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.

Senanayake, D.S. 1884-1952. “Father” of Independent Ceylon. Prime Minister 1947-.

Senate. 509BC. Roman governing body. 401BC Plebians admitted. 44BC lost most power to Caesar.

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

Senegal. Wolof, Fulani, Serer, Tukulor. 1406 Bettencourt explored. 15C Portugal. 1626 French settle. 1895 French colony. 1959 +Sudanese Republic=Mali Federation. 1960 -Mali=Independent republic.

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

Sennett, Mack. 1880-1960. Canadian/US film maker. Keystone Cops.

Separatism. 1960-. Quebec movement for political independence from Canada. Referendum defeated 1980, 1995.

Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

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

Septuagint. 3-2C BC. Oldest Greek translation of Old Testament.

Sepulchre, Church of the Holy. c336. Jerusalem.

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.

Servandoni, G.N. 18C Italian/French architect. St. Sulpice facade 1732.

Servetus, Michael. 1511-53. Spanish Reformation writer, scientist. Circulation of blood 1540. Burned by Calvin.

Service, Robert. 1874-1958. Canadian poet. Shooting of Dan McGraw.

Servile Wars. Slave revolts vs Rome. 134-132BC Sicily. 102-99BC Sicily. 73-71BC S Italy. Spartacus.

Sesostris I. Pharaoh 1971-1928BC. Led Egypt to prosperity. Middle Kingdom.

Seth. Biblical son of Adam and Eve.

Seti I. -1304BC. Pharaoh 1318-. Conquered Libya. Tomb in Valley of Kings.

Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.

Seurat, Georges. 1859-91. French Neo-impressionist originator of Pointillist style of painting. The Bridge at Courbevoie.

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