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Abbeville Treaty. 1258. England returns Normandy to France.
Abjuration, Act. 1581. Dutch declaration of independence from Spain. Republic 1588.
Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.
Achates. Aeneas’ armour bearer and friend in Greek mythology.
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Acre. 1450BC- Egypt/ Assyria/ Persia/ Macedonia. 336BC Alexander...Egypt. 1C Rome. 614 Persia. 638 Moslem. 969 Egypt. 1079 Seljuk. 1099 Crusaders. 1104 Jerusalem. 1187 Saladin. 1191 Crusaders. 1291 Mameluks. 1517 Turks. 1918 British. 1948 Israel.
Actaeon. Mythical Greek hunter, turned into a stag for watching Artemis bathing.
Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.
Acupuncture. 2500BC.- Chinese treatment with needles.
Adi Granth. Sacred Sikh scripture.
Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.
Admonition to Parliament. 1572. Puritans demand episcopacy abolition.
Adrianople, Treaty. 1829. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Ottomans cede control of Greece.
Afghanistan. c200BC Aryan. 6C BC Achaemenid. 330 Alexander...Seleucid/ Maurya. 2C BC Persia/ India/ Parthia/ Kushan. 7C Arab (NW). 750 Persia (W)/ Hindu (E). 1219 Mongol...Timurid. 1525 Mogul. 1737 Persia. 1747 Monarchy. 19 C Britain/Russia dispute 1880 British suzerainty. 1919 Independent. 1973 Marxist coup, Republic. 1978 Communist coup. 1979 Russian occupation. 1989 Mujahideen expel Russians aided by CIA. 1990s Warlords. 2001 US attack Taliban.
AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL 1886. CIO 1935. Merged, 1955. US labour union federation.
African Colonization. 1840-1920. 15C Portuguese exploration. 1884-1920 Africa divided by European powers. 1950- anti-colonial mvmts.
Agincourt, Battle. 1415. English victory over French during 100 Years War. High French losses.
Ahimsa. Hindu/Buddhist doctrine: non-injury to all living things. Jainism.
Ahmad Shah Durrani. c1722-73. Founder, Afghanistan.
Ahurza Mazda. Zoroastrian spirit of good.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty. 1668. Ended War of Devolution between France, Spain. 1748. Ended War of Austrian Succession. Hapsburgs weakened, Prussian power recognized.
Akkerman, Convention. 1826. Russia-Turkey. Serbia autonomous. Russian shipping rights in Turkey.
Albert of Brandenburg. 1490-1568. First Duke of Prussia, 1525. Ended Teutonic Knights’ rule.
Albertus Magnus, St. c1200-80. Swabian Dominican philosopher influenced Aquinas: independent observation of nature. Alchemist.
Alchemy. Magic art of Egyptian origin attempting to transmute metals, esp lead to gold. Based on belief that all metals are a pure base metal + impurities which the philosopher’s stone can remove.