Honors Comp Review - Important People

Known for his code of law

First Caliph

Leader of the PLO who signed the Oslo Accords.

Founder of the Ottoman Empire

Governor General of Pakistan

Known for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Gained independence for Ghana

Devalued gold in the Middle East

Dictator of Iraq who invaded Iran and Kuwait, used poison gas to punish his own people.

Nationalist leader of China, created the Three Principles

Brought the Ottoman Empire to its height of power

Defeated Muslim forces at the Battle of Tours

He modernized Turkey and was known as Ataturk.

Emperor _______ attempted the 100 Days of Reform in China.

Toussaint L'Ouverture liberated Haiti from _____.

Communist guerilla leader of Vietnam

First Prime Minister of India

Leader of al-Queda who planned the 9/11 attacks

Empress of India

The Black Panther rules a nation of______.

Took control of Iran after the Iranian Revolution.

Known as the "liberator"

Nationalist General who led the military take-over of China

Communist leader of China responsible for Four Modernizations

The Pope who called for the first crusade.

Which is NOT one of the penguins of Madagascar?

Leader of Egypt who wanted to build the Aswan Dam and gained control of the Suez Canal.

What is his name?

Greatest Indian ruler

Founder of the empire of Mali

was know as Mahatma

Emperor of Ethiopia who defeated Italy.

She was shot as a result of fighting for the rights and education of women

Christian Missionary & doctor who explored Central Africa

Priest who started the Mexican Revolution

Conquered the Aztec Empire

Who is with Rudolph?

Muslim ruler who reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians

Leader of Egypt who signed the Camp David Accords.

During WWI, was sent to help the Arabs build nationalism and rebel against the Ottoman Empire.

A king who made the Congo Free State his own personal colony and ruled with brutality

Fidel Castro overthrew ___________.

Converted his kingdom to Christianity

First Black Prime Minister of South Africa

Created Communism

The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe

Brought the Safavid Empire to the height of power

Leader of the Zulus in South Africa

Reformed the Encomienda System and inadvertently began the Atlantic Slave trade

Seized power in Persia; renamed the country Iran and made himself shah.

Conquistador that ended the Incan Empire

Communist leader of China after the Long March

Nationalist leader of China responsible for the Purge of Shanghai