Chaplin, Charlie. 1889-1977. English silent film actor. First international film star: The Kid 1921. Modern Times 1936. Little Tramp.

Charlie, Bonnie Prince. 1720-88. Scottish Stuart pretender to the English throne. Unsuccessful revolt 1745. Exiled.

Charlottetown Conference. 1864. Canadian provinces plan Confederation.

Chiang Kai-shek. 1887-1975. Chinese Kuomintang leader 1928-. In Taiwan 1949-.

Childeric III. Last Merovingian King of France -751.

Chkheidze, Nikolai. 1864-1926. Russ. Menshevik leader.

Chopin, Fréderic. 1810-49. Polish/French composer of emotional expressiveness and pianist of great technical ability. Sand.

Chou En-lai. 1898-1976. Chinese moderate Communist Prime Minister 1949-.

Chu Teh. 1886-1976. Commander-in-Chief of Chinese Red Army. Long March.

Cistercians. 1098-. RC monastic order. Rigorous rule. Trappist vows of silence 1664.

Classical. 500-300BC Greek Art. Idealized figure sculptures. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian architecture. Praxiteles. Roman Art. 1C BC-2C AD. Greek forms; added arch. Sculpture: realistic portraits, dramatic bas-relief.

Clemenceau, Georges. 1841-1929. French Radical Prime Minister 1917-20. Dreyfus defender. War leader.

Cleon. -422BC. Athenian leader; advocated Pelop. War.

Clinton, Henry. 1738-95. Commander 1778-81. Blamed for British defeat in American Revolution.

Clunaics. 910-12C. Strict Benedictine Order.

Clytemnestra. Wife and murderess of Agamemnon. Killed by her children, Orestes and Electra.

Cohn, F. J. 1828-98. Founder of bacteriology.

Coligny, Gaspard de. 1519-72. Huguenot leader 1562-. Influence on king caused Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.

Colossus of Rhodes. 280-224BC. 30m bronze statue of Helios. Collapsed during earthquake. A 7 Wonder.

Comenius, John. 1592-1670. Czech founder of direct method of language education. First use of pictures.

Common Law. Based on precedents derived from reason rather than a code of statutes. Originally English.

Condottieri. 14-15C. Ineffective Italian mercenary leaders.

Confederacy. 1861-5. Rebel US government in American Civil War.

Confederation. 1867. United Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada as Dominion of Canada.

Confederation Group. 19C Canadian nationalistic poets. Carmen.

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