Greek goddess of hunting. =Roman Diana.
Artemisia. -c350BC. Queen of Halicarnass, wife of Mausolus. Built Mausoleum.
Artesian Well. Ancient Egypt, China, Persia, Syria.
Arthur. c500. Legendary king of Camelot. Knights of the Round Table.
Arthur I. 1187-1203. Duke of Brittany. Claimant to English throne. Defeated by John I.
Articles of Confederation. 1781-9. First US Constitution.
Artigas, José. 1764-1850. Uruguay revolutionary leader. “Father of Uruguayan independence”.
Artois. 5C Franks. 9C Flanders. 1180 France 1329 Burgundy, Austria. 1659 France.
Aryabhata. 476-550. Hindu astronomer. Explained eclipses, earth’s rotation.
Ashcan. 20C US school of modern art.
Aspern-Essling, Battle. 1809. First important loss for Napoleon.
Astarte. Semitic goddess. =Aphrodite.