Ashurbanipal. Assyrian king 669-626BC. Lost Egypt. Built Nineveh Library-22,000 clay tablets.

Asiento. 1517-1750. Monopoly contracts to supply slaves to Spanish colonies.

Ask. First man in Norse mythology. Embla.

Asoka. 269-232BC. Indian Maurya Emperor. Buddhist convert, missionary.

Asquith, Herbert. 1852-1928. Liberal Prime Minister of England, 1908-16: Pensions and unemployment insurance. Parliament Act.

Assad, Hafiz al-. 1928-2000. Syrian President 1971-. Supports Qadaffi, PLO. Anti-Israel.

Assaye, Battle. 1803. British win in 2nd Maratha War.

Assyria. 30C-612BC. Empire from Egypt to Iran.

Aston, Francis. 1877-1945. English physicist. Mass spectrograph.

Astor, Nancy. 1879-1964. First woman to sit in British House of Commons, 1919-45.

Asturias. Former Spanish kingdom. 3-2C BC Rome. 5C Visigoth. 718-910 Only Christian kingdom on Iberia. 910 + León.

Atalanta. Greek huntress beaten in race by Hippomenes.

Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). 1881-1938. Turkish founder, first president, 1923. 1919-22 drove Greeks out. Major reforms to modernize Turkey.

Athanasius, St. c296-373. Bishop of Alexandria: advocated Doctine of Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) vs divinity of Christ. Council of Nicaea.

Athelstan. 895-939. First king of all England 925-. Regulated Royal Mint 928.

Athos, Mt. 963-. Greek theocracy, site of Orthodox monasteries.

Atlantic Charter. 1941. British-US declaration of 8 principles of peace and security. Endorsed by >25 nations.

Atlantis. Legendary island which disappeared after earthquake.

Atlas. King of Titans, turned into a mountain to support the sky.

Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.

Aton. Egyptian sun god.

Atreus. King of Mycenae. Father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

Attalid. c230-135BC. Dynasty of Pergamum.

Attlee, Clement. 1883-1967. British Labour Prime Minister. 1945-51. National Health. Nationalization.

Aubusson Tapestry Works. 17 and 18C works for aristocracy and bourgeoisie.

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