Zionism. 1882-1947. Aspirations of a Jewish nation in Israel. Balfour Declaration. Herzl.

Zionist World Congress. 1897. Defined Basel Program to establish Palestinian Homeland. Herzl.

Zoroastrianism. 550BC-650. Monotheistic, dualist national religion of Persia. =Parsiism. Zoroaster.

Zuiderzee. Netherlands. 13C. Floods caused by storms. 1927-32 Dam built. 1930s Land reclaimed. 1944 Flooded by Nazis. 1946 reclaimed.

Africanus Sextus. c180-250. Wrote chronology of World, Creation to 221 AD.

Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd. 1916. World’s first airline, Britain.

Althing. 930~. Icelandic parliament. World’s oldest.

Anglo-Dutch Wars. 17-18C. Established England’s naval power, ended Dutch world power.

Anthroposophy. Human power to contact spiritual world. Steiner.

Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.

Baha’ism. 1863-. Founded by Baha (1817-92), disciple of Bab. Religion advocating world peace, through unification of mankind.

Bandaranaike, Sirimavo. 1916-2000. Ceylon Prime Minister 1960~77. World’s first woman Prime Minister.

Bernard of Chartres. -c1130. French Neoplatonic Idealist philosopher. Real world of eternal ideas vs apparent world of material objects.

Böhme, Jakob. 1575-1624. German mystic. Explained world in terms of opposing elements. Aurora 1612.

Bretton Woods. 1944. Economic conference. Created International Monetary Fund, World Bank.

Brezhnev Doctrine. 1968. Justified Czech invasion by Soviet right to defend Socialism worldwide.

Canterbury, Archbishop. 597-. Primate of all England. Leader of Anglican church world-wide.

Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.

Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..

Damascus. c2500BC. World’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Syria.

Demarcation Bull. 1493. Pope Alexander VI divides New World between Portugal/Spain. Tordesillas.

Dis (Pater). Roman underworld god. = Pluto. Richest god.

Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.

Dualism. Cartesian division of world into mind and matter.

Dvorák, Antonin. 1841-1901. Czech Nationalist composer. New World Symphony 1893. Classical form with folk spontaneity.

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