| A | B |
|---|
| Akbar the Great | Mughal [Muslim] ruler of India [1500s] was tolerant / kind to Hindus |
| Confucius | ancient Chinese philosopher - said everyone had a role to play in society - "orderly society" - Civil Service Examination System [500 BCE] |
| Guatama Siddhartha [Buddha] | started Buddhism - way to peace is by giving up material things and meditating |
| Hammurabi | leader of Mesopotamia - had 1st set of laws written down |
| Jesus Christ | his birth led the beginning of Christianity |
| John Locke | Enlightenment writer - the power to rule comes from the people |
| Louis XIV | absolute monarch of France "the Sun King" built Palace of Versailles |
| Machiavelli | wrote "the Prince" - ruler does anything to STAY IN POWER |
| Martin Luther | the "white dude" his criticism of the Christian Church in Rome led to a split into 2 major divisions: Roman Catholics & Protestants |
| Muhammed | founder of Islamic religion [622 AD] |
| Peter the Great | he "modernized"/westernized Russia - moved the capital to St. Petersburg |
| Suleiman the Magnificent | ruled Ottoman Empire - 1550 "Golden Age" art, literature, architecture |
| Zheng He | China ? 1370s ? 1430s ? Navy Admiral ? Explorer .. Diplomat |
