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| Chinese philosopher who taught that everyone should use good moral behavior, everyone in society has five key relationships, and good rulers should set an example for their people |
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Alexander the Great
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| took over most of the known world, helped spread Greek culture to Egypt, Persia, and India |
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Siddhartha Gautama
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| otherwise known as Buddha or Enlightened One, Indian prince who meditated on life and ended up founding the religion of Buddhism |
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| began the philosophy of Taoism, believed that one should live in harmony with nature |
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| Byzantine emperor, created Justinian's Code which was the first written set of laws |
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| prophet who founded Islam |
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| Greek philosopher who believed that people should question life in order to learn more about it, the Socratic Method is often used when teaching |
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| Greek philosopher who wrote The Republic, discussed how a good government should be run |
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| Greek philosopher, student of Plato |
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| leader of the Franks, became the first Holy Roman Emperor, conquered much of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages |
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William the Conqueror
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| Norman who came from French region called Normandy, fought English King Harold for the throne of England in 1066, helped create a new culture by mixing Anglo-Saxon and Norman - called English |
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| forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 by English nobles who were unhappy with his rule and his abuse of power |
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Lorenzo de Medici
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| wealthy merchant who lived in Florence during the Renaissance, great patron of the arts |
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Leonardo da Vinci
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| a "Renaissance Man" who could do many things well, engineer, architect, painted Mona Lisa and Last Supper |
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| painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, scuplted David |
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William Shakespeare
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| English poet and playwright who wrote things like Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night's Dream |
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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| author who wrote The Prince - about how a ruler should rule by fear, not love |
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| Italian writer who wrote Divine Comedy, wrote in the vernacular (Italian) not Latin |
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Johannes Gutenberg
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| developed the first commercially successful moveable type printing press |
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| leader of the Mongols, helped spread and create the Mongol empire |
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| Genghis Khan's grandson, helped make the Mongol empire stable and prosperous |
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| great Mali leader who converted to Islam and made a pilgrimage to Mecca |
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| leader of the Aztecs when Cortes arrived in the new world |
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| great Chinese explorer who sailed as far away as Africa |
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| Portugese, first to sail around the coast of Africa to India |
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Christopher Columbus
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| Italian explorer who sailed for Spain, tried to get to India by sailing west, accidentally 'discovered' the new world |
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Ferdinand Magellan
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| He and his crew were the first to sail around (circumnavigate) the world, although he died about halfway through the voyage |
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| German monk who wrote 95 Theses against the Catholic Church |
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| Protestant leader who introduced the idea of predestination (the idea that God had already determined your fate) |
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| King of England, created the Anglican Church and made himself the head of this church |
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| King of Spain, led resistance against the Ottoman Empire, kept Western Europe out of the control of the Ottoman Empire |
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| King of Spain, defended Catholicism during the Reformation, during his reign Spain lost its power and became a weaker nation |
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| King of France, used tax money to build the Palace of Versailles, many people starved during his reign, too much economic pressure on the people |
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| czar of Russia, tried to westernize Russia by inviting western artists, scientists and teachers to come to Russia |
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