Minutemen. American Revolution soldiers pledged to take the field on a minute’s notice.

Mir. 17C-1906. Russian system of communal landholding and taxation. Serfdom abolished 1861.

Moldavia (former). 14C Vlachs establish. 1349 Independent. 14C +Bessarabia. 16C Autonomous/Ottoman. 1774 Russian protectorate. 1774 -Bessarabia. 1859 +Walachia =Romania. 1940 Part ceded to MSSR.

Moldova. 1924. Bessarabia + part of former Moldavia. 1940 Moldavian SSR. 1991 Independent Republic. CIS.

Mongol Empire. Asia. Established 1207 by Genghis Khan. Peak included Persia, China, Russia. 1260- Fragmented. Yuan. Golden Horde. Tamerlane.

Monotheism. Religious doctrine holding that there is only one God.

Montecassino. 529. Oldest Benedictine Monastery.

Mother Goose. Perrault. Contes de ma mère l’oye 1697. From an old French expression = “old wives’ tales”....Mother Goose’s Melody 1781.

Myriocephalon, Battle. 1176. Turks defeat Byzantines, hold Anatolia.

Nabis. 1890s. French painters opposed to Impressionism. Bold colors. Influenced Abstract Art. Bonnard. Denis.

Naboth. Old Testament. Ahab coveted his vineyard.

Nero. 37-68. Cruel, licentious Roman Emperor 54-. Persecuted Christians. Killed mother, wife. Blamed for fire, 63. Golden House.

Newgate Prison. 12C-1880. London. Execution site 1783-1868. On site of Old Bailey. Demolished 1902.

Nkrumah, Kwame. 1909-72. Gold Coast/Ghana Prime Minister 1952-60, President 60-66.

Nobiles. 3C- Roman ruling aristocracy. Patricians and office holding Plebeians.

Nolde, Emil. 1867-1956. German Expressionist painter.

Nordenskjöld, Erik. 1832-1901. Sweden. First successful navigation of North-East passage 1878-9.

North Africa Campaign. 1940-3. Montgomery, Alexander defeat Rommel’s Afrikan Korps.

Novgorod. <859. One of oldest Russian cities.

Obelisk. 3300 year old Luxor gift of Muhammad Ali to Charles X, 1829. Place de la Concorde, Paris.

Odets, Clifford. 1906-63. US playwright of social protest. Waiting for Lefty 1935. Golden Boy 1937.

Odin. King of Scandinavian gods who holds court in Valhalla.

O’Donnell, Leopoldo. 1809-67. Spanish general with Isabella II vs Carlists.

Old Age Pensions. 1909 Britain, 1935 US.

Old Believers. 17C- Russian sect vs Nikon’s reforms.

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