dum' it down Global - People Flashcards
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Confucius
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Chinese philosopher; filial piety and respect for superiors.
2
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Jesus
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Started Christianity; Jewish; Messiah.
3
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Mohammad
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Founded Islam; born in Mecca.
4
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Pope Urban II
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Started the Crusades.
5
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Genghis Khan
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Mongolian conqueror, ruled most of Asia.
6
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Marco Polo
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Traveled Silk Road, documented it.
7
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Mansa Musa
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Richest king of Timbuktu (ever); went to Mecca.
8
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Galileo
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Proved heliocentric system.
9
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Copernicus
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Heliocentric model
10
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Machiavelli
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Wrote “The Prince”; fear over love.
11
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Johann Gutenberg
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Invented printing press
12
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Martin Luther
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Started Protestant Reformation; 95 Theses.
13
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John Calvin
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Started Calvinism.
14
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Henry VIII
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English king; six wives; Church of England
15
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Christopher Columbus
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“Discovered” America in 1492. Tried to go to India.
