Chartreuse. 1084. Isère, French first Carthusian monastery.

Chassériau, Théodore.1819-56. French portrait artist.

Chekhov, Anton. 1860-1904. Russian melancholic cynical novelist/dramatist: Seagull, Three Sisters.

Chénier, André de. 1762-94. French poet. Elegies. Guillotined.

Cheops. c2600BC. Egyptian pharaoh, largest pyramid.

Chernobyl. 1986. Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster.

Cherokee. Indian tribe removed 1838-9 to Oklahoma. Trail of Tears.

Cherubini, Luigi. 1760-1842. Italian/French composer. Classical form; French opera.

Chiang Ch’ing. 1914-91. Chinese radical. Mao’s wife. Gang of Four.

Chicago School. 19C. US architectural style. Skyscrapers. Wright.

Childebert. -558. Son of Clovis. Frankish king, 511-. Built St-Germaine de Prés for relics from Spain.

Childeric III. Last Merovingian King of France -751.

Chile. Inca/Araucanian. 1520 Magellan discovers. 1540 Spain. 1818 Independent. 1884 +War of Pacific. O’Higgins. Pinochet.

Chimera. Greek lion/goat/dragon beast.

Chinese Exclusion Acts. 1882-1943. Banned Chinese immigration to US. Asian 1924-.

Chinoiserie. 17-18C. European interpretation of Chinese style of art, decoration.

Cholula, Massacre. 1519. Cortes razes Mexican town; 3000 dead.

Chomsky, Noam. 1928-. US linguist. Invented transformational grammar. Language and the Mind.

Chou En-lai. 1898-1976. Chinese moderate Communist Prime Minister 1949-.

Christian X. Danish king 1912-47. Symbol of Danish Resistance. Imprisoned by Nazis 1943-5. Women’s vote 1915. Independent Iceland 1918.

Christian Era. 1 AD to present. Jewish Era. Muhammadan Era. Julian Calendar.

Christie, Agatha. 1890-1976. English mystery writer. Mousetrap 1952.

Chuikov, Vasily. 1900-82. Russian WWII General. Defended Stalingrad.

Churrigueresque. Very ornate Spanish architectural style. Baroque. Plateresque.

CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. 1947-. US information gathering agency. Replaced OSS. National Security Act. Activities: 1953 Iran. 1954 Guatemala. 1967 Guevara. 1973 Chile. 1976 Nigeria.

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