Wang Yang-ming. 1472-1529. Chinese Idealist neo-Confucianist philosopher.

Warring States. 481-221BC. Chinese period of many small feuding kingdoms.

Yang. Chinese symbol of heaven, light, male, positive, active. Yin.

Yellow Turban Rebellion. 184-204. Chinese secret society vs Emperor. Fall of Han dynasty. Ts’ao Ts’ao.

Yin. Chinese symbol of earth, dark, female, cold, passive, negative. Yang.

Yü the Great. -2197BC. Legendary founder of First Chinese dynasty, Hsia.

Yüan. 1279-1368. Chinese Mongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan. Grand Canal. Postal system. Marco Polo.

Yüan Shih-kai. 1859-1916. First president of Chinese Republic 1912-. Attempts to establish a new dynasty failed. Warlords.

Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress. 1818. Restored King of France. Congress System.

Alcuin. c735-804. English Counselor to Charlemagne. Set up monastic education system in Europe.

Alphonsine Tables. 1252. Incorrect astronomical data on planets, based on geocentric system.

Anaximander. c611-547BC. Miletan (Greek) philosopher. First Greek maps. Attempted systematic explanation of Universe. Named zodiac signs 560BC.

Aristarchus. 310-230BC. Samos. First to postulate sun as center of solar system. Accused of impiety. Copernicus.

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

Berlin Decree. 1806. Napoleon announces Continental System blockading Britain.

Bhascara. 1114-85. Hindu mathematician/astrologer. First user of decimal system.

Bonaparte, Louis. 1778-1846. King of Holland 1806-10. Forced to abdicate after opposing Continental System. Napoleon’s brother.

Brehon Laws. (Feinechus) 8-17C. Irish legal system.

Büsching, Anton. 1724-93. German scientific geographer. New System of Geography 1762.

Canton System. 1759-1842. All China foreign trade through Canton.

Capitalism. System of private ownership of property and industry for profit. Free enterprise. Smith.

Caste System. Hereditary social division, esp. in Hindu India. Brahman. Kshatriyas. Vaisyas. Sudras. Untouchables.

Chase, Salmon. 1808-73. US. Founded Republican Party. National banking system.

Congress System. 1815-25. Diplomacy by regular meetings of Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

Continental System. 1806-12. Napoleon’s European embargo vs Britain. Russian refusal led to 1812 Campaign. British retaliation led to Anglo-American War 1812.

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