Hydrogen Bomb. Thermonuclear or H-Bomb. 1952 US. 1953 USSR. 1957 Britain. 1968 France. 1971 China. 1974 India. ? Israel. Atomic Bomb.

Hypermestra. Only daughter of Danaus who didn’t kill husband. Danaïdes.

I Ching. 12C BC. Supplement 475BC. Chinese Book of Changes. 64 hexagrams used for divination. Early ethics, philosophy text.

Ibn al’Arabi. 1165-1240. Spanish Moslem mystical philosopher. Meccan Revelation 1201.

Ibn Battutah. 1304-68. Morrocan travel writer. Travels 1325-53.

Ibn Khaldun. 1332-1406. Arab historian/sociologist. Introduction to History 1375.

Ibn Sa’ud. 1880-1953. Conqueror and king of Riyad 1902-, + Najd, Hasa, Asir, Hejaz; united as Saudi Arabia 1932-. Ended tribal wars. First oil wells 1933.

Ibn Tufall. c1100-85. Arab philosopher. Havy Ibn-Yaqzan 1175.

Ibn Tumart. c1080-1130. Berber leader. Demanded moral reform. Founded Almohad Confederation.

Ibo. SE Nigerian tribe. Biafra.

Ibsen, Henrik. 1828-1906. Norwegian social and psychological dramatist. Peer Gynt 1867. Doll’s House 1879. Hedda Gabler 1890.

ICFTU. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. 1949. Split from WFTU. Represents 70M workers in 89 countries. IFTU.

Idealism, Ethical. Moral and intellectual ideals are superior to materialistic concerns.

Idealism, Philosophical. Reality is a consciousness of abstract laws vs sensory-based Materialism.

Idrisi. 1100-65. Arab geographer. World Map 1164.

IFTU. 1901-40. International Federation of Trade Unions. WFTU 1945.

Igor. 1151-1202. Russian prince defeated by Polotsy. Hero of literature.

Il-Khan. 1256-1353. Mongol dynasty in Persia.

Illuminati. 16-18C. Term applied to rationalistic anticlerical Christian sects.

Illyrian Wars. 229BC~219BC. Romans defeat Illyrian pirates. Greeks recognize Romans as civilized, admit them to games.

Imagists. 1912-. Poets eschew sentimentality for precision and imagery. Pound. Lawrence. Lowell.

Imhotep. 27C BC. Egyptian vizier, architect of First (stepped) pyramid.

Immigration Acts. 1962. Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth.

Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.

Immortals. Name given to members of Académie Française.

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