Delphi. 7C BC-363 AD. Oracle of Apollo. Site of Pythian games.

Demagogue. In Greece, leader popular with masses. Now, a politician who plays on popular passions for personal gain.

Demarcation Bull. 1493. Pope Alexander VI divides New World between Portugal/Spain. Tordesillas.

Deme. Subdivision of a Greek City-State.

Demeter. Greek goddess of agriculture = Ceres.

Demetrius II. Syrian King 145~125BC. Freed Jews from Syrian taxes.

Democracy. Government based on rule by the people.

Democratic Party. 1792-. Major US political party. Liberalism, populism vs big business.

Democritus. c460-c370BC. Greek philosopher. Atomic theory of matter. Separate mind. Man’s goal is happiness and tranquility.

Demosthenes. 384-322BC. Greek orator and politician. Opposed Philip of Macedon. Philippics. Led unsuccessful revolt. Suicide.

Deng Xiaoping. 1902-97. Chinese Communist leader 1973~. Purged by Mao, rehabilitated. Tiananmen.

Denikin, Anton. 1872-1947. Russian general of White Army, 1918-20.

Denis, Maurice. 1870-1943. French religious painter.

Denmark. 6C Viking. 9C Large kingdom + NE England. 10C United; + Norway. 1013-1042 + England. 12C + N Germany. 13C Civil war. 1340 Re-united. 1380 + Norway. 1388 -1523 + Sweden. 1720 Colonized Greenland. 1814 -Norway. 1815-64 +Schleswig, Holstein. WWI Neutral. 1920 +N Schleswig. WWII German occupation. 1944 -Iceland.

Deogaon, Treaty. 1803. Marathans cedes land, power to British East India Co.

Depression. 1873-96. Caused by gold shortage, agricultural shortage, overspeculation, deflation.

Depression, Great. 1929-34. Speculation, shortage of capital, tarrifs led to unemployment, European move to right, totalitarianism.

Derby, Earl of. 1799-1869. English Prime Minister 1852, 58, 66. Abolition of slavery.

Dervish. Friar of Islam religion. Often mystic.

Desaix, Louis. 1768-1800. French general. Killed at Marengo.

Desargues, Girard. 1591-1661. French geometrician.

Descartes, René. 1596-1650. French Rationalist philosopher, physician, mathematician. Cartesian coordinates. Discourse on Method 1637. “Cogito ergo sum”-I think, therefore I am. Analytical Geometry 1636. Meditations 1641. Principia Philosophica 1645.

Desert Storm. 1991. Gulf War.

Desiderius. Last Lombard king 757-74. Defeated by Charlemagne.

Desmoulins, Camille. 1760-94. French journalist, lawyer and conventionnel. Speech inspired the storming of the Bastille. Executed as Moderate.

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