Must-Know-People

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Abraham

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Considered to be the father of the Hebrew people and of Judaism. He is also seen as a prophet in both Christianity and Islam

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Hammurabi

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Mesopotamia king responsible for creating the world’s first legal code (Code of Hammurabi). This code promoted the idea of justice, but treated the social classes different

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Moses

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Founder of Judaism. Helped lead the Hebrews out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments while praying on Mt. Sinai

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Buddha

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Siddhartha Gautama was born as a prince in India. He is the creator of Buddhism, a religion based on the idea of self-denial. Taught his followers the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

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Confucius

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During the Warring States period of China, he a founded a belief system that emphasized traditional values such as obedience, filial piety, respect for elders, and order

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Darius

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Persian king that built the Royal Road to connect his empire. He created a strong central government and controlled the different regions of the empire through satraps and spies

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Archimedes

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Greek mathematician who studied density, levers, and pulleys no invented a screw-pump device

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Pythagoras

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Greek mathematician considered to be the “father of geometry”. Famous for developing the Pythagorean Theorem

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Eratosthenes

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Reek geographer who showed that the Earth was round and calculated the size of its circumference

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Socrates

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Greek philosopher responsible for creating a method of teaching using a questions and answers mode, encouraged students to examine their beliefs

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Aristotle

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Greek philosopher responsible for inventing a method of arguing according to rules of logic. He founded a school called the Lyceum

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Alexander the Great

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Macedonian King who created a large empire that included Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia

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Shi Huang Di/Qin Shihuangdi

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Chinese Emperor who unified China, and favored a policy of legalism to govern the people

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Asoka

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Mauryan ruler of India-converted to Buddhism after Battle of Kalinga

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Jesus of Nazareth

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He was born a Jew and a Roman subject. He is considered to be the founder of Christian Faith