Cards. 7-10C China. 1299 Italy. 1615 English tax.

Carib. Warlike natives of Amazon Basin. 15C conquered Arawak. Cannibals. Decimated by disease. St Vincent.

Caribbean Community. 1973. Eng-speaking terr for economic co-operation. Replaced FTA.

Carissimi, Giacomo. 1604-74. Italian oratorio composer. Widened orchestral instrument variety.

Carlisle Commission. 1778. British peace offer in American Revolution.

Carlos, Don. 1788-1855. Claimed Spanish throne 1833, succeeding brother Ferdinand VII. Carlists.

Carlowitz, Treaty. 1699. Ottoman/Holy League. Austria gains Transylvania, Hungary.

Carlsbad Decrees. 1819. Censorship and repressive measures against liberal Burschenschaften.

Carlson, Chester. 1906-68. US. Invented xerography, 1940.

Carlyle, Thomas. 1795-1881. Scottish writer: Heroes and Hero Worship 1841. Cromwell’s Letters 1845. -“Britain-the chosen nation”.

Carmichael, Hoagie. 1899-1982. US popular jazz composer: Georgia On My Mind 1930.

Carnot, Lazare. 1753-1823. French mathematician. Called “organizer of victory” by Revolutionaries. Member of Directory, Tribunal. Instituted conscription.

Carnot, Sadi. 1837-94. President of the Third French Republic, 1887-. Assassinated.

Carol I. 1839-1914. First Romanian king 1881-.

Carol II. 1893-1953. Dictatorial Romanian king 1930-40. Abdicated after losing territory to Russia.

Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.

Carolingians. French dynasty 751-987. Merovingians. Charlemagne. Holy Roman Empire.

Carothers, Wallace. 1896-1937. Invented nylon, 1935 at duPont.

Carpetbagger. 1865-77. Northern politicians in S US during Reconstruction.

Carr, Emily. 1871-1945. Canadian writer and primitivist painter. Klee Wick 1941.

Carracci, Annibale. 1560-1609. It Baroque painter. Palazzo Farnese frescoes 1599-1601.

Carrera, Rafael. 1814-65. Guatemala revolutionary. Dictator 1840-. Ended CAF, Guatemala independent.

Carrhae, Battle. 53BC. Failed Roman invasion of Parthia. Crassus killed. End of first triumvirate.

Carson, Rachel. 1907-64. US biologist: The Silent Spring 1962.

Carthage. 814BC Phoenician colony. Dido. 574BC Independence after Tyre falls. 480BC Republic. 264-146BC Punic Wars. Hannibal. 146BC Rome razes, rebuilds. 439 Vandals plunder. 533 Byzantine. 705 Moslem. Tunis.

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