Millet, Jean-François. 1814-75. French painter of peasants. Sower 1850. Gleaners 1857.

Milne, A. A. 1882-1956. English children’s humourist. Winnie the Pooh 1926.

Milton, John. 1608-74. English epic poet. Comus 1638. Lycidas 1638. Paradise Lost 1667. Paradise Regained 1671.

Milvian Bridge. 109BC. Over Tiber R. Constantine defeats Maxentius 312.

Minamoto Yoritomo. 1147-99. Founded Shogun system that ruled Japan to 19C.

Minden, Battle. 1759. Prussia and Britain defeat French. Seven Years War.

Mindon Min. 1814-78. Burmese king 1853-. Founded Mandalay. Golden age. Ceded lower Burma to British.

Mindszenty, József. 1892-1975. Hungarian cardinal. Anti-Nazi, anti-communist. Jailed by both. Spent 1956-71 in US consulate.

Minerva. Roman goddess of wisdom and arts = Athena.

Ming. 1368-1644. Chinese dynasty. Expanded empire. Arts flourished.

Minimalism. 1960s. US movement of simplified non-expressive art. Kelly. Stella.

Minnehaha. Legendary wife of Hiawatha.

Minoans. 3000-1100BC. Cretan civilization. Maritime power. Minos.

Minorca. Balearic Islands.

Minorites. Franciscans.

Minos. Legendary King of Crete. Kept Minotaur, controlled Aegean islands.

Minotaur. Half-man, half-bull killed by Theseus in the Labyrinth on Crete. Fed tribute of children.

Minstrel. 4-17C Medieval entertainer, often itinerant.

Minuit, Peter. 1580-1638. Dutch purchaser of Manhattan for $24, 1626.

Minutemen. American Revolution soldiers pledged to take the field on a minute’s notice.

Mir. 17C-1906. Russian system of communal landholding and taxation. Serfdom abolished 1861.

Mirabeau, Comte de. 1749-91. French revolutionary writer. Physiocrat. Dominated National Assembly 1789-.

Miranda Decision. 1966. US Supreme Court protects rights vs self-incrimination. Required police warning, “You have the right to remain silent...”.

Miró, Joan. 1893-1974. Spanish surrealist painter. Pure colors, abstract shapes. Bird, star themes. Dog Barking at the Moon.

Mishna. 3C. Collection of Jewish oral laws in the Talmud.

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