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1987 matches to Empire of the East
Breasted, James. 1865-1935. US Egyptologist. Ancient Records 1906.
British East Africa. 1888. Former protectorates. Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar, Tanganyika.
British East India Company. 1600-1858. For trade with Asia. Took political control.
Bronze Age. 3500-500BC. First uses of metal for arms and tools. Began in Near East. Society more structured. Specialization begins. Iron Age.
Cairo Conferences. 1943. Allies discuss far east policies with Chiang Kai-shek.
Centaurs. Mythical beasts, half man, half horse.
Cerularius, Michael. c1000-59. Patriarch of Constantinople 1043-58. East-West Schism.
Chimera. Greek lion/goat/dragon beast.
Cold War. 1946-90. Alternating crisis and detente between west and east, begun with Russia breaking Potsdam Agreement and creating communist regimes in East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Collins, Michael. 1890-1922. Led Easter Rebellion. First Prime Minister of Irish Free State 1922. Assassinated by extremists.
Deogaon, Treaty. 1803. Marathans cedes land, power to British East India Co.
Drang nach Osten. Historic German wish for eastward expansion cited by Hitler.
Druze. Small Middle East Shi’ite sect worshipping al-Hakim.
Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.
East Anglia. 6C Anglo-Saxon kingdom. c870 Denmark. 917 England.
East India Act. 1784. India Act.
East India Companies. British, Dutch, French. Danish 1614-1729. Austrian, 1720-7.
East-West Schism. 1054. Separation of Roman and Eastern Catholic churches over filioque.
Easter Rebellion. 1916. Ireland. Irish Free State.
Eastern Crisis. 1839-41. British suppression of Muhammed Ali’s Egyptian expansion.
Eastern Orthodoxy. Branch of Christianity. East-West Schism.
Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.
Eastman, George. 1854-1932. US inventor of roll film and Kodak camera 1888. Bromide print 1871.
Einhard. c770-840. Frankish historian. Life of Charlemagne c830.
Ethiopia. c1000BC Semite. 1C Aksumite Kingdom. 10C Zagwe dynasty. 1270 Solomonic dynasty. 17C Divided. 1855 Re-united. 1935 Italy (Italian East Africa). 1941 Independent. 1952 +Eritrea. 1974 Coup, Republic. 1993 -Eritrea.