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ancient peeps
Pass Review People and Inventions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher, mathematician |
| Sargon | From Mesopotamia..set up the world's first empire |
| David | second king of the Israelites...built a great temple |
| Balboa | first man to reach the Pacific Ocean |
| Julius caesar | Roman general...took control of Rome...was killed |
| Charlemagne | French king who spread Christianity |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher...founder of Confucianism |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who legalized Christianity in Rome |
| Leonardo DaVinci | Renaissance painter...painted Last Supper and Mona Lisa |
| Elizabeth I | made the Anglican Church the Church of England |
| Galileo | used the telescope to study the planets |
| Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism |
| Gutenberg | invented printing press...helped more people to have access to information from the Renaissance |
| Hammurabi | created the Code of Laws...ruler of Babylon..from Mesopotamia |
| Homer | Greek poet who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey |
| Ivan the Great | freed Russia from the Mongols |
| Nebuchadnezzar | King of Mesopotamia...ruled Babylon...defeated Jerusalem and caused Diaspora of the Jews |
| Martin Luther Martin Luther | started the Reformation in Germany..went against the Catholic Church |
| John Calvin | started preaching for more reforms after Martin Luther. Many groups followed his teachings and left the Catholic Church. |
| Medici | wealthy family that ruled Florence and supported the arts during the Renaissance-they supported Michelangelo and other great artists. |
| Michelangelo | Renaissance painter ...painted the Sistine Chapel |
| Shakespeare | great writer of plays in the Renaissance from London |
| Abraham | founder of the Hebrew religion |
| Jacob | grandson of Abraham...father of 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel |
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher...taught Alexander the Great |
| Darius | King of Persia...defeated by Alexander |
| Mt. Olympus | home of the Greek gods |
| Archimedes | Greek mathematician |
| Machiavelli | Renaissance writer that had geat influence on how people related to their government. He wrote the book called The Prince. |
| Qin | first emperor of China..terracotta army...standardized money and measurement...cruel...Great Wall...wanted to keep China culture in |
| Vikings | from Scandanavia...conquered parts of Europe... |
| Leif Erikson and Erik the Red | Viking explorers and warriors |
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