Ancient Civilizations
This ancient civilization built massive pyramids and ruled the Nile River valley.
Ancient Egypt
This communist revolutionary led the overthrow of the Nationalist government in China in 1949, establishing the People's Republic of China.
Mao Zedong
This famous explorer "discovered" the Americas, but was not actually the first to reach them.
Christopher Columbus
This Roman emperor is known for his extensive building projects and the construction of a defensive wall in Britania.
Roman Emperor Hadrian
The first practical wheelbarrow was invented in this ancient Chinese dynasty.
The Han Dynasty
This ancient Mesopotamian civilization is known for developing one of the first written languages.
Sumerians
This Argentinian revolutionary played a key role in the Cuban Revolution and other socialist movements across Latin America.
Che Guevera
This 18th century British explorer is known for mapping the coasts of eastern Australia and New Zealand.
James Cook
This 16th century English playwright and poet is considered one of the greatest literary figures of all time, known for plays like Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare
This 15th century polymath is famous for inventing the parachute, tank, and many other revolutionary designs.
Leonardo da Vinci
This ancient dynasty standardized the Chinese writing system and built the first version of the Great Wall.
Qin Dynasty
The February Revolution in 1917 led to the abdication of this last Tsar of Russia, ending centuries of Romanov rule.
Tsar Nicholas II
This 15th century Portuguese explorer was the first to reach India by sea.
Vasco da Gama
This 20th century musician from Liverpool was a founding member of an iconic British rock band and was known for his political activism.
John Lennon
This Austrian physicist is credited with developing the theory of relativity, revolutionizing our understanding of space, time, and gravity.
Albert Einstein
This ancient Indian civilization developed one of the earliest known urban societies, with planned cities and complex sanitation systems.
Indus Valley Civilization
This 13th century Scottish knight led a rebellion against English occupation of Scotland, inspiring the fight for Scottish independence immortalized in the film Braveheart.
William Wallace
This 16th century Portugese explorer led the first European expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan
This ancient European philosopher is known as the "Father of History" for his extensive writings.
Herodotus
This New Zealand-born British physicist is considered the father of nuclear physics for his work on radioactivity and discoveries about the atomic structure.
Ernest Rutherford
This ancient philosopher is renowned for his teachings on ethics, morality, and social harmony which have formed the basis of a self-titled philosophy/religion.
Confucius
This revolutionary leader was known for his radical reforms during the French Revolution, including the Reign of Terror, before being executed by guillotine.
Maximilien Robespierre
This Spanish conquistador led expeditions that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire in Mexico and the capture of the Inca ruler Atahualpa in Peru.
Francisco Pizarro
This Chinese leader was the paramount figure of the Communist Party of China from the 1980s-90s. He initiated major market-oriented reforms that transformed China into an economic powerhouse after decades of Maoist communist policies.
Deng Xiaoping
This 18th century Scottish inventor is credited with helping ignite the Industrial Revolution through his improvements to the steam engine.
James Watt