Academia Palatina. 9C school founded by Charlemagne.

Academy. c387BC-529. Greek school founded by Plato dedicated to exploration of science and philosophical truth. Closed by Justinian.

Adelung, Johann. 1732-1806. German scholar; helped standardize language.

Aeschylus. 524-456BC. Founded Greek tragic drama. Introduced 2nd actor, reduced chorus. Prometheus Bound. Seven Against Thebes, 467.

Alexandrian School. 2C. First Christian school of higher learning.

Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.

Andersen, Hans Christian. 1805-75. Danish author of fairy tales: Little Mermaid 1832, Princess and the Pea, Ugly Duckling.

Anschluss. Austrian “reunification” with Germany, 1938 by plebiscite-99.75% for.

Anselm, St. 1033-1109. Archbishop of Canterbury, founder of Scholasticism. Proved God exists 1078.

Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.

Antipope. Elected in opposition to existing pope. Schism.

Arcadian. Venetian paintings with Greek gods in Italian dress.

Arius. c256-336. Alexandrian advocate of Arianism. Council of Nicaea.

Armenian Church. c303. First Christian state church. 506 schism with Rome.

Arnold, Matthew. 1822-88. English poet. Scholar-Gypsy 1853.

Ascham, Roger. 1515-68. English humanist, author.

Ashcan. 20C US school of modern art.

Ashkenazi. 1534-72. Cabalistic Jewish scholar. Established Safed center of learning, Palestine.

Ate. Greek goddess of mischief.

Auschwitz. 1940-45. German death camp in Poland. 1-4 million killed. Final Solution.

Avignon Papacy. 1309-77. Popes from Clement V based in Avignon, France. Great Schism.

Avignon School. 14-15C. Style of painting influenced by Sienese and Flemish painters during papal residence.

Bahamas. Arawak. 1492 Columbus. 1646 English colonize. 1782-3 Spain. 1973 Independent.

Beer Hall Putsch. 1923. Hitler’s unsuccessful Munich uprising. Wrote Mein Kampf while imprisoned 8 months.

Bellini, Giovanni. c1429-1516. Venetian Renaissance painter. New sensuous realism of form and color. Adoration of the Magi. St. Francis 1480.

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