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Iberia. c6C-65BC. Kingdom in southwest Russia.
Ibn Khaldun. 1332-1406. Arab historian/sociologist. Introduction to History 1375.
Ibn Sa’ud. 1880-1953. Conqueror and king of Riyad 1902-, + Najd, Hasa, Asir, Hejaz; united as Saudi Arabia 1932-. Ended tribal wars. First oil wells 1933.
Ibsen, Henrik. 1828-1906. Norwegian social and psychological dramatist. Peer Gynt 1867. Doll’s House 1879. Hedda Gabler 1890.
Iceland. 9C Irish discover. 870 Norway colonized. 930 Althing. 1262 Norway. 1380 Denmark 1904 Home rule. 1918 Sovereignty. 1944 Republic.
ICFTU. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. 1949. Split from WFTU. Represents 70M workers in 89 countries. IFTU.
Ictinus. 5C BC. Greek artist/architect. Parthenon.
Idomeneus. Greek Cretan king. Sacrificed son to Poseidon.
Idris I. 1890-1983. First Libyan king 1951-69. Coup.
Ignatius of Constantinople, St. c799-877. Greek Catholic Iconophile.
Il-Khan. 1256-1353. Mongol dynasty in Persia.
Illyria. 6C BC Greek colony. NW Balkans. 1809 Kingdom of Illyria. 1814 Austria. Yugoslavia.
Illyrian Wars. 229BC~219BC. Romans defeat Illyrian pirates. Greeks recognize Romans as civilized, admit them to games.
Inauguration Day. Jan 20. US president takes office after election.
Incunabula. Books printed before 1500. Caxton. Gutenberg.
Independent Labour Party. 1893. Britain. Founded by Hardie....Labour Party 1906.
Independent Treasury. 1846-1913. US financial system not using private banks. Federal Reserve System.
Index Expurgatorius. 1601- Vatican list of books to be expurgated.
India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.
India-Pakistan Wars. 1949. Splits Kashmir. 1965. India gains most of Rann of Kutch. 1971. Bangladesh Independence.
Indian Independence Act. 1947. Freed and partitioned India/Pakistan.
Indian Territory. 1834. Originally all territory west of Mississippi. Later, reservations in Oklahoma.
Industrial Workers of the World. IWW. 1905-25. Radical militant US labour union of unskilled workers.
Infanta/te. Daughter/son of king of Spain or Portugal.