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Zambia. 1851 Livingstone explores. 1890 British South Africa Company =Northern Rhodesia. 1953 +Nyasaland. 1964 Independent Zambia.
Zamenhof, L. 1859-1917. Polish Esperanto language inventor 1887.
Zamora Treaty. 1143. Portugal independent of Alfonso VII of Castile.
Zangi. 1084-1146. Seljuk ruler. Defeated crusaders. Established Zangid dynasty in Middle East 1127-1250.
ZANU. Zimbabwe African National Union. 1963-. Founded by Mugabe vs white minority rule. 1987 +ZAPU.
Zanzibar. 1499 Portugal explores. 1698 Muscat +Oman. 18-19C Slave source. 1861 Independent sultanate. 1890 British protectorate. 1963 Independent. 1964 +Tanganyika = Tanzania.
Zapata, Emiliano. 1879-1919. Mexican revolutionary hero. “Land and liberty!”. Ayala Plan.
Zaporozhe Cossacks. 16-18C. Ruled Ukraine.
Zapotec. 6-16C. Advanced Mexican civilization in Oaxaca.
ZAPU. Patriotic Front. Zimbabwe African People’s Union. 1961-. Founded by Nkomo vs white minority rule in Rhodesia. 1987 Merged with ZANU.
Zara, Siege. 1202. Fourth Crusaders aid Venice attack rebelling Zadar.
Zealots. Jewish sect. Led revolt vs Rome 66-70. Used terrorism, assassination of those friendly to Rome. Masada.
Zeami Motokiyo. 1363-1443. Japanese No drama theorist, playwright. Kaden-sho 1400.
Zedekiah. King of Judah 597-586BC. Defeated by Nebuchadnezzar.
Zeebrugge, Raid. 1918. Allied attempt to block harbour, trapping German submarines, warships.
Zeeman, Pieter. 1865-1943. Dutch physicist. Magnetic effect on light polarization.
Zehrfuss. French architect: UNESCO bldg.
Zeidler. Invented DDT 1874. Used as insecticide 1939-70.
Zelaya, José. 1853-1919. Nicaraguan president 1894-1909. Attempted to unify Central America by force and revolution 1909.
Zemstvo. 1864-1917. Russian provincial assemblies instituted by Alexander II. Liberal influence.
Zen Buddhism. 6C-. Sect founded by Bodhidharma. Sudden Enlightenment by meditation on Koan paradoxes. 1191 imported to Japan.
Zend-Avesta. 3C BC. Zoroastrian bible. Avesta.
Zenger, John. 1697-1746. US publisher. Libel acquittal based on being fact 1735, key to freedom of press.
Zeno of Citium. c335-263BC. Greek founder of Stoicism. Early anarchist: “Compulsion perverts the nature of man”.
Zeno of Elea. Paradox: Arrow can never reach its target because it progresses in ever decreasing fractions of distance remaining. ½,¼... First use of dialectic reasoning.