Concord, Book of. 1580. Synthesis of creeds and catechisms of Lutheranism.

Concordat. Ecclesiastic treaty between church and state.

Confucius. 551-479BC. Chinese philosopher and moralist. Advocated reason, love and respect for others over supernatural. Chinese Exam. Wu Ching.

Congo Conference. 1884. Bismarck mediates. Congo comes under Belgian sovereignty.

Congress, US. Senate and House of Representatives. Legislative branch of government.

Congress Poland. 1815-64. Polish Kingdom created by Congress of Vienna. Ruled by Russian Czar.

Constable, John. 1776-1837. English Naturalist landscape painter. Hay Wain 1821. Valley Farm. Waterloo Bridge 1831.

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Constantine I. 1868-1923. King of Greece, 1913-17. Refused to support Allies in WWI. Abdicated. Restored 1920-2. Abdicated again.

Constantinople Agreements. 1915. Secret French/British pact to give Dardanelles to Russia after WWI. Bolsheviks repudiated all previous treaties, but publicized secret ones-embarrassing.

Consul. 509BC-. Roman chief magistrate.

Consulate. 1799-1804. Napoleon’s military triumvirate after Directory overthrown.

Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.

Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.

Cordeliers. 1790-4. French moderate revolutionaries. Met at convent. Petitioned vs king. Most executed. Marat.

Cornwallis Code. 1793. For civil servants in India. No private trade. No Indians in important posts.

Corporate State. Mussolini economic system. Capitalist elements in state controlled economy.

Corregio. 1494-1534. Italian painter. Anticipated Baroque Style. Virgin and St. Francis 1515. Adoration 1530. Leda and Swans 1531.

Council of Ten. c1310-1797. Powerful Venetian tribunal. Investigated aristocratic plots vs government.

Cousteau, Jacques. 1910-97. French underwater explorer.

Coward, Noel. 1899-1973. English playwright. Comedies of manners. Private Lives 1930.

Crassus, Lucius. 140-91BC. Roman statesman, orator. Banished non-citizens, causing Social War.

Crassus, Marcus. c115-53BC. First Roman triumvirate member. Suppressed Spartacus’ slave revolt.

Creek War. 1813-14. Creek Indians defeated by Jackson, give up lands to US.

Cripps Mission. 1942. British attempt to negotiate India’s aid in WWII.

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