Berry, Jean, duc de. 1340-1416. Regent of France for Charles VI. Policies caused Peasants Revolt 1381-4. Patron of arts. Limburg.

Bhadracarya-pranidhana. Buddhist vows of good conduct.

Blue Stockings. 1750s French literary salon held by educated women.

Borga, Assembly. 1809. Recognition of Finland as autonomous Grand Duchy under Russia.

Bowditch, Nathaniel. 1773-1838. US self-educated astronomer, mathematician. New American Practical Navigator 1802.

Brut. Unrestricted style of art produced by those outside of society: insane, criminal, etc.

Buisson, Ferdinand. 1841-1932. French educator. Founded League of Human Rights 1898.

Burgundy. 5C BC Rome. 5C Burgundians settle. 534 Merovingian. 843 divided; W=duchy. 1016 France 1364 Independent duchy. 1477 France(W)/Hapsburg(E).

Byzantine Empire. 395-1453. Eastern Roman Empire. Reduced by: 634 Caliphate Empire, 1042 Seljuks, 1204 Crusaders’ Latin Empire, 1453 Ottoman Empire.

Cadmus. Mythical founder of Thebes. Introduced alphabet to Greeks. Europa’s brother.

Carducci, Giosue. 1835-1907. Italian Neoclassical poet.

Casals, Pablo. 1876-1973. Spanish cellist/conductor.

Charles VI, the Well-beloved. 1368-1422. King of France 1380-. Insanity led to Civil War. Berry.

Chevreuse, Duchesse de. 1600-79. Plot vs Richelieu. Important role in the Fronde.

Chivalry. 12-15C. International brotherhood of knights and their code of conduct.

Cleisthenes. Athenian. First democratic constitution 509BC. Introduced ostracism.

Comenius, John. 1592-1670. Czech founder of direct method of language education. First use of pictures.

Cook, Thomas. 1808-92. English. First modern conducted tours, 1841.

Coubertin, Pierre. 1863-1937. French educator, Olympics organizer.

Cubism. 1907. Braque and Picasso reduce painting to minimum geometric forms. Demoiselles d’Avignon, 1907. Term coined by Braque 1909.

Cuza, Alexandru. 1820-73. First Prince of Romania, 1859-66. Freed serfs. Educational reform.

Dada. Anarchistic, deliberately shocking “non-art” begun in Zurich, 1916. Led to Surrealism. Arp. Duchamp. Ernst.

David I. 1084-1153. King of Scotland 1124-. Introduced feudalism to Scotland.

Decazes, Elie, duc de. 1780-1860. Minister of Louis XVIII. Moderate leader.

Decorated English Architecture. 1250-1375. Introduced lighting and shade effects. York Minster.

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