Huang Hsing. 1874-1916. Led Chinese uprising 1911, with Sun Yat-sen.

Hui-neng. 638-713. Chinese Zen priest. Satori-sudden enlightenment.

Hundred Flowers Movement. China. 1956-7. Increased freedom of intellectuals. Criticism of Party led to backlash.

Hung Hsiu-ch’üan. 1814-64. Led Tai-Ping Rebellion. Claimed to be Christ’s brother. Founded new religion based on Chinese unity.

Hungarian Uprising. 1703-11. Ferenc Rákóczi II led vs Hapsburg centralism. No real change achieved. 1956. Student-led revolt crushed by Russian troops. Kádár puppet government established. Nagy executed.

Hutchinson, Anne. 1591-1643. Expelled from Massachussets. by Puritans, founded Rhode Is. 1637.

Hydrogen Bomb. Thermonuclear or H-Bomb. 1952 US. 1953 USSR. 1957 Britain. 1968 France. 1971 China. 1974 India. ? Israel. Atomic Bomb.

I Ching. 12C BC. Supplement 475BC. Chinese Book of Changes. 64 hexagrams used for divination. Early ethics, philosophy text.

Ictinus. 5C BC. Greek artist/architect. Parthenon.

Ili Crisis. 1871-81. Russia invades Chinese Ili province.

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

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

Indochina War. 1946-54. Vietnamese Communists vs French and British occupying forces. =First Vietnam War.

International. 1920-. Style of architecture. Glass and steel. Gropius. Le Corbusier.

Invalides. 1670-7. Louis XIV built to house 4,000 invalid soldiers. Architect: Bruant, dome by Mansart. Tomb of Napoleon.

Ionic Order. 6C BC. Greek architectural style. Fluted columns with scroll-shaped capital.

Iron Age. 1200BC. Hittites begin to use iron for tools and weapons. 1000BC Europe. 600BC China.

Iron Curtain. 1946. Churchill’s name for Russia’s increasing influence in Eastern Europe. Dining à la Russe refers to carving being done behind an iron screen.

Jacobean Architecture. 1600-1625. English Tudor style refined, restrained and harmonized. U and H plans. Jones.

James III. 1452-88. King of Scotland 1460-. Killed by rebels at Sauchieburn.

Janissaries. 1330-1826. Ottoman sultan’s powerful bodyguard. First recruited from Christian children. Massacred by Mahmud II after revolt.

Jay, John. 1745-1829. US president of Continental Congress 1778. First Chief Justice. Jay’s Treaty.

Joachim, Joseph. 1831-1907. Hungarian violinist/composer.

Joachim, St. Mary’s father.

Joffre, Joseph. 1852-1931. French marshal. Won at Marne 1914. French Commander-in-Chief 1914-16.

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