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| 169093869 | Hammurabi | 1700s BCE---Semitic Amorite---Law Code and expanded Amorite, Law Code--Babylon | 0 | |
| 169093870 | Confucius | 551-479 BCE---Kongzi/Government Official---Confucianism (Morality)---Zhou China | 1 | |
| 169093871 | Hatshepsut | 1400s BCE---Queen of Egypt---first/only female ruler of Egypt; period of expansion---Egypt | 2 | |
| 169093872 | Akhenaten | 1300s BCE---King of Egypt---Attempts to make Aten god supreme; sometimes credited with invention of monotheism; new art; moved capital; Tut = succesor---Egypt | 3 | |
| 169093873 | Ramsesses II | 1200s BCE---King of Egypt---many building projects, and keeps Hittites back with battles and peace---Egypt | 4 | |
| 169093874 | Cyrus | 550 BCE---King of Persian Empire---Unites Persian tribes, overthrow Median monarchy, founder of Persian Empire---Persia | 5 | |
| 169093875 | Darius I | 522-486 BCE---Persian King---Expands Persian Empire to Indus Valley and into Europe, near Greece---Persia | 6 | |
| 169093876 | Herodotus | 400s BCE---Anatolian Author---historian writing on cause of Persian/Greek war-"Father of History"---Southwest Anatolia | 7 | |
| 169093877 | Socrates | 470-399 BCE---Sculptor/Philosopher---"Knew he knew nothing", "corrupts youth of Athens and not believing gods of city", "Sophist teachings"---Greece | 8 | |
| 169093878 | Alex the Great | 323 BCE---Macedonian Emperor/King---Builds massive empire, defeats Persian empire, spreads Greek culture---Macedonia/Greece | 9 | |
| 169093879 | Augustus/Octavian | around 000s BCE and CE---Roman Emperor---Roman Expansion, and solidifies idea of a Roman Empire---Roman Empire | 10 | |
| 169093880 | Jesus | 000s CE---Jewish leader---Founder of Christianity---Israel/Palestinian part of Roman Empire | 11 | |
| 169093881 | Paul | 00s CE---Jew---Spreading Christianity to non-jews---Palestine/Anatolia/Greece | 12 | |
| 169093882 | Constantine | 300s CE---Roman Emperor---Reunites Roman Empire and establishes Christianity as religion, Edict of Milan = Freedom of Religion---Roman Empire | 13 | |
| 169093883 | Shi Huangdi | 200s BCE---Qin Emperor---Begins Great Wall, strengthens Legalist philosophy, Unites China, etc...---China | 14 | |
| 169093884 | Buddha | BCE---Siddhartha Gautama/Indian Prince---Buddhism religion---India | 15 | |
| 169093885 | Ashoka | 200s BCE---Mauryan Emperor---Expands empire, Buddhism spread, and religious toleration in Gov't--- India | 16 | |
| 169093886 | Muhammad | CE---Merchant---Founder of Islam---Arabia-Mecca/Medina--- | 17 | |
| 169093887 | Charlemagne | 700s CE---Emperor of Franks---Massive empire all over Europe, also sets precedent of ties between emperors and pope, also starts brief intellectual revival---Germany/Europe | 18 | |
| 169093888 | Vladimir I | 900sCE---Novogrod Ruler exiled---Prince of Kievan Russia, Some spread of Slavic Religion (not Christianity), Rejects Islam and Judaism, but eventually spreads Orthodox Christianity in Russia---Kievan Russia | 19 | |
| 169093889 | Genghis Khan | 1200s CE---Mongolian Emperor---Mongolian Empire---Mongolian Empire (China, Russia, Middle East) | 20 | |
| 169093890 | Timur | 1336-1405 CE---member of Mongols' Jagadai Khanate family---gains control over Central Asia, spreads Sunni Islam, descendants found Mughal Empire in India---Mongolian Central Asia | 21 | |
| 169093891 | Ivan III | 1462-1505 CE----Prince of Moscow---autocratic ruler in late 1400s, founds term Tsar in Russia---Russia | 22 | |
| 169093892 | Nasir Al-Din Tusi | 1200s CE---Persian mathematician/cosmologist---provides model for movements of planets for Copernican system---Persia/Tabriz | 23 | |
| 169093893 | Rashid al-Din | died in 1318---Adviser to Il-Khan ruler of Ghazan---Advised Il-Khan to convert to Islam----Ghazan | 24 | |
| 169093894 | Alexander Nevsky | 1200s---Russian national hero/Saint---Drives back Teutonic Knights, collaborated with Golden Horde to preserve area---Russia/Golden Horde/Novgorod | 25 | |
| 169093895 | Khubilai Khan | 1200s---Russian national hero/Saint---Drives back Teutonic Knights, collaborated with Golden Horde to preserve area---Russia/Golden Horde/Novgorod | 26 | |
| 169093896 | Yongle | 1400s---Emperor of Ming empire---built forbidden city, encyclopedia project, Zheng He voyages, reopens Chinese borders for trade/travel---Ming China | 27 | |
| 169093897 | Zheng He | Late 1300s and early 1400s---Muslim imperial Eunuch---Explores Indian Ocean, SE Asia, Africa---Ming China | 28 | |
| 169093898 | Ibn Battuta | Late 1300s and early 1400s---Muslim imperial Eunuch---Explores Indian Ocean, SE Asia, Africa---Ming China | 29 | |
| 169093899 | Mansa Musa | 1300s---Ruler of Mali---Travels to Egypt and Mecca, spreading reputation of wealth in Mediterranean world---Mali and Islamic areas | 30 | |
| 169093900 | Moctezuma | 1466-1520---Last Aztec Emperor---Aztec emperor overthrown by Hernandez Cortes---Aztec empire-Central America | 31 | |
| 169093901 | Henry the Navigator | 1394-1460---Portuguese prince---promotes study of navigation, directs voyages to W. Coast of Africa---Portugal/Africa | 32 | |
| 169093902 | Atahualpa | Early 1500s---Last Incan emperor of Peru---Executed by Spanish-Fall of Incan empire---Incan Empire/Andes | 33 | |
| 169093903 | Martin Luther | early 1500s---German Monk---Protestant Reformation/Founder of Protestants---Germany and etc. | 34 | |
| 169093904 | John Calvin | 1500s---French theologist---Calvinism (predestined salvation)---France/Etc | 35 | |
| 169093905 | Henry VIII | Early 1500s---English King---Anglican Church---England | 36 | |
| 169093906 | CHarles V | 1519-1556---Holy Roman Emperor---Habsburg family, stops Ottoman advance in Vienna, attempts to centralize empire but fails---Germany/Europe | 37 | |
| 169093907 | Louis XIV | Late 1500s?---King of France---Revokes Edict of Nantes (Nantes originally guaranteed religious freedom), attempts to expand France's borders---France | 38 | |
| 169093908 | Copernicus | 40. Copernicus---1473-1543---Polish monk/mathematician---Copernican model-Heliocentric---Poland/Europe | 39 | |
| 169093909 | Galileo | 1564-1642---Astronomer---Heliocentric theory, telescope, and discovery of other planets/moons---Europe | 40 | |
| 169093910 | Bartolommeo des las Casas | 1474-1566---Spanish missionary/historian---first to criticize oppression of Native Americans by Europeans---Spain/Central America | 41 | |
| 169093911 | Elizabeth I | 1558-1603---Queen of England---Elizabethan Age, Female Ruler, defeats Spanish Armada, Shakespeare, Joint Stock companies---England | 42 | |
| 169093912 | Akbar | 1556-1605---Indian Ruler---Unifies India, religious toleration (Islam/Hinduism), eliminates head tax on Hindus, attempts to eliminate sati---India/Mughal Empire | 43 | |
| 169093913 | Babur | 1526---Mongolian Ruler---Invades India, and establishes Mughal Empire---India/Mughal Empire | 44 | |
| 169093914 | Shah Abbas the Great | 1587-1629---Safavid Ruler---Most renowned ruler of Safavid Dynasty in Iran, moves capital to Isfahan---Iran/Safavid | 45 | |
| 169093915 | Aurangzeb | 1618-1707---"Last of Great Mughal Emperor in India"---Expands empire to max, revokes policy of religious toleration, executes Sikh leader---India | 46 | |
| 169093916 | Suleiman the Magnifiscent | 1494-1566---Ottoman emperor---Significantly expands empire, Golden Age, Lays siege on Vienna---Ottoman Empire | 47 | |
| 169093917 | Tokugawa ieyasu | 1543-1616---Japanese Shogun---Gov't founds Tokugawa Shogunate-Roads = trade, Tokyo = capital, Political unity, but regional lords still have much power, samurai = more educated, murch art, etc...---Japan | 48 | |
| 169093918 | Kangxi | 1654-1722---Qing emperor---oversees greatest expansion of Qing empire---China | 49 | |
| 169093919 | Peter the Great | 1672-1725--- Russian tsar---introduces Western languages/technologies to Russian elite, moves capital from Moscow to Petersburg---Russia | 50 | |
| 169093920 | Benjamin Franklin | 1706-1790---American printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, scientist---Contributes to American Revolution and federal government (help write Dec. o/ Independence, treaty of paris, influences French rev. , attempts to abolish slavery)---America | 51 | |
| 169093921 | Joseph Brant | 1742-1807---Mohawk Chief/Friend of British---Spreads Christianity by translating it into Mohawk language, aids British in French and Indian War, fights against Americans---Eastern Woodlands/America | 52 | |
| 169093922 | Maxmillien Robespierre | 1758-1794---French Lawyer/Political Leader---French revolution and Reign of Terror, Jacobin Club---France | 53 | |
| 169093923 | Napoleon | 1769-1821---Emperor of France---Expands France, Napoleonic code, "Constitution"---France/Europe | 54 | |
| 169093924 | Tossaint L' Ouverture | 1743-1803---Haitian General---Leads only successful anti-slavery rebellion---Haiti | 55 | |
| 169093925 | Adam Smith | 1723-1790---British philosopher/economist---Wealth of Nations---Britain/World | 56 | |
| 169093926 | Josiah Wedgewood | 1700s---Potter/Founder of Wedgewood company---Industrialization of pottery---England/World | 57 | |
| 169093927 | Richard Arkwright | 1700s---Spinning/Water frame, carding engine converts cotton into yarn---England/World | 58 | |
| 169093928 | James Watt | Industrial Revolution1700s-early 1800s---Inventor/Engineer---Steam Engine designer--- Scotland/World | 59 | |
| 169093929 | Muhammad Ali | 1800s-1849---Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt---Defends against British, eliminates Mamluks, expands empire, and secedes from Ottoman empire---Egypt/Ottoman Empire | 60 | |
| 169093930 | Simon Bolivar | 1783-1830---South American revolutionary, military and political leader---major figure in independence of multiple Latin American countries, and attempted to create a federation of Latin American states---South America | 61 | |
| 169093931 | Hidalgo y Costilla | 1753-1811---Mexican priest/revolutionary---major leader in Mexican independence--Mexico | 62 | |
| 169093932 | Morelos | 1765-1815---Mexican priest---leads Mexican independence after Costilla = captured---Mexico | 63 | |
| 169093933 | Andrew jackson | Early 1800s---US President---political era where end of domination by planter and commercial aristocracy in Virginia and New England, also trail of tears---USA | 64 | |
| 169093934 | Benito Juarez | 1806-1872---National Hero/President of Mexico---liberal reforms, reduction of Catholic Church's influence in Mexico---Mexico | 65 | |
| 169093935 | Shaka | 1787-1828---Zulu Warrior chief---Sets mfecane in motion-A period of war/forced migrations of South Africans and builds up Zulu army---South Africa | 66 | |
| 169093936 | QUeen Victoria | early 1800s-1901---Queen of the UK---Victorian age-rise of middle class, conservative morality, also British empire expands---UK/British Empire | 67 | |
| 169093937 | Mahmud | Very late 1600s-mid 1700s---Sultan of Ottoman Empire---attempts to modernize Ottoman army with firearms/etc, loses territory to Iran and Russia---Ottoman empire | 68 | |
| 169093938 | Nicholas II | Late 1800s-1917---Last emperor of Russia---Period marked by more conflicts between rich and poor, bloody Sunday, etc..---Russia | 69 | |
| 169093939 | Karl Marx | 1800s---German political leader/influential thinker---Communist manifesto---Germany/All | 70 | |
| 169093940 | Otto Von Bismarck | ---Late 1800s---First German Chancellor---Unites Germany into a strong industrialized nation, facilitates scramble for Africa---Germany | 71 | |
| 169093941 | William II | Late 1800s and early 1900s---Emperor of Germany/King of Prussia---dismisses Bismarck, industrializes Germany, facilitates scramble for Africa---Germany | 72 | |
| 169093942 | Empress Dowager Cixi | 1860s to very early 1900s---Virtual Ruler of China---against some modernization, pro-boxer rebellion, then pro-modernization, grants constitution---China | 73 | |
| 169093943 | Matthew Perry | early to mid 1800s---American Naval Officer---supervises construction of steam ships, veteran of Mexican war, goes to japan and china, ends Japanese isolation---Japan/China/USA | 74 | |
| 169093944 | Cecil Rhodes | Mid 1800s-1902---British Colonial statesman/financier---Found diamonds in Cape Colony-facilitating scramble for Africa---Africa/Britain/Eruope | 75 | |
| 169093945 | Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand---1863-1914---Archduke of Austria---assassinated starting WWI---Austria/World | 76 | |
| 169093946 | Woodrow Wilson | Early 1900s---US president during WWI---creates League of Nations, reforms for better standard of living---USA | 77 | |
| 169093947 | Lenin | 1910s---Russian political leader---Russian communism-redistribution of land, economic growth, pulled out of WWI---Russia | 78 | |
| 169093948 | Sun Yat-sen | 1911---Chinese Revolutionary Leader---Helps overthrow Qing dynasty, establishes Guomindang and Republic of China---China | 79 | |
| 169093949 | Chiang Kaishek | 1911-1949---Chinese Republic Leader---helps form Guomindang and Republic of China, leads war against Chinese communism but brutal tactics and Long March creates PRC---China | 80 | |
| 169093950 | Margaret Sanger | early 1900s---Leader of birth-control movement---spreads info on birth control and STDs | 81 | |
| 169093951 | Einstein | early to mid 1900s---German scientist (lived in USA)---Relativity, supported atomic bomb (BUT DIDN'T BUILD IT), Photoelectric effect, support of Quantum mechanics, Photons---USA/Germany | 82 | |
| 169093952 | Stalin | 30s and 40s---Soviet Dictator---Industrializes Russia, WWII, communism vs. capitalism---Russia | 83 | |
| 169093953 | FDR | 30s and 40s---US president---Leads USA out of recession and WWII---USA | 84 | |
| 169093954 | Mussolini | 30s and 40s---Dictator of Italy---Holocaust, WWII, Communism vs. Capitalism, fascism, etc.---Italy/Germany/All | 85 | |
| 169093955 | Hitler | 1930s and 40s---Dictator of Germany---Holocaust, WWII (leads some countries out of recession), provides place for Communism vs Capitalism, fascism---Germany/all | 86 | |
| 169093956 | Mao Zedong | 1910s-40s and later 60s---Chinese communist leader---Communism in China (leading to issues with containment, etc), Cultural Revolution, Industrialization and etc...---China | 87 | |
| 169093957 | Truman | 50s---US president---Truman doctrine-aiding containment-escalating cold war, authorizes atomic bombing of Japan---USA/All | 88 | |
| 169093958 | Gandhi | 1940s/50s---Aristocratic political leader---peaceful movements lead to India's independence---India | 89 | |
| 169093959 | Nehru | 40s/50s---political leader---aids Gandhi and also becomes political leader of India; helps India industrialize---India | 90 | |
| 169093960 | Cardenas | mid to late 1900s---Mexican political leader---joins National Liberation Movement, supports Cuban rev., Backs PRI---Mexico | 91 | |
| 169093961 | Diaz | mid 1800s until early 1900s---Mexican soldier/politician---stabilizes Mexican economy but Americans exploit Mexican economy, leads to poor and driving out of native Americans, exiled during Mexican revolution in 1910---Mexico | 92 | |
| 169093962 | Perons | mid 1900s---President of Argentina---overthrows Argentinean presidency, some reforms for poor---Argentina | 93 | |
| 169093963 | Castro | 1960s---Cuban dictator---Cuban Missile crisis and communist cuba---Cuba/Russia | 94 | |
| 169093964 | Brezhnev | 64-82---General secretary of Communist Soviet Party---attempts to improve technology, Brezhnev doctrine/Warsaw Pact, respects human rights by signing Helsinki Accords | 95 | |
| 169093965 | Khrushchev | mid 1900s till 64---Secretary of Soviet Communist Party and prime minister of USSR---criticism of Stalin, begins De-Stalinization, attempts to improve agriculture, | 96 | |
| 169093966 | Gorbachev | 85-91---Last leader of USSR---Perestroika (Economic) and Glasnost (Openness), democratization of soviet regime---USSR | 97 | |
| 169093967 | LBJ | 60s---US president---succeeds Kennedy, Containment, escalates Vietnam War, war on poverty, integration and NAACP, six day war, Gulf Tonkin resolution---USA | 98 | |
| 169093968 | JFK | 60s---US president---Vietnam war, highly influential in space race, Civil Rights, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis---USA | 99 | |
| 169093969 | Deng Xiaoping | 70s to present---Communist dictator in China---household responsibility + SEZ and other more capitalistic economic policies = China's massive economic growth---China | 100 | |
| 169093970 | Bin Laden | 90s to present---Al-Qaeda/terrorist leader---Multiple plots on USA including 9/11 and etc, used as propaganda tactic against Middle Eastern governments/civilians, Islamophobia, leads to/influences rise of Iranian anti-US sentiment, etc...---Middle east, esp. Afghanistan and Pakistan | 101 | |
| 169093971 | Hussein | 1990s and 2000s---Iraqi dictator---mass murders and etc.; sets stage for war in Iraq---Iraq/USA | 102 |
