| A | B |
|---|
| Homer | author of the Iliad and the Odyssey |
| Menes | united upper and lower Egypt |
| Cyrus the Great | founder of the mighty and long lasting Persian Empire |
| Confucius | his social philosophy deeply influenced Asian culture |
| Nebuchadnezzar | he crushed the Israeli kingdom and built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
| Solon | Athenian law giver whose laws eased tensions between rich and poor and paved the way for democracy |
| Guatama the Buddha | Indian prince who founded a religion based on the 4 Noble Truths, which aim at limiting desire |
| Sargon | Akkadian ruler who founded the world's first empire in Mesopotamia |
| Moses | he received the 10 Commandments from God and led his people out of slavery in Egypt |
| Hammurabi | Chaldean king of Babylon who wrote the world's first law code |
| Abraham | patriarch of the Hebrew people |
| Exodus | Hebrew journey out of slavery in Egypt |
| Canaan | the promised land of the Hebrews |
| Yaweh | the Hebrew god |
| an eye for an eye | a tooth for a tooth |
| ziggurat | Sumerian step temple |
| cuneiform | writing used by Sumerians and Babylonians |
| Ark of the Covenant | golden box which held the 10 Commandments |
| stuppa | a Buddhist holy monument |
