Silver Age. c14-130. Roman literary period.

Simenon, Georges. 1903-89. Belgian writer of political and detective novels. Commissaire Maigret.

Simon Magus. Tried to buy spiritual powers from Apostles. Simony.

Sims, William. 1858-1936. US WWI naval commander.

Sinan. 1489-1588. Ottoman architect. Mosque of Suleiman, Istanbul 1550-7.

Singapore. 13-14C Malay city. 1377 Javanese destroy. 1819 Raffles refounds. 1867 «Straits Settlements. 1942-45 Japanese occupy. 1946 British Crown Colony. 1963 Federation of Malaysia. 1965 Independent republic.

Singer, Isaac. 1811-75. US sewing machine improver 1851. Howe.

Siqueiros, David. 1896-1974. Mexican socialist mural painter. Third World. March of Humanity.

Sirens. Greek sea nymphs, half bird, half woman. Song lured sailors onto rocks.

Sivaji. c1627-80. Founded Maratha Kingdom 1674.

Siward. -1055. Danish earl of Northumbria. Helped Edward the Confessor. Defeated Macbeth.

Six Acts. 1819. Suppressed Radicals after Peterloo.

Six Articles, Statute. 1539-1547. Henry VIII’s statement of Church of England doctrine. Persecuted both adamant Catholics and Protestants.

Slater, Samuel. 1768-1835. English/US. First American textile factory. Duplicated Arkwright spinning machines 1793.

Slavery. Babylon. Egypt. Greece. Rome. European colonies 1440s-19C. 1502 First blacks shipped to America. 1562- Trade. 1807 abolished in Britain, 1833 throughout Empire. 1816 Morocco abolished Christian slaves. 1851 Colombia, 1861 USA, 1930 Liberia. 2001 27M slaves in Mauritania, Sudan, Asia, Brazil.

Slim, William. 1891-1970. British WWII general. Defeated Japan in Burma.

Slovenia. Balkans. 6C Slovenes settle. 748 Franks dominate. 9C Franks split...German kingdom. 1335 Hapsburg. 1918 Yugoslavia. 1991 Independent.

Smith, Adam. 1723-1790. Scottish economist. Doctrine of free exchange. Natural law of supply and demand. Wealth of Nations 1776. -“Labour is source of all wealth”.

Smolensk. Victories of Napoleon 1812, Germans 1941.

Smyrna. =Izmir. 3000BC Greek city in Turkey. 600BC Lydian. 4C Greek 1425 Ottoman. 1920-2. Greeks occupy, massacre.

Snellman, Johan. 1806-81. Finnish nationalist. Established national language.

Social Contract. Hobbes political philosophy. Compact between ruler and ruled. Locke.

Social Darwinism. 19C theory that social man is subject to the “survival of the fittest”.

Social Democratic Party. 1863. Oldest German political party. Marxist to 1959. Now less radical.

Social Security. First in Germany: 1883-89. UK 1911; Canada 1927; US 1935-66. Poor Laws. National Insurance.

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