Mongols, Mughals, and Mauryans
This Khan ruled established the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
The father of Humanism
Petrarch
This English King created the Anglican Church in order to end his marriage to his first wife and marry another who could (hopefully) give him a son.
King Henry VIII
This Roman general became dictator for life during the republic, but was stabbed to death on the Ides of March (March 15th)
Julius Caesar
This is the founder of Islam
Muhammad
This traveling merchant from Italy wrote a book about the Mongols
Marco Polo
This 'Renaissance man' was an inventor, engineer, painter, and showed interest in human anatomy according to his notebooks
Leonardo da Vinci
This Roman Emperor converted to Christianity and established a city based on his name in present day Turkey
Constantine
This Macedonian general ruled over Greece and defeated the Persians
Alexander the Great
This Tang Dynasty Empress helped to spread Buddhism throughout China
Empress Wu
This Mughal ruler tried to unite his people with religious tolerance, and even created a syncretic "religion of god"
Akbar
This Florentine patron of the arts spent so much money on artwork that his family eventually went bankrupt
Lorenzo de Medici
This monk started the Protestant Reformation after nailing his 95 Theses to the Church door in Wittenberg, Germany
Martin Luther
This Athenian philosopher and teacher was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens, and was sentenced to die by poison (drinking hemlock). His method of education by asking questions through discussion is still used today in schools.
Socrates
This Chinese explorer found new sea routes during the Ming Dynasty
Zheng He
This Mauryan ruler carved stone slabs throughout India with his beliefs in Buddhism and moral guidelines for the empire
Ashoka
This government advisor in Florence wrote "The Prince" all about how to take power and stay in power.
Niccolo Machiavelli
This man converted to Christianity from Judaism then helped to spread Christianity throughout the Mediterranean following the death of Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ)
Paul of Tarsus
This was the first emperor of Rome.
Augustus
This Spanish conquistador defeated the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
This ruler unified many of the divided communities of India to defeat the Seleucids
Chandragupta Maurya
Which marble sculpture by Michelangelo depicts Mary holding the deceased body of Jesus Christ?
The Pieta
This French king issued the Edict of Nantes which ended the French Wars of Religion and allowed the practice of protestantism
Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)
This Athenian established democracy in ancient Greece
Cleisthenes
This Spanish king and his armada were defeated by the British Queen Elizabeth I
Philip II