| A | B |
|---|
| King John | signed the Magna Carta in 1215 |
| Johann Gutenberg | introduced the movable type printing press to Europe |
| Mansa Musa | made the African kingdom of Mali a center of Islamic learning |
| Queen Isabel | united Spain, began the Inquisition and funded Columbus |
| Philip Augustus | increased size and power of France |
| St.Thomas Aquinas | great Christian theologian; father of scholasticism |
| Marco Polo | Italian merchant who travelled to China and wrote a memoir of his journey |
| Henry the Navigator | spindered explorers and map makers, helping kick off the age of Exploration |
| Chu Yuan Chang | founder of Ming Dynasty in China |
| Edward I | first English king to call Parliament; conquered Scotland and Wales |
| Christopher Columbus | 'discovered' America for Europeans in 1492 |
| Joan of Arc | French peasant girl who turned the tide of the 100 Years War |
| Magna Carta | granted English barons the right toa trial before peers, a say in taxation and protection from imprisonment without charge |
| scholasticism | blends Christian faith with reason |
| Kublai Khan | Marco Polo lived in the court of this Mongol Emperor |
| Model Parliament | first British parliament to include commoners |
| 100 Years War | war between England and France |
| Orleans | Joan of Arc's great victory in 100 years War |
| Inquisition | harsh campaign against Spanish heretics |
