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13831641135HammurabiBabylonian King with first law code0
13831641136Homo SapiensScientific Name for Humans1
13831641137Archaeologistscientist who use radiocarbon dating to study the past2
13831641138Abrahamfounder of the Jewish faith3
13831641139MosesJewish leader who was given 10 Commandments4
13831641140SumeriansFirst Civilization created the wheel, ziggurats, and cuneiform5
13831641141Asokaruler of Mauryan empire who sent missionaries to spread Buddhism into Asia6
13831641142Siddhartha Guatamafounder of Buddhism7
13831641143Qin Shi HuangdiFirst Emperor of China8
13831641144Confuciuswrote the Analects and founded Confucianism a Chinese philosophy focused on education and respect9
13831641145Lao-tzefounder of Daoism focused on harmony with nature and balance10
13831641146Periclesleader of Athens who expanded democracy and oversaw golden age after the Persian Wars11
13831641147DracoAthenian tyrant with harsh laws12
13831641148SolonAthenian tyrant who outlawed debt slavery13
13831641149Philip IIleader of Macedon who conquered Greeks after Pelopponesian Wars and brought back Monarchy14
13831641150Alexander the GreatMacedonian general who conquered Persia and spread Hellenistic Culture15
13831641151Sophocles, Euripedes, and AeschylsusGreek playwrights16
13831641152Thucydides and HerodotusGreek historians17
13831641153SocratesGreek philosopher who questioned citizens18
13831641154PlatoGreek philospoher who wrote The Republic19
13831641155AristotleGreek philosopher who set up a school in Athens20
13831641156Homerblind poet wrote Iliad and Odyssey21
13831641157PhidiasGreek sculptor22
13831641158EuclidGreek mathematician father of geometry23
13831641159PythagorasGreek mathematician with triangle theorem24
13831641160HippocratesGreek father of Medicine25
13831641161ArchimedesGreek scientist who invented lever pulley and water screw26
13831641162Zeus/Jupitergod of the skies27
13831641163Hera/Junogoddess of marriage and wife to Zeus28
13831641164Athena/Minervagoddess of wisdom29
13831641165Artemis/Dianagoddess of the moon and the hunt30
13831641166Apollogod of the sun31
13831641167Aphrodite/Venusgoddess of love and beauty32
13831641168HannibalCarthaginian General33
13831641169PlebeiansRoman poor class34
13831641170PatriciansRoman wealthy class35
13831641171Julius CaesarRoman general who was assassinated for gaining too much power (his death started Civil Wars)36
13831641172Augustus Caesarfought Marc Antony to become Rome's first emperor and leader of the Pax Romana37
13831641173Marc Antonylost Civil Wars after Julius Caesar's death38
13831641174VirgilRoman poet wrote the Aeneid39
13831641175PtolemyRoman scientist who believed in geocentric theory40
13831641176ConstantineRoman emperor who moved capital to Constantinople and legalized Christianity41
13831641177Jesusfounder of Christianity believed by Christians to be the son of God42
13831641178Paulan Apostle and missionary who spread Christianity43
13831641179JustinianByzantine emperor famous for law code and building Hagia Sophia44
13831641180CaliphIslamic Rulers45
13831641181Caliph AliIslamic Ruler whose leadership sparked a division in Islam46
13831641182Sunnifollowers of Islam who wanted election of caliph47
13831641183Shiafollowers of Islam who wanted descendant of Muhammad as Caliph48
13831641184Muhammadfounder of Islam49
13831641185SaladinMuslim leader during the Crusades50
13831641186Pope Urban IIleader who encouraged Christians to take back the holy land51
13831641187Ferdinand and IsabellaSpanish rulers who unified country and removed Muslims and Jews from Spain52
13831641188Ivan IIICzar who kicked out Mongols from Russia53
13831641189William of Normandyconquered England and became king after battle of hastings54
13831641190Charlemagnecrowned Holy Roman Emperor brought order to Western Europe after the fall of Rome55
13831641191Charles VSpanish king who expanded empire into the Western Hemisphere (the Americas)56
13831641192Henry IIEnglish king who is credited with Common Law and Juries57
13831641193King JohnEnglish king who signed Magna Carta58
13831641194Hugh Capetfirst French King; moved capital to Paris59
13831641195Joan of ArcFrench war hero of the 100 Years War60
13831641196MichelangeloRenaissance painter famous for Sistine Chapel and statue of David61
13831641197Leonardo Da VinciRenaissance painter famous for Mona Lisa and the Last Supper62
13831641198PetrarchRenaissance humanist who wrote love poetry (sonnets)63
13831641199Gutenberginvented printing press to spread books and ideas more quickly64
13831641200Thomas MoreNorthern humanist famous for writing Utopia65
13831641201ErasmusNorthern humanist famous for writing Praise of Folly66
13831641202MachiavelliItalian political thinker who believed the end justifies the means and wrote about this in his book The Prince67
13831641203Patriarchleader of the Eastern Orthodox Church68
13831641204Popeleader of the Roman Catholic Church69

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