Idomeneus. Greek Cretan king. Sacrificed son to Poseidon.

Idris. Mythic Welsh giant.

Idris I. 1890-1983. First Libyan king 1951-69. Coup.

Idrisi. 1100-65. Arab geographer. World Map 1164.

Ignatius of Antioch, St. -c107. Syrian martyr. Clarified Catholic beliefs. -“Catholic Church”.

Ignatius of Constantinople, St. c799-877. Greek Catholic Iconophile.

Igor. 1151-1202. Russian prince defeated by Polotsy. Hero of literature.

Iguala, Plan de. 1821. Stated 3 objectives of Mexican Independence movement. Ignored by issuer, Iturbide, when he became Emperor.

Il-Khan. 1256-1353. Mongol dynasty in Persia.

Ile de la Cité, Paris. Originally Lutetia 250BC. Renamed by Clovis, 506, when he made it his capital.

Ile St-Louis, Paris.1627-64. Classical style buildings.

Illyria. 6C BC Greek colony. NW Balkans. 1809 Kingdom of Illyria. 1814 Austria. Yugoslavia.

Illyrian Wars. 229BC~219BC. Romans defeat Illyrian pirates. Greeks recognize Romans as civilized, admit them to games.

Imagists. 1912-. Poets eschew sentimentality for precision and imagery. Pound. Lawrence. Lowell.

Imhotep. 27C BC. Egyptian vizier, architect of First (stepped) pyramid.

Immaculate Conception. 1854. Established as RC dogma.

Immigration Acts. 1962. Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth.

Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.

Immortals. Name given to members of Académie Française.

Imperial Conferences. 1907-37. Meetings of British Empire/Commonwealth countries.

Imperialism. 19C European movement to expand control over larger territories.

Impressionism. 1867-86. European art movement named 1874 for Monet’s Impression Sunrise. Direct from nature with colors to render surfaces and lighting effects. Rejected primacy of subject. Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Cezanne, Manet. Music: 1892-1910. Restraint and ambiguity. Mood music. Debussy.

Inauguration Day. Jan 20. US president takes office after election.

Incunabula. Books printed before 1500. Caxton. Gutenberg.

Independent Treasury. 1846-1913. US financial system not using private banks. Federal Reserve System.

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