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Lin Piao. 1907-71. Chinese Communist. general, political leader. Died after coup attempt.
Abstract Art. 20C. Color, line and form without subject. Begun by Cezanne.
Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd. 1916. World’s first airline, Britain.
Alvarez, Luis. 1911-88. US physicist. Linear accelerator, bubble chamber.
Amati. 16-17C. Italian family of violin makers-taught Stradivari.
Ammianus Marcellinus. 330-395. Wrote 31 volume History of Rome.
Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Antigonid. 277-168BC. Dynasty ruling Greece and Macedonia.
Apollinaire, Guillaume. 1880-1918. Italian/French avant-garde poet, coined term Surrealism to describe Chagall work.
Apollinarianism. 4C Christian heresy. Jesus not truly human because of his divine nature.
Appleseed, Johnny. (Chapman). 1774-1845. US nurseryman. Gave seedlings to pioneers.
Arnulf. c850-99. Last Carolingian Holy Roman Emperor. Defeated Normans. Captured Rome.
Arsacids. 247BC-224 AD. Parthian dynasty ruling Persia and Mesopotamia. Def by Sassanians.
Asclepius. Greek god of healing. Killed by Zeus to prevent immortality of man. Son of Apollo.
Aspern-Essling, Battle. 1809. First important loss for Napoleon.
Athens. 3000BC. 6C BC growth. 5C decline. 4C Macedonia (aut). 27 BC Rome. 1458 Ottoman. 1834 Greek capital.
Atlantic Cable. 1866. Telegraphic link between North America and Europe.
Austrasia. 511-751. East Frankish kingdom. Part of Merovingian Empire. 7C Mayors of Palace held power. Carolingian Empire. Clovis. Neustria.
Ba’al Shem-Tov. 1700-60. Polish founder of Hasidism. Holiness of ordinary existence.
Bacon, Henry. 1866-1924. US classical revival architect. Lincoln Memorial 1911.
Balkan Crisis. 1875-8. Britain, Austria fear Russian expansion. Congress of Berlin.
Banting, Frederick. 1891-1941. Canadian physician: discovered insulin with Best, MacLeod, 1921.