Shu Han. 221-264. Western China dynasty. Conquered by Wei.

Three Kingdoms. 220-280. Wei, Wu, Shu Han division of China between Han, Chin dynasties.

Wei. 220-80. Southern China dynasty. Conquered Shu Han 264, Wu 280.

Almoravids. 1055-1147. Berber dynasty in Morocco and Spain. Yusuf ibn Tashufin.

Ashurbanipal. Assyrian king 669-626BC. Lost Egypt. Built Nineveh Library-22,000 clay tablets.

Goes, Hugo van der. c1440-82. Flemish painter. Mystical, emotional. Portinari Altarpiece c1476.

Grotius, Hugo. 1583-1645. Dutch jurist. Laws of War and Peace 1625.

Jericho, Battle. ~1300BC. Israelis under Joshua capture city.

Joshua. Old Testament hero. Led conquest of Canaan. Destroyed Jericho.

Kay, John. 1704-64. Invented flying shuttle, 1733.

Kissinger, Henry. 1923-. German/US political scientist. US Secretary of State 1973-7. Shuttle Diplomacy.

Mogadishu Raid. 1977. German commandos rescue hijack hostages.

Mugabe, Robert. 1924-. Rebel leader with Nkomo. First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe 1980-.

Nkomo, Joshua. 1917-99. Zimbabwe nationalist. Founded ZAPU.

Patriotic Front. 1973-9. Guerillas for black power in Rhodesia. Mugabe. Nkomo.

Polish Uprising. 1863. January Insurrection.

Reynolds, Joshua. 1723-92. English expressive portrait painter: Mrs. Siddons. Miss Nelly 1760. Founder, Royal Academy 1768.

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

Telegraph. 1794 France Semaphore. 1795 England Shutter. 1835 Morse. 1851 London-Paris. 1901 Transatlantic.

Uesugi. 15C-1868. Japanese warrior clan ruling Honshu. Samurai.

Van der Goes. Goes.

Vries, Hugo de. 1848-1935. Dutch botanist. Heredity and mutation. Mutation Theory 1910.

ZAPU. Patriotic Front. Zimbabwe African People’s Union. 1961-. Founded by Nkomo vs white minority rule in Rhodesia. 1987 Merged with ZANU.

Adelung, Johann. 1732-1806. German scholar; helped standardize language.

Adenauer, Konrad. 1876-1967. First chancellor of German Federal Republic., 1949-63. Stabilized postwar Germany.

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