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Acheans Indo-Europenas migrated from Thessaly to Mycenae

Aegean Four cultures on the islands and shores of the Aegean Sea 3000 to1200 BC: Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, and Trojan. Non-Semitic

Ainu Europeans with waving hair and thick beards occuping Japan 28,000 BC. Their origin is unknown

Akkadians Second group of the first people in north Mesopotamia Semites, adopted Sumerian culture. Also known as Babylonia

Alban Scotland aka Albion, Albania

Alsae Western border of France, includes Nordgau

Amorites Nomadic Western Semite tribe from northern Syria, moved to Babylon and founded the first Babylon Hammurabi dynasty 1800's BC. Very tall people. The Israelites used this word to describe highland mountaineers who were descendants of Canaan

Anatolia Asia Minor or Turkey

Angles Danes originally from Schlewig, southern Denmark, who settled in East Anglia.
England means "Land of the Angles" in old English.
Tall, red haired, blue eyes. See Saxons

Anglo Saxons Collectively Germanic settlers of Britain, mostly Saxons, Angles and Jutes

Anjou County developed in Neustria in 870 under Charles the Bald and Robert the Strong, includes Rennes

Aquitane Most of France west of Burgundy. Began as an early Frank kingdom.

Aragon Spain, began as a county on Arago River under Carolingina rule

Aram State of Arameans near/at Damascus, Syria

Aramaic Language that replaced Babylonian dialect in late Assyrian times in Mesopotamia

Arameans Western nomadic Semitie tribe of Bedouins from Syrian desert who took over Babylonia 1100 BC, includes Chaldeans. Said to be the brother of Nabor, brother of Abraham. Originally called Akhlamus?

Arcadians Settled in Peloponnese Greece by 1300 BC

Arianism View held by followers of Arius, a Christian priest who lived and taught in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 4th century. Arius taught that God the Father and the Son were not co-eternal

Armorica Ancient part of Gaul that includes the Brittany peninsula and the territory between the Seine and Loire rivers, the older name for Aquitania. Western Armorica evolved into Brittany, eastern part evolved into Normandy in 800 and 900's.

Aryans People of Asian language including Iranians. Indo-Aryans refer to those in India.
Hitler used the term to describe blue eyed blonde Germans

Asia Minor Now Turkey

Assur Mesopotamia city now called Kinai

Assyria Northern Mesopotamia, named after their oldest God. Four loyal cities Ashsbur, Calah, Nineveh, Dur-Sharrukin

Assyrians Semitic people, Akkadian dialect, but not Akkasians, most likely Proto-Arameans or Hurrians

Austrasia Frankish empire, now E France, W Germany, and the Netherlands

Babylonia South Mesopotamia. Northern cities were Borsippa, Dilbat, Kish, Kuthah, Opis, Sippar, Akkad. Southern Babylonian (Sumer) cities were Nippur, Adab, Lagash, Umma, Larsa, Erech or Uruk, Ur, Erida. Also known as Akkad.

Babylonians Sumerians? No one knows or seems to agree

Battle of Chester 613 or 615
Angle Athelfrith of Northumbria lost against Welsh Powys and Gwynedd princes

Beakers People from the Netherlands and Brittany in France who settled in southern Britain from 4000 BC to 1500 BC

Belgae Celts originally from northern Gaul, warlike people settled in southern England, consisting of many different tribes:
Ambiani in southern Britain
Suessiones of southern Britain
Armoricans of north west Gaul
Morini in the Kent area.
Belgae were tall, fair haired, warlike with Germanic strain, dark superstitious religious beliefs of goblins, elves, spirits living in sacred groves & places. masters of daily life crafts, weaving, pottery, blacksmithing, boat building. Priestly caste were the Druids, the priests, teachers, magistrates. Belgae maintained closeness with kin in France.

Belgium Hainault, Brabant, Gand now Ghent, Louvain, Namur

Berbers First appearing on the west coast of Africa 3000 BC. Now Arabic and Muslim

Boeotians In central Greece 1300 BC

Bohemia Above Austria, below Saxony, now Czechoslavakia.
Became part of Bavaria when Boleslav II was defeated by Otto I in 950

Britain Toured by the Greek philospher Pytheas in the 300's BC. He named it Pretaic Isles which later evolved to the word Prydain which became Britain.

Brittany Northwest France

Bronze Age Stone Age, use of copper and/or bronze tools, 3000 BC

Byzantine Empire Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople in 330

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Acheans		Indo-Europenas migrated from Thessaly to Mycenae
Aegean		Four cultures on the islands and shores of the Aegean Sea 3000 to1200 BC: Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, and Trojan. Non-Semitic
Ainu		Europeans with waving hair and thick beards occuping Japan 28,000 BC. Their origin is unknown
Akkadians		Second group of the first people in north Mesopotamia Semites, adopted Sumerian culture. Also known as Babylonia
Alban		Scotland aka Albion, Albania
Alsae		Western border of France, includes Nordgau
Amorites		Nomadic Western Semite tribe from northern Syria, moved to Babylon and founded the first Babylon Hammurabi dynasty 1800's BC. Very tall people. The Israelites used this word to describe highland mountaineers who were descendants of Canaan
Anatolia		Asia Minor or Turkey
Angles		Danes originally from Schlewig, southern Denmark, who settled in East Anglia. England means "Land of the Angles" in old English. Tall, red haired, blue eyes. See Saxons
Anglo Saxons		Collectively Germanic settlers of Britain, mostly Saxons, Angles and Jutes
Anjou		County developed in Neustria in 870 under Charles the Bald and Robert the Strong, includes Rennes
Aquitane		Most of France west of Burgundy. Began as an early Frank kingdom.
Aragon		Spain, began as a county on Arago River under Carolingina rule
Aram		State of Arameans near/at Damascus, Syria
Aramaic		Language that replaced Babylonian dialect in late Assyrian times in Mesopotamia
Arameans		Western nomadic Semitie tribe of Bedouins from Syrian desert who took over Babylonia 1100 BC, includes Chaldeans. Said to be the brother of Nabor, brother of Abraham. Originally called Akhlamus?
Arcadians		Settled in Peloponnese Greece by 1300 BC
Arianism		View held by followers of Arius, a Christian priest who lived and taught in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 4th century. Arius taught that God the Father and the Son were not co-eternal
Armorica		Ancient part of Gaul that includes the Brittany peninsula and the territory between the Seine and Loire rivers, the older name for Aquitania. Western Armorica evolved into Brittany, eastern part evolved into Normandy in 800 and 900's.
Aryans		People of Asian language including Iranians. Indo-Aryans refer to those in India. Hitler used the term to describe blue eyed blonde Germans
Asia Minor		Now Turkey
Assur		Mesopotamia city now called Kinai
Assyria		Northern Mesopotamia, named after their oldest God. Four loyal cities Ashsbur, Calah, Nineveh, Dur-Sharrukin
Assyrians		Semitic people, Akkadian dialect, but not Akkasians, most likely Proto-Arameans or Hurrians
Austrasia		Frankish empire, now E France, W Germany, and the Netherlands
Babylonia		South Mesopotamia. Northern cities were Borsippa, Dilbat, Kish, Kuthah, Opis, Sippar, Akkad. Southern Babylonian (Sumer) cities were Nippur, Adab, Lagash, Umma, Larsa, Erech or Uruk, Ur, Erida. Also known as Akkad.
Babylonians		Sumerians? No one knows or seems to agree
Battle of Chester		613 or 615 Angle Athelfrith of Northumbria lost against Welsh Powys and Gwynedd princes
Beakers		People from the Netherlands and Brittany in France who settled in southern Britain from 4000 BC to 1500 BC
Belgae		Celts originally from northern Gaul, warlike people settled in southern England, consisting of many different tribes: Ambiani in southern Britain Suessiones of southern Britain Armoricans of north west Gaul Morini in the Kent area. Belgae were tall, fair haired, warlike with Germanic strain, dark superstitious religious beliefs of goblins, elves, spirits living in sacred groves & places. masters of daily life crafts, weaving, pottery, blacksmithing, boat building. Priestly caste were the Druids, the priests, teachers, magistrates. Belgae maintained closeness with kin in France.
Belgium		Hainault, Brabant, Gand now Ghent, Louvain, Namur
Berbers		First appearing on the west coast of Africa 3000 BC. Now Arabic and Muslim
Boeotians		In central Greece 1300 BC
Bohemia		Above Austria, below Saxony, now Czechoslavakia. Became part of Bavaria when Boleslav II was defeated by Otto I in 950
Britain		Toured by the Greek philospher Pytheas in the 300's BC. He named it Pretaic Isles which later evolved to the word Prydain which became Britain.
Brittany		Northwest France
Bronze Age		Stone Age, use of copper and/or bronze tools, 3000 BC
Byzantine Empire		Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople in 330