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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.
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.
Zenta, Battle. 1697. Austria defeats Turks, becomes greatest power in Europe.
Zephyr. Greek mythological west wind.
Zeppelin, Ferdinand von. 1838-1917. German constructor of dirigibles 1900-. 1928 Graf Zeppelin around world. Transatlantic service 1928-37. Hindenburg.
Zerubbabel. c520BC. Jerusalem governor when 2nd Temple built.
Zeus. Greek king of gods. = Jupiter.
Zeuxis. c5C BC. Greek painter using shading to achieve realism. Birds preferred his grapes.
Zhdanov, Andrei. 1896-1948. Russian Politburo member. Created Cominform. Restricted Soviet cultural activities.