Micon. c460BC. Greek painter, sculptor. Theseus vs Amazons.

Midgard. Norse middle earth. Home of the human race.

Milhaud, Darius. 1892-1974. Modern French polytone composer. Creation of the World 1923. Christopher Columbus 1930. Les Six.

Mill, John Stuart. 1806-73. English Utilitarian Positivist philosopher. Social as well as political freedom is necessary. Tyranny of the majority. Associationism. Political Economy 1848. On Liberty 1859. Utilitarianism 1863. Women’s Right to Vote 1866.

Millais, John. 1829-1896. British Pre-Raphaelite painter. Christ in the House of His Parents 1850.

Millenialism. Belief in the Millenium, 1000 Year reign of Christ before world ends.

Milne, A. A. 1882-1956. English children’s humourist. Winnie the Pooh 1926.

Minotaur. Half-man, half-bull killed by Theseus in the Labyrinth on Crete. Fed tribute of children.

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

Miró, Joan. 1893-1974. Spanish surrealist painter. Pure colors, abstract shapes. Bird, star themes. Dog Barking at the Moon.

Mishna. 3C. Collection of Jewish oral laws in the Talmud.

Mitchell, Margaret. 1900-49. US novelist. Gone with the Wind 1936.

Mnemosyne. Greek goddess of memory. Muses’ mother by Zeus.

Mo-tzu. c470-391BC. Chinese philosopher. People should love each other universally. vs Confucianism: parents are more important.

Mommsen, Theodor. 1817-1903. German historian. History of Rome 1854.

Monnet, Jean. 1888-1979. French economist. “Father of Common Market”.

Monophysitism. 4C- Heretical Christian doctrine. Jesus has single divine nature. Coptics. Monothelitism. Nestorianism. Dualism. Chalcedon.

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

Montagnards. 1792-5. French revolutionary extremists led by Robespierre. Terror. Plain.

Montanism. 156-9C. Montanus’ ascetic Christian movement of illuminati expecting the Millenium.

Montcalm, Louis. 1712-59. French general killed defending Quebec against the English. Seven Years War.

Montgolfier, Joseph. 1740-1810. Jacques, 1745-99. Brothers. First hot air balloon 1783.

Moore, George. 1852-1933. Irish novelist. Confessions of a Young Man 1888. Esther Waters 1894.

Moravia, Alberto. 1907-90. Italian novelist of social alienation. The Conformist 1951.

Morgan, Thomas. 1866-1945. US embryologist. Chromosome theory. Drosophilia genetics, 1910.

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