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Conscription. 1793. Carnot devised first compulsory military service for France. Used in Egypt’s Old Kingdom.
Egypt. 3100BC Menes unites. 2780 Old Kingdom. 2600 First pyramid. 2040 Middle Kingdom. 1570 New Kingdom. 663 Assyria. 525 Persia. 332 Alexander...323 Ptolemy. 30BC Rome...395 Byzantine. 642 Moslem. 1250 Mameluk. 1517 Ottoman. 1798 Napoleon. 1805 Ottoman. 1882 British occupy. 1914 British protectorate. 1922 Indepedent monarchy. 1952 Coup. 1953 Republic. 1958-61 UAR.
Memphis. 2686-2160BC. Capital of Egyptian Old Kingdom.
Old Kingdom. c2780-2160BC. Pyramid Age of Egypt.
Aaron. c14C BC. Old Testament. Brother of Moses. Later his rival.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Aeëtes. Greek. Medea’s father. Guardian of Golden Fleece.
Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).
Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.
Alexander, Harold (of Tunis). 1891-1969. British. Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean 1944-45. Directed Dunkirk evacuation. Governor General of Canada, 1946-52.
Ali Pasha. 1741-1822. Turkish governor of Greece. Byron’s “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” subject.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.
Amritsar. 1577 Sikh. 1761 Golden Temple destroyed; rebuilt 1764. 1849 India.
André, John. 1750-80. British officer in American Revolution. Conspired with Benedict Arnold.
Andrew II. 1175-1235. King of Hungary, 1202-. Signed Golden Bull.
Annates. Proportion of first year’s income paid to Pope by office holders.
Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.
Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.
Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.
Argonauts. Greek heroes who pursued the golden fleece.
Arlen, Harold. 1905-86. US songwriter. Over the Rainbow.
Arnold, Benedict. 1741-1801. American Revolution general. Betrayed US.