Delhi Sultanate. 13-16C. First Indian Moslem Empire.

Deme. Subdivision of a Greek City-State.

Demosthenes. 384-322BC. Greek orator and politician. Opposed Philip of Macedon. Philippics. Led unsuccessful revolt. Suicide.

Descartes, René. 1596-1650. French Rationalist philosopher, physician, mathematician. Cartesian coordinates. Discourse on Method 1637. “Cogito ergo sum”-I think, therefore I am. Analytical Geometry 1636. Meditations 1641. Principia Philosophica 1645.

Dettingen, Battle. 1743. English defeat French in War of Austrian Succession.

Deulino, Truce. 1618-32. Russian Time of Troubles. Suspended Polish intervention.

Dictator. In Rome, chosen by consuls in emergency for 6 mo. term.

Dieppe. 1942. Unsuccessful Canadian-led experimental assault on French port. 44,000 dead.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus. 1C BC Greek writer of 20 volume History of Rome.

Dionysus. Greek god of wine and orgies = Bacchus.

Directory. French government 1795-99. Consulate.

Dismas, St. Thief converted by Jesus on cross.

Disraeli, Benjamin. 1804-81. English radical Imperialist Tory Prime Minister 1868,74-80. Suez Purchase. Novelist:Henrietta Temple 1837. Sybil. Coningsby. Lothair 1870.

Docetism. Gnostic heresy. Christ was phantasm, not human.

Doenitz, Karl. 1891-1980. German admiral. Wolf pack U-boat strategy. Authorized German surrender, 1945.

Dollar Diplomacy. Buying a country’s support with loans, aid.

Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.

Dorians. 1100BC. Savage tribe who conquered Peloponnesus from Achaeans.

Dorr, Thomas. 1805-54. US campaigner for universal male suffrage.

Dozsa Rebellion. 1514. Unsuccessful revolt of 100,000 Hungarian peasants vs taxes and oppression.

Drebbel, Cornelis. 1572-1633. Dutch inventor. Submarine 1620.

Dred Scott. 1857. US Supreme Court ruled slaves had no rights in court. Missouri Compromise invalid.

Dresden. 1945. Massive Allied air raid. Firestorm caused 35,000-135,000 casualties, destroyed city.

Dualism, Religious. Belief in 2 opposed deities, usually good and evil. Gnosticism.

Dukhobors. 1755-. Russian Christian pacifist, anarchist sect. Leaders claimed to be Christ reincarnated. Tolstoy sponsored emigration to Canada, 1898.

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