Hellenistic Art. c330-50BC. Cosmopolitan culturally diverse period of Alexander’s empire. Sensual, emotional sculpture. Dying Gaul. Laocoön.

Heloïse. c1098-1164. Niece of Fulbert, loved by Abelard.

Henry, Patrick. 1736-99. US revolutionary. “Give me liberty or give me death” 1775. Bill of Rights.

Henry IV. of Navarre. 1553-1610. King of France 1589-. Converted to Catholicism. Edict of Nantes protected Protestant rights. ’Reign of Rebuilding’. Assassinated by Ravaillac. Margaret of France.

Herbert, Victor. 1859-1924. Irish/US operetta composer. Babes in Toyland 1903.

Hermes. Greek fertility, messenger god. = Mercury.

Hertz, Heinrich. 1857-94. German physicist: electromagnetic waves.

Hilbert, David. 1862-1943. German number theorist. Hilbert Space.

Homo Sapiens. 350,000BC. Neanderthal.

Hooke, Robert. 1635-1703. English inventor of balance spring watch. Diffraction 1672. Wave theory of light.

Hoover, Herbert. 1874-1964. US President 1929-33. Hoover Dam. St. Lawrence Seaway. Opposed direct federal aid to unemployed during Depression.

Howells, Herbert. 1892-1983. British church music composer.

Hoyle, Edmond. 1672-1769. English game expert.

Hubertusburg Treaty. 1763. Prussia/Austria end 7 Years War. Prussia established as power.

Humperdinck, Engelbert. 1854-1921. German composer. Hansel and Gretel 1893.

Hunter’s Lodge. 1838. Secret US organization to overthrow British in Canada. 2 Attacks repulsed.

Income Tax. Britain: 1193 Walter to ransom Richard I. 1799-1815 To finance war vs Napoleon. 10% over £200; 1842 Peel 3%. US: 1862-72 3% over $800 (5% if outside US); 1913 over $3000 only.

Ingersoll, Robert. 1833-99. US agnostic philosopher, orator.

Ionia. 1000BC Greeks colonize. 546BC Cyrus. 479 Independent. 334 Alexander. 133BC Rome. 15C Ottomans destroyed cities.

Ipsus, Battle. 301BC. Antigonus’ defeat marks end of Alexander’s Empire.

Iran. (Persia). 3000BC Elamite. 9C BC Median. 549 Achaemenid emp. 330 Alexander...Seleucid. 2C BC Arsacid. 224 Sassanid. 7C Moslem. 10C Local dynasties. 11C Seljuk Turks. 13C Mongol. 1501 Safavid. 1736 Nader Shah. 1795 Kajar dynasty 19C Britain, Russia dispute. 1925 Pahlavi coup. 1935 = Iran. 1979 Islamic Revolution, Khomeini dictator. Islamic Republic.

Isis. Egyptian deity of the moon, nature and fertility. Sister of Osiris.

Islamic Revolution. 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini led overthrow of Pahlavi in Iran.

Issus, Battle. 333BC. Alexander the Great defeats Persians under Darius III.

Jacobins. 1789-94. Robespierre-led radical democratic French Revolutionary group. In power 1793-4. -“Holy League against the enemies of liberty”.

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