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Aasen, Ivar. 1813-96. Developed New Norwegian language, officially adopted, 1907.
Abbas II. 1874-1944. Last Egyptian khedive, 1892-. Opposed British. Deposed, 1914.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Abyssinian War. 1935-6. Italy invades Ethiopia. League of Nations ineffective.
Academy. c387BC-529. Greek school founded by Plato dedicated to exploration of science and philosophical truth. Closed by Justinian.
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Acropolis. Elevated portion of Greek cities for protection and worship. Athens 2000BC.
Admonition to Parliament. 1572. Puritans demand episcopacy abolition.
Adoptionism. 8C Christian heresy. Christ was born human, became divine after baptism.
Adrian IV. c1100-59. Only English pope 1150-. Crowned Barbarossa.
Adrian VI. 1459-1523. Only Dutch pope 1522-. Taught Erasmus.
Adrianople, Battle. 378. Visigoths defeat Rome, kill Valens.
Adrianople, Treaty. 1829. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Ottomans cede control of Greece.
Aegospotami. 405BC. Naval battle, ends Peloponnesian War. Victory of Lysander vs Athens.
Aesop. Legendary/6C BC. Greek slave/fablist. Fox and Grapes. Hare andTortoise.
Afghanistan Invasion. 1979-87. Russian troops support Marxist revolutionaries.
African Colonization. 1840-1920. 15C Portuguese exploration. 1884-1920 Africa divided by European powers. 1950- anti-colonial mvmts.
Agam, Yaacov. 1928-. Israeli optical artist.
Agora. Greek open-air market/meeting place.
Albertus Magnus, St. c1200-80. Swabian Dominican philosopher influenced Aquinas: independent observation of nature. Alchemist.
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.
Alcibiades. c450-404BC. Athenian egoist general, Peloponnesian War. Murdered.
Alcock, John. 1892-1919. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Brown.
Alcuin. c735-804. English Counselor to Charlemagne. Set up monastic education system in Europe.