Scriabin, Aleksandr. 1872-1915. Russian composer uniting music with philosophy: Prometheus 1911. Musical symbolism.

Scripps, Edward. 1854-1926. US publisher. Founded United Press news service 1907.

Scutage. -14C. Payment by vassal to Lord in lieu of military service.

Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.

Scythians. 8/7-2C BC. Nomadic conquerors of S Europe, Russia. Conquered by Samaritans. Destroyed 2C AD.

Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.

SEC. Securities and Exchange Commission. 1934. Founded under New Deal.

Secret Speech. 1956. Khrushchev call for destalinization in USSR leads to Hungarian, Polish uprisings.

Secularism. Humanism. Movement toward “this-worldliness”.

Security Council. UN executive. USA, USSR, China, France, UK, + 10 non-permanent.

Seebeck, Thomas. 1770-1831. Russian. Invented thermocouple, 1822.

Segovia, Andrés. 1894-1987. Spanish classical guitarist.

Sejm. 1467-. Polish legislative assembly.

Sekhmet. Egyptian war goddess with lion’s head.

Selassie, Haile. Haile Selassie.

Semiramis. Assyrian queen, goddess. Founded Babylon.

Semite. Descended of Shem, Noah’s eldest son. Assyrians, Phoenicians, Israelites, Babylonians. Now: Jews, Arabs of S.W. Asia.

Sempach Battle. 1386. Swiss confederates defeat Austrian Duke Leopold, ensuring independence.

Seneca, Lucius. c4BC-65. Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist. Influenced Renaissance drama.

Sennacherib. -681BC. Assyrian king. Besieged Jerusalem 701. Destroyed Babylon 689. Rebuilt Nineveh.

September Massacres. 1792. Paris. 1200 prisoners killed by revolutionaries in 4 days. French Revolution.

Serbia. 7C Serbs. 890 Bulgar Empire. 1159 Nemanya unites. 1389 Ottoman. 1830 Autonomous Russian protectorate. 1878 Independent. 1882 Kingdom. 1913 +N Macedonia. 1918 Yugoslavia. 1946 People’s Republic of Yuguslavia. 1992 +Montenegro =Yugoslavia. Kosovo.

Serbo-Turkish War. 1876-8. Serbia aids Christian rebellion in Bosnia. Loss caused Russo-Turkish War, Serbian independence 1878. Berlin Treaty.

Serra, Junipero. 1713-84. Spanish missionary to California.

Sesshu. 1420-1506. Japanese painter. Zen monk.

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