Mycale, Battle. 479BC. Greek navy defeats Persians.

Mycenaeans. c1600-c1100BC. Greek civilization. Time of Homer’s epics. Late Bronze Age. Ended with Dorian invasion.

Myron. c480-440BC. Greek sculptor. Discobolos.

Mysteries. Secret Roman/Greek religious cults. Orphic.

Nadar. 1820-1910. French portrait photographer. First aerial photo 1856/8.

NAFTA. North American Free Trade Agreement. 1992. Eliminated most tarrifs in North America.

Nanteuil, Robert. 1623-78. French painter, engraver.

Narcissus. Greek youth, loved by Echo, loved his own image.

Nassau Agreement. 1962. US-British agreement on Polaris missiles for Royal Navy caused DeGaulle to veto British entry to EEC.

National Geographic Society. 1888. World’s largest scientific and educational society.

National Recovery Organization. 1933. US. For business recovery during Great Depression.

Nationalism. Musical movement to reflect national or ethnic spirit. Especially 16C and 19C. Grieg. Sibelius.

NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1949- Collective defence alliance of Western European and North Atlantic countries to preserve democratic freedom. UK, Canada, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, US. 1952 Greece, Turkey, 1955 FRG. 1964 -Greece. 1966 -France. 1980 +Greece. 1982 +Spain. 1993 +France. 1999 +Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic. 2004 +Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

Navaho. SW US. Largest Native American tribe. Migrated c10C from Canada. Supressed by Kit Carson; 8000 incarcerated 1864-8.

Navarino, Battle. 1827. Greeks/Allies naval defeat of Egypt/Turks.

Nearchus. -312BC. Macedonian general under Alexander.

Nehru, Pandit Jawaharial. 1889-1964. Congress Movement 1929-. First Indian Prime Minister 1947-. Rationalized Hindu laws.

Nemesis. Greek goddess of retribution.

Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.

Neoptolemus. Mythic Greek hero. Killed Priam in Trojan War.

Neorealism, Italian. 1920-60. Literary movement supressed by Fascists. Moving autobiographical accounts of the war years. Quasimodo.

Nerchinsk, Treaty. 1689. Russia-China trade agreement. China recognizes Russia.

Nestor. Legendary Greek king, famed for eloquence, wisdom and foresight.

Neville, Ralph. 1364-1425. Aided Henry IV vs Richard II. Grandfather of Edward IV and Richard III.

New Deal. 1933-9. Roosevelt’s economic policy vs Depression. TVA, CWA, WPA.

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