The dictionary I to L

Iceni Norfolk, England

Illyrians Indo-Europeans at east coast of the Adriatic

Indo-European languages Most of the early languages spoken in Europe with the exception of Basque, Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian. Includes Iran and northern India. The parent Indo European language, once broken down into dialects, became the major European and North Indian language groups consisting of Hellenic (Greek), Italic (Latin), Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic, Baltic, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan including Sanskrit, Armenian, Anatolian, Tocharian, Hittite and more.

Indus Region Indus civilzation 3000 BC to 1700 BC, Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia and China. Harappa was the main city in western south Asia, now NE Pakistan.

Ionians in Attica Greece 1300BC

Iron Age Stone Age, began around 2200 BC in Turkey and the Caucasus Mountains. It came later to other areas. It didn't come to Polynesia until the coming of the Europeans, between 1500 and 1750.

Isle of Iona Isle of Dreams or the Isle of the Druids

Isle of Mona Isle of Anglesey

Israel Originally Canaan, divided into Israel and Judah with Jerusalem as its capital

Italics Those in Rome before the Romans, includes Sabrines

Jorvik York, held by the Danes in the 900's

Jutes Germanics from Jutland who sailed across the North Sea to invade England along with the Angles and Frisians to settle in Kent, Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Had Frankish culture. See Saxons

Jutland Denmark

Kadesh City on the Orontes River, north of Palestine.

Kashshu Northeast of Babylon, occupied by Cossaeans or Kassites, non-Semitics who took Babylon 1600 BC and ruled for half a millennium A-27

Kent Lower right hand peak of England, last king was Edwin in 933

Khoisan Earliest people from southern Africa divided into two groups, the San and the Khoikhoi

Kushites Dark skinned Negroids, established Kush, northern Sudan,1500 BC

Kassites aka Cossaeans, uncultured non-Semitic mountain people invading Babylonia 1600 BC originating from Kashshu

Latins Ancient Italic people of Latium Vetus (Old Latium), who migrated to the area in the 1000's BC from the north

Leidra Sweden

Lorraine Present north east France, the German Rhineland, Luxembourg, east Belgium, and the Netherlands, eventually divided into Upper and Lower Lorraine

Lotharingia Short-lived kingdom in western Europe, the aggregate of territories belonging to Lothair, King of Lotharingia (reigned 855–869), who received it in 855 from his father, Lothair I (795-855), Holy Roman Emperor. The name derives from the Latin "Lotharii Regnum", the Lothair's realm. The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), Saarland (Germany), Lorraine (France). Upper Lotharingia became the duchy of Lorraine, lower is now Italy.

Louvain Belgium

Lydians People from western Anatolia, capital of Sardis. Aesop was a Lydian. Great craftsmen and merchants
Replaced the Kingdom of Phrygia circa 685 BC when Gyges founded the Mermnad Dynasty. They raided Greek cities but were stopped about 652 when Cimmarians sacked Sardis and killed Gyges.
May 28, 585 BC: the third King of Lydia, Alyttes, along with Cyaxares, the King of Media ending their war, bound their territories at the river Halys. Thales had predicted the eclipse that was so starting to them they stopped fighting a battle and made peace.

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Iceni		Norfolk, England
Illyrians		Indo-Europeans at east coast of the Adriatic
Indo-European languages		Most of the early languages spoken in Europe with the exception of Basque, Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian. Includes Iran and northern India. The parent Indo European language, once broken down into dialects, became the major European and North Indian language groups consisting of Hellenic (Greek), Italic (Latin), Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic, Baltic, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan including Sanskrit, Armenian, Anatolian, Tocharian, Hittite and more.
Indus Region		Indus civilzation 3000 BC to 1700 BC, Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia and China. Harappa was the main city in western south Asia, now NE Pakistan.
Ionians		in Attica Greece 1300BC
Iron Age		Stone Age, began around 2200 BC in Turkey and the Caucasus Mountains. It came later to other areas. It didn't come to Polynesia until the coming of the Europeans, between 1500 and 1750.
Isle of Iona		Isle of Dreams or the Isle of the Druids
Isle of Mona		Isle of Anglesey
Israel		Originally Canaan, divided into Israel and Judah with Jerusalem as its capital
Italics		Those in Rome before the Romans, includes Sabrines
Jorvik		York, held by the Danes in the 900's
Jutes		Germanics from Jutland who sailed across the North Sea to invade England along with the Angles and Frisians to settle in Kent, Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Had Frankish culture. See Saxons
Jutland		Denmark
Kadesh		City on the Orontes River, north of Palestine.
Kashshu		Northeast of Babylon, occupied by Cossaeans or Kassites, non-Semitics who took Babylon 1600 BC and ruled for half a millennium A-27
Kent		Lower right hand peak of England, last king was Edwin in 933
Khoisan		Earliest people from southern Africa divided into two groups, the San and the Khoikhoi
Kushites		Dark skinned Negroids, established Kush, northern Sudan,1500 BC
Kassites		aka Cossaeans, uncultured non-Semitic mountain people invading Babylonia 1600 BC originating from Kashshu
Latins		Ancient Italic people of Latium Vetus (Old Latium), who migrated to the area in the 1000's BC from the north
Leidra		Sweden
Lorraine		Present north east France, the German Rhineland, Luxembourg, east Belgium, and the Netherlands, eventually divided into Upper and Lower Lorraine
Lotharingia		Short-lived kingdom in western Europe, the aggregate of territories belonging to Lothair, King of Lotharingia (reigned 855–869), who received it in 855 from his father, Lothair I (795-855), Holy Roman Emperor. The name derives from the Latin "Lotharii Regnum", the Lothair's realm. The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), Saarland (Germany), Lorraine (France). Upper Lotharingia became the duchy of Lorraine, lower is now Italy.
Louvain		Belgium
Lydians		People from western Anatolia, capital of Sardis. Aesop was a Lydian. Great craftsmen and merchants Replaced the Kingdom of Phrygia circa 685 BC when Gyges founded the Mermnad Dynasty. They raided Greek cities but were stopped about 652 when Cimmarians sacked Sardis and killed Gyges. May 28, 585 BC: the third King of Lydia, Alyttes, along with Cyaxares, the King of Media ending their war, bound their territories at the river Halys. Thales had predicted the eclipse that was so starting to them they stopped fighting a battle and made peace.