| A | B |
|---|
| Charlemagne | king of the Franks who conquered and united most of western Europe |
| Da Vinci | Italian Renaissance artist, inventor, and scientist |
| Michelangelo | sculptor, painter and architect |
| Shakespeare | wrote english plays |
| Copernius | Polish astronomer who developed theory that earth and other planets revolve around the sun |
| Luther | German priest whose ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation |
| Calvan | French born Swiss Protestant |
| Philip 2 of Spain | king of spain, sent Spanish Armada to defeat against England |
| Karl Marx | German Philosopher, started movement called Marxism, also wrote a book. |
| Peter the Great | czar of Russia, westernized Russia |
| Ivan 4 (the terrible) | first czar of Russia, fought unsuccessful war with Sweden |
| Catherine the Great | Empress of Russia, increased size of Russia |
| Francis Ferdinand | Archduke of Austria, assassination triggered WW1 |
| Lenin | founder of Bolsheviks, first head of the Soviet Union |
| Stalin | Soviet head of state who ruled as dictator and made the USSR a world power |
| Simon Bolivar | Venezuelan leader who lead the independance movement in South America |
| San Martin | Argentinian general and leader |
| Juan Peron | President of Argentina |
| Cabral | Portuguese explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 |
| Pedro 2 | second and last emperor of Brazil, slavery was abolished |
| Hidalgo | Mexican priest who led an upriseing against Spanish domination |
| Emiliano Zapata | Mexican revolutionary who fought for land reform |
