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Abbasid. 750-1258. Second Empire of Caliphate dynasty. Overthrew Umayyads; destroyed by Mongols.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ.
Aegospotami. 405BC. Naval battle, ends Peloponnesian War. Victory of Lysander vs Athens.
Aga Khan. Title of leader of Ismaili Moslem sect.
Aiken, Conrad. 1889-1973. US poet, short story writer. Silent Snow, Secret Snow 1934.
Albigenses. (Cathars). Southern French ascetic Neo-Manichean heretic Christian sect. Eliminated by 13th Crusade, 1208-1229 and Inquisition.
Alexander III. 1845-1894. Russian Czar 1881-. Established absolute rule using secret police. Temporary Rules. Franco-Russian Alliance.
Amboise Conspiracy. 1560. Failed Huguenot plot to kidnap French king. Led to massacre of 1200 Huguenots.
Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.
Annan, Kofi. 1938-. Ghana. UN Secretary General. Bosnian peacekeeping.
Apollonius of Perga. c262-190BC. Greek mathematician: named conic sections: ellipse, hyperbola, parabola.
Asceticism. Self denial of sensual and material pleasures. Advocated by many religious sects.
Assassins. 1124-1270. Secret Moslem order who murdered all enemies.
Athanagild. ~567. Visigoth King of Spain. Ended persecution of Catholics.
Atlantic Charter. 1941. British-US declaration of 8 principles of peace and security. Endorsed by >25 nations.
Aventine Secession. 1924. 150 Italian government members protest Fascist government. Matteotti.
Babism. 1844-50. Shi’ite mystical ascetic sect. Numerology. Number 19. Baha’ism.
Ballot Act. 1872. Established secret ballot in English Parliamentary elections.
Bassein, Treaty. 1802. Indian alliance with British East India Company leads to second Maratha War.
Beauvoir, Simone de. 1908-86. French Existentialist writer. The Second Sex 1949.
Beirut. 20C BC Phoenicia. 15BC Rome. 635 Moslem. 1110 Crusaders. 1187 Saladin. 1516 Ottoman. 1291 Mameluk. 1920 Capital of Lebanon. 1975-90 Lebanese Civil War.
Beria, Laurenty. 1899-1953. Soviet commisar in charge of Stalin’s security police 1938-.
Bernard, St. 1090-1153. Founder of Clairvaux 1115, Second Crusade instigator.
Bhagavatas. 2C BC. Hindu sect.