Abbasid. 750-1258. Second Empire of Caliphate dynasty. Overthrew Umayyads; destroyed by Mongols.

Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.

Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ.

Aegospotami. 405BC. Naval battle, ends Peloponnesian War. Victory of Lysander vs Athens.

Anglo-Egyptian Treaty. 1936. Conditional independence for Egypt.

Arianism. 313-. Christian heresy. “Christ not of same nature as God.” Condemned at Nicaea.

Baal. 20-8C BC. Canaanite fertility god. King of gods. Condemned by Hebrews. =Zeus.

Bardeen, John. 1908-91. US developer of transistor 1948 with Shockley. . BCS superconductivity 1957.

Bassein, Treaty. 1802. Indian alliance with British East India Company leads to second Maratha War.

Bazaine, Achille. 1811-88. French marshal, surrendered Metz, 1870. Condemned as traitor. Escaped 1874.

Beauvoir, Simone de. 1908-86. French Existentialist writer. The Second Sex 1949.

Beghards. 13C. Catholic men’s charitable communities. Condemned 1311.

Béguines. 12C- Belgian Catholic women’s charitables communities. Condemned 1311. Still exist.

Bekhtrev, Vladmir. 1857-1927. Extended Pavlov’s Conditioned Response theory. Objective Psychology, 1910.

Bernard, St. 1090-1153. Founder of Clairvaux 1115, Second Crusade instigator.

Bernstein, Leonard. 1918-90. US conductor/ composer. West Side Story 1957.

Bhadracarya-pranidhana. Buddhist vows of good conduct.

Canadian Pacific Railway. 1871-87. Joined BC to Canada. Condition of BC joining Canada.

Capernaum. Jesus’ second home and site of miracles.

Casablanca, Conference. 1943. Allies agree to fight Axis and Japan to unconditional surrender.

Casals, Pablo. 1876-1973. Spanish cellist/conductor.

Chivalry. 12-15C. International brotherhood of knights and their code of conduct.

Colombo Plan. 1951-77. Commonwealth plan to improve living conditions in SE Asia, check spread of communism.

Condé. 1530-1866. Branch of French Bourbons. Revolt 1615.

Condé, Louis I de Bourbon, Prince. 1530-60. Led Amboise Conspiracy.

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