Strayer, Ways of the World
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| 271873185 | Yangmin Wang | Prominent Chinese philosopher (1472-1529) who argued that it was possible to achieve a virtuous life by introspection, without the extensive education of traditional Confucianism. | 0 | |
| 271873186 | Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) | French philosopher (1694-1778) whose work is often taken as a model of Enlightenment questioning of traditional values and attitudes; noted for his deism and his criticism of traditional religion. | 1 | |
| 271873187 | Matteo Ricci | The most famous Jesuit missionary in China in the early modern period; active in China from 1582 to 1610. | 2 | |
| 271873188 | Martin Luther | German priest and theologian (1483-1546) who inaugurated the Protestant Reformation movement in Europe. | 3 | |
| 271873189 | Isaac Newton | English natural scientist (1643-1727) whose formulation of the laws of motion and mechanics is regarded as the culmination of the Scientific Revolution. | 4 | |
| 271873190 | Karl Marx | German philosopher (1818-1883) whose view of human history as a class struggle formed the basis of socialism. | 5 | |
| 271873191 | Guru Nanak | The founder of Sikhism (1469-1539). | 6 | |
| 271873192 | Galileo Galilei | Italian astronomer (1564-1642) who further developed the ideas of Copernicus and whose work was eventually suppressed by the Catholic Church. | 7 | |
| 271873193 | Sigmund Freud | Austrian doctor and the father of modern psychoanalysis (1856-1939); his theories about the operation of the human mind and emotions remain influential today. | 8 | |
| 271873194 | Charles Darwin | Highly influential English biologist (1809-1882) whose theory of natural selection continues to be seen by many as a threat to revealed religious truth. | 9 | |
| 271873195 | Nicolaus Copernicus | Polish mathematician and astronomer (1473-1543) who was the first to argue for the existence of a heliocentric cosmos. | 10 | |
| 271873196 | Marquis de Condorcet | French philosopher and political scientist who argued that humans affairs were moving into an era of near infinite improvability, with slavery, racism, tyranny, and other human trials swept away by the triumph of reason. | 11 | |
| 271873197 | Mirabai | One of India's most beloved bhakti poets (1498-1547), She helped break down the barriers of caste and tradition. | 12 | |
| 271873198 | Abd al-Wahhab | Leader (1703-1792) of Wahhabi Islam movement that advocated an austere lifestyle and strict adherence to the sharia (Islamic law). | 13 |
