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187 matches to World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches. 1948. Amsterdam.
Africanus Sextus. c180-250. Wrote chronology of World, Creation to 221 AD.
Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd. 1916. World’s first airline, Britain.
Alexandria. Founded 332BC by Alexander the Great. Centre of Hellenistic culture. Lighthouse one of Seven Wonders. 284BC Great Library of 700,000+ volumes. Fires 47BC, 391.
Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.
Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.
Anthroposophy. Human power to contact spiritual world. Steiner.
Armageddon. Site of battle at end of the world.
Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.
Babylon, Hanging Gardens. 6C BC. One of Seven Wonders of the World.
Baha’ism. 1863-. Founded by Baha (1817-92), disciple of Bab. Religion advocating world peace, through unification of mankind.
Bandaranaike, Sirimavo. 1916-2000. Ceylon Prime Minister 1960~77. World’s first woman Prime Minister.
Bernard of Chartres. -c1130. French Neoplatonic Idealist philosopher. Real world of eternal ideas vs apparent world of material objects.
Böhme, Jakob. 1575-1624. German mystic. Explained world in terms of opposing elements. Aurora 1612.
Bretton Woods. 1944. Economic conference. Created International Monetary Fund, World Bank.
Brezhnev Doctrine. 1968. Justified Czech invasion by Soviet right to defend Socialism worldwide.
British Museum. World’s largest museum. Building 1823-52. Founded 1753 from Sloane Collection legacy. Elgin Marbles. Rosetta Stone.
Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.
Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.
Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..
Cole, George. 1889-1959. English economist/journalist: The Intelligent Man’s Guide Through World Chaos.
Colossus of Rhodes. 280-224BC. 30m bronze statue of Helios. Collapsed during earthquake. A 7 Wonder.
Congreve, William. 1670-1729. English playwright of manners. Way of the World 1700.
Damascus. c2500BC. World’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Syria.
Dampier, William. 1651-1715. First English scientific explorer. Pirate, 1678-91. New Voyage Round the World, 1697.