12473453050 | Ignatius of Loyola | Founder of the Society of Jesus. Also called Jesuits | 0 | |
12473453051 | Geofrey Chaucer | Author of the Canterbury Tales | 1 | |
12473453052 | Suleiman the Magnificent | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire that was known as the "The Lawgiver". Significantly expanded the empire. | 2 | |
12473453053 | Leonardo Da Vinci | Renaissance man. Best known for his painting of the Last Supper. | 3 | |
12473453054 | Henry the Navigator | Portugese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa. | 4 | |
12473453055 | Isaac Newton | Mathematical laws governed the universe. | 5 | |
12473453056 | Montezuma | Last Aztec emperor that was overthrown by Cortes. | 6 | |
12473453057 | Philip II | King of Spain who used the Inquisition to punish heretics. | 7 | |
12473453058 | Zheng He | Chinese Muslim sailor who seven voyages were meant to show the world the wealth of the Ming Dynasty. | 8 | |
12473453059 | Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 15-19-1522 that was the first to sail around the world. | 9 | |
12473453060 | Akbar I | Most illustrious sultan of Mughal Emperor who expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus. | 10 | |
12473453061 | Hernan Cortes | Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztecs. | 11 | |
12473453062 | Joan of Arc | Led the French to victory in Battle of Orleans in the 100 Year War. Later was burned at the stake after being accused of being a witch. | 12 | |
12473453063 | Atahualpa | Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. | 13 | |
12473453064 | John | King of England that was forced to sign the Magna Carta. | 14 | |
12473453065 | Dante Aligheri | Author of the Divine Comedy. | 15 | |
12473453066 | Tupac Amaru II | Member of the Inca aristocracy who led a rebellion against Spanish authorizes in Peru. | 16 | |
12473453067 | John Locke | Believed that people have the right to rebellion against a government that does not protect their natural rights. | 17 | |
12473453068 | Montesquieu | Enlightenment thinker who introduced the concept of separation of power, and checks and balances. | 18 | |
12473453069 | Nicholas Copernicus | Developed the "heliocentric theory". | 19 | |
12473453070 | Bartolome de Las Casas | Priest who in attempt to protect the Amerindian suggested the use of Africans as a labor source in the Americas. | 20 | |
12473453071 | Vasco da Gama | Portugese explorer who led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India. | 21 | |
12473453072 | Martin Luther | Author of the 95 Theses. | 22 | |
12473453073 | Giotto | Given credit for reviving "the lost art of painting". | 23 | |
12473453074 | Thomas Hobbes | Believed that an absolute monarchy was best form of government. | 24 | |
12473453075 | Henry VIII | Will remove the Catholic Church from England because the Pope refused the government. | 25 | |
12473453076 | Babur | Founder of the Mughal Empire. | 26 | |
12473453077 | Fernao Gomes | First Portuguese explorer to purchase the rights of exploration of Africa. | 27 | |
12473453078 | Shah Abbas I | Most renowned ruler of the Safavid Dynasty in Iran. | 28 | |
12473453079 | Francisco Pizarro | Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire of Peru. | 29 | |
12473453080 | Christopher Columbus | Given credit for discovery America for the Spanish. | 30 | |
12473453081 | Galileo Galilei | Astronomer who discovered spots on the sun and mountains on the moon. Will later be condemned by church for his belief that Earth was not the center of the universe. | 31 | |
12473453082 | Thomas Aquinas | Leader in Scholasticism who wrote Summa Theologica. | 32 | |
12473453083 | Oliver Cromwell | Leader of the Roundheads during the English Civil War. | 33 | |
12473453084 | Bartolomeu Dias | Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa. | 34 | |
12473453085 | Ferdinand of Aragan | His marriage to Isabel of Castile will make Spain the most powerful nation in 16th century Europe. Will also finance Columbus' voyages. | 35 | |
12473453086 | John Calvin | Protestant reformer who preached the concept of predestination. | 36 |
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