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Cuba. Ciboney, Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 1511 Spanish colony. 1517 Slaves brought. 1898 US. Spanish-American War. 1902 Republic. 1957-9 Castro Revolution, Communist dictatorship.
Dogen. 1200-53. Japanese philosopher. Brought Zen sect from China.
Dust Bowl. 1930s. US plains suffered erosion, dust storms, due to drought, wind, poor farm practice.
Epicurus. c341-270BC. Greek Philospher. Founded Epicureanism. Maximum pleasure attained through moderation.
Feuerbach, Ludwig. 1804-72. German philosopher. God is illusion. Immortality of man is only through works and offspring. Thoughts on Death 1830.
Florentine. School of Painting. 1270 Academy of Fine Arts. Express humanist ideas through art. Realism and chiarascuro. DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.
Fontainebleau, Treaty. 1807. Established Napoleon’s right to march on Portugal through Spain.
Gainsborough, Thomas. 1727-88. English portrait and landscape painter. Boy Blue 1770. Watering Place.
Godiva, Lady. c1040-80. Rode naked through Coventry to protest taxes. Wife of Earl Leofric.
Guise, Charles de. 1524-74. Cardinal. Brought Inquisition to France.
Haiti. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 16-18C Slaves brought. 1697 Spain cedes to France 1804 Independent. 1915-34 US occupies. 1957-86 Duvalier dictators. 1994 US overthrow of military regime. 1972-2002 US returns refugee boat-people.
Hearn, Lafcadio. 1850-1904. Translator; brought Japanese culture to West.
Honduras.<6000BC Inhabited. 4C Mayan. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1524 Spanish settle. 16C Slaves brought. 1821 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic. >100 coups.
Interactionism. Descartes. False idea that the mind affects body through pineal gland.
Jennings, Sarah. 1660-1744. Influential Duchess of Marlborough in court of Queen Anne.
Joseph of Arimathea, St. Buried Jesus in his own tomb. By legend, brought Holy Grail to England.
Lutheranism. Conservative Protestant sect of Germany and Scandinavia. Salvation through faith alone.
Malplaquet, Battle. 1709. Marlborough defeats French in war of Spanish Succession.
Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of. 1650-1722. English general vs Louis XIV in War of Spanish Succession. Blenheim. Malplaquet. Ramillies.
Marlborough Statute. Westminster, Provisions of.
May Demonstrations. 1968 Paris student uprising for more money to education, less to defence. General Strike brought 33% increase in minimum wage.
Mysticism. Direct communication with God through spiritual, intuitive or transcendental means.
Norman Conquest. 1066. Brought Norman laws, customs, feudal system to England. Hastings.
Peasants’ Revolt. 1381. Led by Wat Tyler vs poll tax. Tyler killed by London mayor in king’s presence. Richard II makes concessions but doesn’t follow through.
Plotinus. 205-270. Greek philosopher. His Neoplatonism influenced Islam, Christianity. Quest for Good through intelligence. “Creation is fall from God. Evil is the nature of man. Good is freedom from senses.”