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Risorgimento. c1800-70 Movement for unified Italy. Young Italy.
Sangallo, Antonio da, the Younger. 1483-1546. Florentine architect. Rome’s Palazzo Farnese 1534-46.
Socrates. c470-399BC. Greek philosopher. Knowledge is the key to influencing destiny. Ignorance leaves one subject to fate. Socratic method of teaching by dialog. Dialectic. Condemned for impiety and corrupting the young - drank hemlock. “Know thyself”.
Talât Pasha. 1874-1921. Young Turk leader. Ruled with Triumvirate 1913-18.
Young, Brigham. 1801-77. US Mormon leader 1844-. Founded Salt Lake City. Utah governor 1850-7.
Young, Edward. 1683-1765. English poet, playwright. Complaint 1742-5.
Young, Thomas. 1773-1829. English physicist. Wave interference of light 1801.
Young Germany. 1830-50. Literary movement vs Nationalism and Romanticism. Heine. Wienbarg.
Young Italy. 1831-48 Mazzini movement to establish an Italian Republic.
Young Plan. 1930. Fixed German WWI reparations at 37 billion gold marks to be paid by 1988. One payment made.
Young Turk Movement. 1908. Overthrew Hamid II.
Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
African Colonization. 1840-1920. 15C Portuguese exploration. 1884-1920 Africa divided by European powers. 1950- anti-colonial mvmts.
Alcuin. c735-804. English Counselor to Charlemagne. Set up monastic education system in Europe.
Alpini, Prospero. 1553-1616. Italian physician. Introduced coffee and bananas to Europe.
Aryans. 2000BC. Nomads from Steppes spread to India. Founded Indus Civilization, 3240-2750BC. Hyksos Empire in Syria, 1720-1550BC. Introduced horse chariots. Basis for all Indo-European languages.
Atlantic Cable. 1866. Telegraphic link between North America and Europe.
Aurelian. 214-75. Roman Emperor 270-. Restored rule of Europe. Began wall around Rome.
Balkan Wars. 1912-13. Balkan League defeats Ottoman Empire. Turkish territory distributed. General dissatisfaction termed the “powder keg of Europe”.
Baroque Art. 1600-1750. Orig in Italy, spread across W. Europe. Architecture: Ornate style characterized by stucco, frescoes, rood screens. Vanbrugh. Bernini’s Barberini Palace. Music: Counterpoint vs Renaissance polyphony. Opera, cantata. Bach. Monteverdi. Vivaldi. Painting: Dynamic, emotional. Caravaggio. Reni. Rubens.Van Dyck. Rococo.
Basque. Europe’s oldest racial group. NW Spain, SW France. Euzkadi. ETA.
Black War. 1804-30. Tasmanian natives defeated by European settlers.
Borneo. 7C BC Indian influence. 3C BC-15C Chinese inf. 3C-15C Funan/Khmer, Malacca, Srivijaya, Majapahit. 15C Moslem. 16C- European inf. 19C Dutch(S)/Eng(N). WWII Japan occupies. Brunei. Malaysia. Indonesia.
Böttger, Johann. 1682-1719. European discoverer of porcelain making process, 1709, Dresden.
Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.