Churrigueresque. Very ornate Spanish architectural style. Baroque. Plateresque.

CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.

Cimbri. 2C BC. Germanic tribe. Invaded Rome. Annihilated.

Cincinnatus. 5C BC. Roman hero and statesman.

Cinna, Lucius. c84BC. Roman consul. Killed Sulla’s supporters. Assassinated.

CIS. 1991. Commonwealth of Independent States led by Russia. Ukraine, Belarus. Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova.

Cisalpine Republic. 1797-1802. North Italy, created by Napoleon. 1802 Italian Republic. 1805-15 Kingdom of Italy.

Clarke, Arthur C. 1917-2008. British science fiction writer. Predicted geosynchronous satellites 1945. 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968.

Clay, Henry. 1777-1852. “Great Pacificator”. US statesman. Missouri Compromise.

Clément, Jacques. 1567-89. Assassinated Henry III of France.

Clement III. Antipope 1080-1100 appointed by Henry IV. Defeated Rome 1084.

Cleomenes III. -c219BC. Spartan King 235-222. Defeated Achaean League. Lost to Macedonia.

Cleon. -422BC. Athenian leader; advocated Pelop. War.

Clocks. 3500BC Gnomon. 2000BC Chinese. 8C BC sundial 4C BC Greek water clock. 300BC hemispherical sundial 160BC Rome. 12C mechanical. 1379 de Vick. 1657 Huygens pendulum.

Clotho. Youngest Fate. Spinner of thread of life.

Cod War. 1972-6. Britain upset at Iceland’s unilateral expansion of fishing limits to 50 miles.

Collins, Michael. 1890-1922. Led Easter Rebellion. First Prime Minister of Irish Free State 1922. Assassinated by extremists.

Colosseum. 80. Roman amphitheater erected by Vespasian.

COMECON. Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 1949-91. USSR and satellites central planning organization.

COMINFORM. Communist Information Bureau. 1947-56. Coordinated European party activities.

Commune, Paris. 1871. Revolutionary government formed when Thiers abandoned Paris to Prussians. Crushed 2 months later by McMahon. 20,000 killed.

Comoros. 8C Moslem. 1527 Europeans explore. 1886 France. 1975 Independent.

Compromise of 1850. Acts to prevent secession of US slave states.

Compte Rendu. 1781. Necker reveals pitiful state of French finances.

Conciliarism. 12C-. General Council has greater power than pope. Popular during Great Schism.

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