Prophet that founded the Islamic religion

Threw off the rule of the Mongols, expanded the Russian nation, and centralized power in Moscow

Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid

Common law began in England during the rule of this king

Northern Renaissance writer; author of Utopia

King of Babylon; had a strict code of law named after him

"the enlightened one;" founder of Buddhism

Roman dictator murdered by members of the Senate in 44 B.C.; member of the First Triumvirate

famous apostle of the Christian faith

Peasant who led French forces in the Hundred Years' War; captured and burned at the stake

inventor of the movable type printing press

Which Greek philosopher wrote "The Republic"?

started the French throne in Paris; his dynasty eventually controlled most of France

Greek sculptor; sculpted the statue of Athena in the Parthenon

first king of Persia

general who led Athens to its "Golden Age;" extended democracy in Athens

Persian prophet that believed life was an ongoing struggle between good and evil forces; founded the Persian religion

"Father of the Hebrews;" founder of Judaism

Roman emperor that legalized Christianity; moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium

king of Macedonia; eventually conquered most of Greece

greatest ruler of the Byzantine Empire; had Roman law codified and reconquered former Roman territory

Renaissance painter and scientist; created Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

called for the first Crusade in a famous speech

ancient Greek playwright who wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone

Duke of Normandy; won the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and united most of England

founder of Christianity; viewed by followers as the son of God/messiah

king of Persia who led the Persians in the Battle of Thermopylae

Greek scientist who invented the lever and pulley

Greek scientist who studied medicine

historian who wrote the history of the Persian Wars; "Father of History"

Greek historian who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian Wars

Renaissance writer known for sonnets and his humanist scholarship

Byzantine monk that adapted the Greek alphabet to the Slavic people of Eastern Europe

Greek poet; author of The Iliad and The Odyssey

led the Jews out of Egypt; received the Ten Commandments

Renaissance sculptor and painter; created the statue of David;  painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

author of The Praise of Folly

tyrant of Athens who created the first code of law in Athens

member of the Second Triumvirate; Octavian's rival for power; Julius Caesar's second-in-command

Musim sultan that recaptured Jerusalem during the Third Crusade; fought Richard the Lion-Heart

leader of the Ottoman Turks who captured Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul

general from Carthage that invaded the Italian Peninsula

forced by English nobles to sign the Magna Carta in 1215

emperor of China; had the Great Wall built to keep out invaders

founded the Gupta Empire in India

Spanish empire in the Americas reached its height under this monarch

leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived

greatest of the Mongol leaders

author of The Prince

member of the Second Triumvirate; first Roman emperor; began the Pax Romana

"Father of Geometry"

Greek mathematician who created a theorem about the hypotenuse of a right triangle

Indian emperor who sent missionaries to spread Buddhism

Macedonian who established an empire from Greece to Egypt to India; began Hellnistic Age

expelled the Muslim Moors from Spain; consolidated the Spanish nation; sponsored Christopher Columbus

great ruler of the Franks; crowned the Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo in 800 A.D.

Roman astronomer, astrologer, geographer, mathematician

founded the Mauryan Empire in India

considered one of the greatest thinkers of ancient China

king of Persia who led the Persians in the Battle of Marathon

son-in-law of Mohammad; fourth caliph

member of the first triumvirate; frenemy of Julius Caesar

father-in-law of Mohammad; first caliph

united Upper and Lower Egypt; first pharaoh

Frankish leader who led the Franks in the Battle of Tours

Frankish king who converted to Christianity and allied himself with the pope

Greek playwright who wrote The Oresteia

Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great

One of Julius Caesar's best friends and assassinator

The angel who appeared to Mohammad

The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

Founder of Taoism

Crowned Charles I Holy Roman Emperor

First of the ancient Greek philosophers; forced to drink poison

Athenian tyrant who loosened the laws, erased the debt of the poor, and walked away from power