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384606708MuhammadBegins preaching in 613 CE and was founder of Islam0
384606709KhadijahWife of Muhammad and was influential in the formation of Islam1
384606710Abu BakrFirst successor to Muhammad 623-634, wins Ridda Wars between rival clan leaders2
384606711AliEarly follower of Muhammad, he becomes caliph, calls of troops at battle of Siffen which would have defeated Umayyad rivals, assassination leads to the Sunni-Shi'a spit3
384606712al-Mahdi775-785, Abbasid caliph that begins tradition of court excess in Muslim empires4
384606713Harun al-Rashid786-809, most extravagant Abbasid caliph and was subject of The Thousand and One Nights5
384606714Saladinmid 1100's-1193, unites Muslims after fall of Abbasids to expel Crusaders6
384606715SundiataEarly 1200's-1260, expands the Empire of Mali in Africa7
384606716Ibu BatutaArab traveler to the Kingdom of Mali who writes of the riches of Africa in 1200s8
384606717Mansa Musa1312-1337, Mali king who took pilgrimage to Mecca, displayed African wealth9
384606718Suni Ali1464-1492 Ghana (first empier) becomes Mali in 1200s hen becomes Songhay under ___, each is the city-state with the most power10
384606719Alfonso1507-1543, Kongo King that converts to Christianity, appeals to Portugal to stop the Atlantic slave trade11
384606720Justinian527-565 CE, Byzantine rule who build Hagia Sophia12
384606721Cyril and Methodist864 CE missionaries who spread Christianity to Slavic regions13
384606722Runik855 CE, first prince of Kievan Rus14
384606723Vladimir I980-1015 CE, converts Slavic Russia to Christianity15
384606724Charles Martel732 CE defeats the Muslims a the Battle of Tours in Southern France16
384606725Charlemagne800 CE begins to build a Carolingian empire in hat as the Western Roman Empire, tries to revive West Rome, dies in 814, his empire goes too17
384606726William the Conqueror1066 invades England, brings Feudalism18
384606727Pope Urban II1095, starts the first Crusade19
384606728Thomas Aquinas1200-1274, begins the scholasticism movement to reconcile rational thinking and religious faith20
384606729TopiltzinAround 1000, Toltec leader, takes over Chichen Itza, legend says he became the god Quetzalcoatl.21
384606730---?1438-1471 and 1493-1527, Incan rulers who expands Incan territory into an empire22
384606731Wen Di589 CE establishes Sui Dynasty23
384606732Li Yuan623 CE establishes Tang Dynasty24
384606733Empress Wu690-705, one of the only women with political power in China, supports Buddhism25
384606734Emperor Wuzong841-847 CE reverses Buddhist expansion, burns monasteries, supports neo-Confucianism26
384606735Trung Sisters39 CE lead a revolt against the Chinese in Vietnam27
384606736---?1206-1227; consolidates Mongol tribes, builds largest contiguous land empire in the history of the world28
384606737Batu1236; grandson of Chinggis Khan, ruler of the Golden Horde, conquers Russia29
384606738Prestor JohnMythical African king, thought to be tremendously wealthy and Christian30
384606739Kubilai Khan1260-1294, overthrows Song Dynasty, establishes Mongol, Yuan dynasty in China31
384606740Ju Yuanzhang1368; peasant born leader who founds the Ming Dynasty, expels Mongols32
384606741Timur-i Lang1336-1405, Turkic nomad, often falsely associated with Mongols and was known for brutal destruction of Asia Minor and Northern India33
384606742Zhenghe1405-1433; Chinese explorers, represents only widespread Chinese exploration34

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