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- Wrote 123 plays, 7 survived
- Wrote Oedipus Rex
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- Became king at age 20
- Carried Illiad with him
- Took control of Greek city states
- Conquered Persain empire
- Empire streched to east India (Indus River)
- Great Military leader
- Spread Greek control and ideas
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- Comedy writer
- Wrote The Clouds, Lysistrata, and The Frogs
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- Son of Darius
- Leader of the Persain Empire
- Caused them to lose most of their power when they lost the battle against Greece
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- Writer who potrayed gods as cruel beings
- Criticized treatment of women
- Wrote The Trojan Woman, Medea and Electrica
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- Led Athens into its most inventive and creative period
- Inspired Athenians to rebuild their city after the Persian War
- Believed people should rule people
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- Roman emperor
- Poisoned his two main rivals for the throne
- Blamed Christians for burning Rome
- Killed Christians by burning them alive, throwing them to the lions to be eaten alive, and crucified.
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- Declared himself dictator for life of Rome
- Lowered taxes
- Gave land to the poor
- Established a calendar still used today
- Murdered by the Senate
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- Wrote the new story of the founding of Rome called Aeneid
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- Roman Emperor
- Knowing Rome had become too large, he divided it in 2
- Launched the Great Persecution on Christians
- Arrested, burned, and excuted Christians
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- Most powerful and honorable man in the Senate in Rome
- Dropped what he was doing to rule Rome temporarily to keep them from war
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- At first, was a great enemy of the Christians
- Became, one of the greatest disciples
- Traveled with Jesus
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- After having a vision sent to him from God, became a great Christian and Roman ruler.
- He issued the Edict of Milan, which stated all religions could be practiced freely in Rome.
- Moved capital to Bryzantium
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- Great general from Carthage who fought Rome in the Punic Wars.
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- A Jewish carpenter
- Is the Messiah
- Died on the cross for teaching Christian stuff
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- 1st leader of Islam after Muhammad's death
- Muhammad's father-in-law
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- Wife, partner and advisor to the sixth-century emperor, Justinian
- Built hospitals
- Turned an old palace into a homeless shelter
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- United nomad tribes into a Mongol nation
- Conquered more territory than any other man in history
- Invaded China and destroyed the Song Dynasty
- Name means Ruler Over All Men
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- French peasant girl
- God told her she should lead the French troops against England.
- She won many battles
- Was burned at the stake
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- Doubled the Byzantine Empire
- Made a uniform code of law
- Built the Hagia Sophia
- Ruled in the sixth-century
- Helped by wife, Theodora
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- King of the Franks
- Known as Charles the Great
- Expanded education
- Expanded his kingdom
- Supported monasteries to preserve learning
- United a vast realm of Christian Faith
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- Wrote Canon of Medicine and the Book of Healing
- Was an amazing scholarly doctor
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- Mongol Ruler
- Conquered China and established the largest land empire in history
- Was wise and brought wisemen to help him rule
- Related to Genghis Khan and grandchild of Temujin
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- 14th century Muslim ruler
- Helped Timbuktu develop as a center of trade
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- Create numbers based on the Hindu system
- His work formed the foundation for algebra
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- Sailed from Greenland to North America
- Named the land he founded Vinland (it was better than Greenland)
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- Goverment official for Kublai Khan
- Famous traveler and adventurer
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- More ambitious than his father
- Wanted to conquer Greek city-states
- Defeated at the naval battle of Salamis
- Ruler during the 1st war Persia was in
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- Know as the Father of History
- Chronicled the 1st and 2nd Persian Wars
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- Started The Acedemy School
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- Father of Politcal Science
- Alexander the Great's teacher
- Developed a system of logical thought
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- Given the right to rule over all of Rome by the Senate
- He established an empire in place of the Old Roman Republic
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- Leader of the Central Asia Huns
- Attacked the Roman Empire
- Helped start Rome's decline
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- Known as The Hungering Lion
- Overcame walking disability
- Became King of Mali
- Defeated Sossos
- Helped Mali gain control of gold trade
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- English King
- Created a new justice system that included juries and courts
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- A noble who virtually ruled England while the king was fighting in the 3rd Crusade
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- 13th-century author
- Used logic to explain Christianity as the most logical religion
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- Connected waterways of the Grand Canal to help unite China
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