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History
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05/27/2006

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Aurangzeb
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Shah Jahan's son, emprisons father and kills his brother, dilivered the head to his father in prison, Mugal Empire
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Confucius
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developed a philosophy based on the five relationships:father to son,older brother to youger brother, husband to wife, ruler to subject,friend to friend. stressed filial piety- respect for parents, philosophy known as confucianism
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John Wycliffe
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religous leader that called for the church to be reformed, isisted that the bible was the source of all Christian truth.
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Vladimir
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brought Kiev into Byzantine Christianity
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Paul
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journeyed around the world to spread Christianity to gentiles, one of the apostles, letters to Christian communities are in the bible
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Nicolo Machiavelli
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Wrote handbook for politicians, called The Prince
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Pope Julius
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commisioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel
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Pope Urban II
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started the Crusades
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Hulegu Khan
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Ghengis's grandson burned and looted Baghdad killing the last abassid caliph
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Mansa Musa
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great king of Mali, spread Islam
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Ali
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4th century caliph in muslim empire,his coming to power caused the split in Islam
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Jan Hus
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tried for preaching heresy and was burned at the stake
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Theodosius
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made Christianity the official religion of the Foman emire
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Francesco Patriarch
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Founded and assembled library of Greek and Roman manuscripts
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Ignatius Loyola
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Spanish ecclesiastic who founded the Jesuits and was a leader of the Counter Reformation.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Proposed that the sun was the center of the universe in On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres.
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Charlemangne
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crowned emperor of the romans by the pope,german king,helped widen the split btw eastern and western christianity
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Kublai Khan
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Genghis's grandson,did not want Mongols to be absorbed into chinese civilization, rebuilt and extended grand canal, Mongol Empire
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Asoka
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Maurya empire, Chandragupta's grandson, lead a bloody war to conquer the Deccan then converted to Buddhism and rejected violence and resolved to rule by moral example, sent missionaries to spread Buddhism, helped to unite his empire
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Zheng He
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chinese admiral, lead seven expeditions to premote trade and collect tribute from lesser powers across the western seas,
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Martin Luther
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Started Lutheranism, protested against the catholic church, believed that the catholic church used the religion to gain money, did not believe the clergy had special powers to grant salvation, believed salvation came through faith alone, wrote 95 theses
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Michelangelo
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Sculptor, engineer, painter, architect, and poet, painted mural on ceiling of Sistine Chapel in Rome,
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Constantine
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Roman emperor, built Constantinople,made eastern side of the empire the center of power,tolerated Christianity thus helping to spread the religion
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Johannes Gutenberg
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German printer who is traditionally considered the inventor of movable type. His Mazarin Bible (c. 1455) is believed to be the first book printed with such type.
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Henry VII
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King of England, known as the Defender of the Faith, opposed protestant ideas, broke away from Holy Roman rule, was not a religious radical, founded Aglican/Episcopalian church
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Galileo Galilei
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Assembled a telescope and saw moons orbiting Jupeter, was condemned by the church b/c his ideas challenged Christian teachings, tried in the Inquisition
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Genghis Khan
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Mongol Emperor, started the conquest of China, ruled with toleration and justice for other religions and scholars,artists and artisans
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Akbar
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In india took away taxes on non-muslims
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Abu Bakr
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the 1st caliph, after Muhhamed died he continued the spread of Islam
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Laozi
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founded daoism, known as "Old Master", in doaism her rejected conflict and strife,lived in harmony with nature, viewed government as unnatural and the cause of many problems
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John Knox
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Calvinist preacher, led rebellion to overthrow Scotland’s Catholic queen and set up the Scottish Presbyterian Church
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Raphael
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Painter who studied the works of Leonardo and Michelangelo
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Lorenzo de Medici
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Known as “the magnificent”, Cosimo’s grandson, patron of the arts, uncrowned ruler of Florence, allowed artist to study draw statues in his palace.
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Elizabeth I
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Enforced the Elizabethan settlement-compromise between protestant and Catholic practices, restored Book of Common Prayer, reinstituted clergy, made England into a protestant nation
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Issac Newton
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Developed theory of planets movement, developed laws of motion, helped to develop calculus
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Ogedei Khan
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only leader that conquered Russia
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Shah Jahan
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built the Taj Mahal as a tribute to his wife
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Han Fezi
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started idea of Legalism in which all people are born evil and goodness is accuquired, imposed strict laws with harsh punishments,
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John Calvin
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Founded Calvinism, shared same beliefs as Martin Luther, also believed in predestination, that the world was made up of saints and sinners, ruled Geneva, outlawed fighting, swearing, laughing in church, and dancing
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Studied human anatomy to perfect his drawings and paintings, made accomplishments in botany, anatomy, optics, music, architecture, and engineering
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Cosmo di Medici
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Lorenzo's granfather, uncrowned ruler of Florence, patron of the arts
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Mary Tudor
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returned Europe to being Catholic,HentyVII’s daughter
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Uthman
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3rd caliph, Quran compiled under his rule
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Umar
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spread Islam to Persia and Iraq
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