Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”

Leader during the Golden Age of Athens., Expanded democracy and rebuilt the city

Founder of Islam – last prophet of Allah

Founded PersianEmpire - conquered Mesopotamia,Syria,andJudea

Sculptor of David and the ceiling ofthe Sistine Chapel

Greek philosopher,student of Plato,tutored AlexandertheGreat

First leader of the Hebrews –“Father of Judaism”

King of England known for establishing “common law”

Greek philosopher, Encouraged people to question things to “know thyself”

Roman emperor who split the empire into East and West

Came up with a way to calculate the length oftriangle sides, Greek mathematician

First emperor of Imperial China – started Great Wall ofChina

Northern Renaissance writer & Englishhumanist, wrote Utopia

First emperor of the Roman Empire –started the Pax Romana

King of England - forced to sign the Magna Carta

Athenian tyrants who worked for reform

Isabella and Ferdinand

Leaders of Spain – unified country, expelledMuslims & Jews

Muslim ruler of Mali –Spread Islam to west Africa

The Iliad and Odyssey, Greek poet wrote epic poems about the Trojan War

Athenian playwright – “Father of Greek Drama”

Apostle of Jesus - first to preach to non-Jewish people

Freed Russia from Mongols, centralizedpower &expanded nation

Renaissance artist, scientist, and inventor, Known for the Mona Lisa andLast Supper

Renaissance painter, Known for TheSchool of Athens and the SistineMadonna

Given the Ten Commandments, Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt

Peasant,led French to victoryover England during100YearsWar

William the Conqueror

Conquered England at the Battle of Hastings, Leader of the Norman Conquest

Greek scientist – worked with levers and pulleys

Invaded the Italian Peninsula during the 2nd Punic War, General from Carthage

Roman poet, wrote the Aeneid-epic poem about Rome's founding

Greek mathematician - Father of Geometry

Mauryan Emperor –established hospitals,vets& spread Buddhism

Roman emperor, made Christianity official religion of Empire

King of Macedon. Empire stretched fromGreece to Indus River.

Founded Buddhism. Teachings:Four Noble Truths&Eightfold Path

Invented the movable type printing press

Renaissance writer and Dutch humanist - The Praise of Folly

Babylonian king – created the first written law code

Codified Roman laws, reconquered territory, expanded trade, Greatest Byzantine emperor

Greek philosopher – student of Socrates, Wrote a TheRepublic and founded a school called the Academy

King of the Franks - crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope

“Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets

King of France – laid the foundations for French monarchy

Founded Confucianism,influenced Chinese politics and society

Renaissance writer and political thinker – wrote The Prince

Roman geographer and astronomer

Called 1st Crusade to take Jerusalem back from theMuslims

“Father of History-Greek historian, wrote about Persian Wars

His teachings became the foundation for Christianity

Emperorof Persia – established imperial bureaucracy, Startedthe Persian Wars by trying to conquer Greece.

Roman general who became “Dictator for Life”, Assassinated by the Senate

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Hippocrates
Leader during the Golden Age of Athens
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
Given the Ten Commandments
“Father of History - Greek historian
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Pericles
Athenian tyrant who worked for reform
Leader during the Golden Age of Athens.
Greek historian who wrote about the PersianWars
Expanded democracy and rebuilt the city
3
Muhammad
His teachings became the foundation for Christianity
Father of Judaism
Founder of Islam – last prophet of Allah
Given the Ten Commandments
4
Cyrus the Great
Founded PersianEmpire - conquered Mesopotamia,Syria,andJudea
King of England known for establishing “common law”
wrote ThePraise of Folly
Renaissance writer and political thinker – wrote The Prince
5
Michelangelo
Greek poet who wrote two epic poems about theTrojan War
Known for the Mona Lisa andLast Supper
Sculptor of David and the ceiling ofthe Sistine Chapel
Renaissance writer and political thinker – wrote The Prince
6
Aristotle
Father of History. Greek historian, wrote about Persian Wars
Greek philosopher,student of Plato,tutored AlexandertheGreat
Founder of Confucianism - teachings
Startedthe Persian Wars by trying to conquer Greece.
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Abraham
First leader of the Hebrews –“Father of Judaism”
Babylonian king – created the first written law code
Renaissanceartist, scientist - painted the Last Supper
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
8
King Henry II
Roman geographer and astronomer
King of England known for establishing “common law”
Called for 1st Crusade to take Jerusalem back from Muslims
King of France – laid the foundations for French monarchy
9
Socrates
Tutor of Alexander the Great
Founder of Roman Empire
Greek philosopher
Encouraged people to question things to “know thyself”
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Diocletian
Legalized Christianity in Rome
Moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople
Roman "Dictator for Life" that was assassinated by Senate
Roman emperor who split the empire into East and West
11
Pythagoras
Came up with a way to calculate the length oftriangle sides
Roman geographer and astronomer
Greek mathematician
Founder of Buddhism
12
Qin Shi Huangdi
First emperor of Imperial China – started Great Wall ofChina
Called for the 1st Crusade
Renaissance painter
Northern Renaissance writer and Englishhumanist
13
Sir Thomas More
Renaissance writer & Dutch humanist.Wrote The Praiseof Folly
Invented the movable type printing press
Greekmathematician – “Father of Geometry”
Northern Renaissance writer & Englishhumanist, wrote Utopia
14
Augustus Caesar
Athenian playwright – “Father of Greek Drama”
Roman emperor who split the empire into East and West
First emperor of the Roman Empire –started the Pax Romana
Roman general became Dictator for Life, assassinatedbySenate
15
King John
King of England - forced to sign the Magna Carta
Ruler of Russia who freed Russia from theMongols
King of England known for establishing “common law”
Leader during the Golden Age of Athens
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Draco & Solon
Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
Greekmathematicians – “Father of Geometry”
Greatest Byzantine emperors
Athenian tyrants who worked for reform
17
Isabella and Ferdinand
Invented the movable type printing press
Leaders of Spain – unified country, expelledMuslims & Jews
Forced to sign the Magna Carta
Athenian tyrants who worked for reform
18
Mansa Musa
Greekmathematician – “Father of Geometry”
Muslim ruler of Mali –Spread Islam to west Africa
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
His teachings became the foundation for Christianity
19
Homer
Tutored Alexander the Great
Greek philosopher – student of Plato
The Iliad and Odyssey
Greek poet wrote epic poems about the Trojan War
20
Aeschylus
Athenian playwright – “Father of Greek Drama”
Greek philosopher - encouraged people toquestion everything
Athenian tyrant who worked for reform
“Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets
21
Paul
Apostle of Jesus - first to preach to non-Jewish people
Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
Given the Ten Commandments
Father of Judaism
22
Ivan the Great
Freed Russia from Mongols, centralizedpower &expanded nation
Greatest Byzantine emperor
Renaissance writer and Dutch humanist
King of England - forced to sign the Magna Carta
23
Leonardo Da Vinci
Known for sculpture of David & ceiling ofthe Sistine Chapel
Renaissance artist, scientist, and inventor
Wrote a TheRepublic and founded a school called the Academy
Known for the Mona Lisa andLast Supper
24
Raphael
Renaissance painter
Known for David and the Sistine Chapel
Known for TheSchool of Athens and the SistineMadonna
Known for the Last Supper
25
Moses
Given the Ten Commandments
Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
Father of Judaism
His teachings became the foundation for Christianity
26
Joan of Arc
Peasant,led French to victoryover England during100YearsWar
Queen of Spain who funded the Columbus voyage
King of England known for establishing “common law”
Founder of Confucianism
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William the Conqueror
Conquered England at the Battle of Hastings
Leader of the Norman Conquest
Roman emperor who split the empire into East and West
Conquered an empire fromGreece, to Egypt, to the Indus River
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Archimedes
Greek scientist – worked with levers and pulleys
Roman emperor who split the empire into East and West
Roman geographer and astronomer
Greek sculptor known for statues of Athena in the Parthenon
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Hannibal
ng of England - forced to sign the Magna Carta
Invaded the Italian Peninsula during the 2nd Punic War
General from Carthage
Founder of Islam – last prophet of Allah
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Virgil
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
Northern Renaissance writer and Englishhumanist
Roman poet, wrote the Aeneid-epic poem about Rome's founding
Greek poet who wrote two epic poems about theTrojan War
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Euclid
Greek historian - Father of History
Greek poet, wrote the Odyssey
Invented the movable type printing press
Greek mathematician - Father of Geometry
32
Asoka
Legalized Christianity in Rome
Babylonian king – created the first written law code
Emperorof Persia – established imperial bureaucracy
Mauryan Emperor –established hospitals,vets& spread Buddhism
33
Theodosius
King of Macedon - conquered Greece after PeloponnesianWar
Founded the Persian Empire
Roman "Dictator for Life"
Roman emperor, made Christianity official religion of Empire
34
Alexander the Great
King of the Franks - crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope
King of Macedon. Empire stretched fromGreece to Indus River.
Greekmathematician – “Father of Geometry”
Founded Persian Empire by conqueringMesopotamia,Syria,&Judea
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Siddhartha Gautama
Founder of Islam – last prophet of Allah
Founded Buddhism. Teachings:Four Noble Truths&Eightfold Path
Father of Judaism
Father of Taoism
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Johannes Gutenberg
Invented the movable type printing press
Renaissance writer and political thinker
Founder of Islam – last prophet of Allah
“Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets
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Erasmus
“Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets
Greek mathematician
Renaissance writer and Dutch humanist - The Praise of Folly
Renaissance artist – most known sculpture of David
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Hammurabi
Codified Roman laws, reconquered territory, expanded trade
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
Roman general who became “Dictator for Life”
Babylonian king – created the first written law code
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Justinian
Wrote the Prince
Codified Roman laws, reconquered territory, expanded trade
Renaissance writer and political thinker
Greatest Byzantine emperor
40
Plato
Greek philosopher – student of Socrates
Tutor of Alexander the Great
Wrote a TheRepublic and founded a school called the Academy
Philosopher who believed people should "know thyself"
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Charlemagne
King of the Franks - crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope
Renaissance writer, Dutch humanist,wrote The Praise of Folly
King of France – laid the foundations for French monarchy
King of England known for establishing “common law”
42
Petrarch
Northern Renaissance writer and Englishhumanist
“Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets
Roman geographer and astronomer
Greek sculptor known for statues of Athena in the Parthenon
43
Hugh Capet
French peasant who led the French tovictory over England
Renaissance painter – most known for The School of Athens
Led Norman Conquest, conquered England at Battle of Hastings
King of France – laid the foundations for French monarchy
44
Confucius
Founded Confucianism,influenced Chinese politics and society
First leader of the Hebrews
Renaissance writer and political thinker
Greek poet who wrote two epic poems about theTrojan War
45
Machiavelli
Renaissance writer and political thinker – wrote The Prince
Renaissance artist, scientist, and inventor
Greek sculptor known for statues of Athena in the Parthenon
Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets
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Ptolemy
“Father of Humanism” - known for his sonnets
Roman emperor who made Christianity religion ofthe Empire
Greek who discovered calculation for thelength of triangles
Roman geographer and astronomer
47
Pope Urban II
His teachings became the foundation of Christianity
Called 1st Crusade to take Jerusalem back from theMuslims
Led Hebrews out of Egypt
Father of Judaism
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Herodotus
Greekmathematician – “Father of Geometry”
Roman emperor who split the empire into East and West
“Father of History-Greek historian, wrote about Persian Wars
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
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Jesus of Nazareth
His teachings became the foundation for Christianity
First leader of the Hebrews
Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt
Founder of Islam – last prophet of Allah
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Darius the Great
Emperorof Persia – established imperial bureaucracy
Founded the Persian Empire
King of France – laid the foundations for French monarchy
Startedthe Persian Wars by trying to conquer Greece.
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Julius Caesar
Roman general who became “Dictator for Life”
Assassinated by the Senate
First emperor of the Roman Empire
Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid
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Constantine
Ruler of Russia who freed Russia from theMongols
King of England - forced to sign the Magna Carta
Legalized Christianity inRome,moved capitalto Constantinople
Muslim ruler of Mali –Spread Islam to west Africa
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Philip II of Macedon
Greatest Byzantine emperor
King of Macedon - conquered Greece after PeloponnesianWar
Emperorof Persia – established imperial bureaucracy
Babylonian king – created the first written law code
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Phidias
Known for TheSchool of Athens and the SistineMadonna
Greek physician – “Father of Medicine”
Greek sculptor known for statues of Athena in the Parthenon
Greek philosopher – student of Socrates

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