MODERN
ANCIENT
IMPORTAN
100
________________ was successful in both his high-profile careers. He made a name for himself in professionalwrestling as the Rock and then transitioned into an acting career, starring in a variety of action and comedy movies.
Dwayne Johnson
100
______________ ruled as pharaoh, or king, of ancient Egypt from 1279 to 1213 bc, the second longest reign in Egyptian history.
Ramses II
100
The theory of evolution by natural selection that was developed by ____________ revolutionized the study of living things.
Charles Darwin
200
Canadian singer ____________ burst onto the mainstream music scene in 2009.
Justin Bieber
300
In January 2009 Portuguese soccer (association football) player ______________ was voted the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Player of the Year for 2008.
CRISTIANO RONALDO
300
One of the greatest thinkers of all time was ________, an ancient Greek philosopher. His work in the natural and social sciences greatly influenced virtually every area of modern thinking.
Aristotle
300
_________________—the 16th president of the United States—took office at a time of great crisis. Deeply divided over slavery, the country was at the brink of a civil war that threatened to split North from South.
Abraham Lincoln
