Cherokee. Indian tribe removed 1838-9 to Oklahoma. Trail of Tears.

Chess. 7C Indian game evolved from earlier board games with carved pieces. 750 China. 10C Moslems brought to Europe. 1254 banned by Louis IX.

Chikamatsu, Monzaemon. 1653-1724. Japanese playwright. “The Shakespeare of Japan”.

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

Cimabue, Giovanni. c1240-1302. Italian painter. Broke from Byzantine to natural style by characterizing individuals. St. John. Pisa Cathedral. Sta Trinita Madonna c1290.

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

Clear Grits Movement. 1848-51. Canadian political movement for representation by population.

Clearance of Scottish Highlands. 1790-1850. Increased sheep farming displaces tenant crofters.

CND. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Coatlicue. Aztec earth goddess.

Colossus of Rhodes. 280-224BC. 30m bronze statue of Helios. Collapsed during earthquake. A 7 Wonder.

Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. Polish/English novelist emphasizing relations between people and circumstances. Lord Jim 1900. Heart of Darkness 1902.

Copper Age. c3000BC. Early Bronze Age.

Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.

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

Count. Continental title, equivalent to Earl.

Couperin. 17-18C French family of Baroque composers.

Couperin, François. 1668-1733. French Baroque keyboard composer. Concerts Royeaux, Leçons de Ténebres 1714.

Cousin, Jean the Elder. 1490-1560. French painter. Eva Prima Pandora, early French nude.

Crépy, Treaty. 1544. Ends 23 years of war between Holy Roman Empire and France.

Culhwch + Olwen. c1100. Earliest Arthurian romance.

Cumae. 750BC-1205. Oldest Greek colony in Italy. Near Naples.

Dalou, Jules. 1838-1902. French Baroque sculptor of public monuments.

Dana, Richard. 1815-82. US writer. Two Years Before the Mast.

Danu. Celtic earth goddess.

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