History People To Know

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John Lloyd Stephens

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Archeologist who discovered ancient Mayan cities in the jungle (1839 AD)

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Urban II

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Pope; wanted to reunite the two Christian churches

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Parchacuti

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First of the Inca rulers (1438-1471 AD); concentrated on exploring the empire

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Empress wu

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Only woman to rule china;took after husband/emperor; remembered for prosperity; improving government service, being fair to the people, and ruthless to her enemies

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Wendi

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Chinese General; declared himself emperor in 581 AD; established Sui dynasty unifying china

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Confucius

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Chinese philosopher; lived 551 BC-479BC; principles emphasized personal & governmental morality, justice and sincerity, and the importance of study; teachings

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Marco Polo

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Italian explorer; famous for visiting china around 1300 AD

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Buddha

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Means “awakened one”;Indian; lived sometime between 6th and 4th centuries BC; philosopher/teacher; ultimate goal to attain enlightenment and the sublime state of nirvana; spread throughout Asia

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Genghis khan

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means “strong ruler”; set ot to unify Mongol clans; created new legal code; military leader known for using extreme terror and cruel fighting; 1167 AD-1227 AD

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Richard I

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(Richard the Lionheart); ended the Third Crusade by singing a truce with the muslim leader Saladin

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Constantine

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first Roman Emperor to accept Christianity; 312 AD

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King Clovis

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first Germanic ruler to accept Christianity

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Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer)

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lead the fight at the Battle of Tours against the Muslims; historians believe the win ended the spread of Christianity throughout Europe

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Charlemagne

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King of the Franks; expanded kingdom in what today is known as Germany, France, Northern France, and most of Italy; defended the pope and thereby declard Emperor of Rome

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King Otto

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elected King of Germany by Frankish nobles; defended pope; crowned Pope of the Holy Roman Empire

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vikings

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invaders from the north (Scandinavia); also known as Norseman or Vikings

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St Benedict of Nersia

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the man most responsible for the creation of Christian monasteries in the West; 480 AD-547 AD; stressed simplicity; learning, the importance of community; and the goal of helping others

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Pope Gregory VII

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conflict with Emperor Henry Iv of the Holy Roman Empire over who could appoint bishops, Pope excommunicated Henry

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Alfred the Great

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united England; halted the Viking advance

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William the Great

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from France; also the Duke of Normandy; conqured England in 1066; conducted the first census to decide taxes; counted each person and animal; created doomsday book