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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles V | *Holy Roman Emperor *Opposes Luther in Diet of worms as a presiding judge |
| Joan Of Arc | *Vision from archangel Michael *saint who was burned at the stake *nicknamed "maid of Orleans" Heroine of France |
| Vladmir Levin | *lead the Bolshevik *helped create the Soviet Union *Russian Communist |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | *famous composer |
| Gandi | *lifelong fight for independence of India |
| Sigmund Freud | *Developed Phychoanalysis *Major contributions to field of phychology and study of dreams |
| Nikola Tesla | *Serbian inventor *a futurist *electrical current |
| Francis bacon | *scientific Method |
| Galileo Galilei | *proved heliocentric |
| Adam Smith | * "The Wealth Of Nations" *Father of Economics *Capitalism *Supply and demand laws |
| Nicolaus Copernicus | *Idea of Heliocentric *Father of scientific revolution |
| "Voltaire" | *Intellectual Liberties *enlightenment writer *Sep. church+State |
| Jean-Jaques Rousseau | *Wrote social contract *general will of the people *"a discourse on science and art" |
| Constantine the Great | *Vision of Archangel Michael *Leader of Byzantine Empire *Converts Pagan traditions to christian *Edict of Toleration |
| Rene Descartes | *skepticsm *I think therefore I am *" A Discourse on The Method" |
| "Buddha" | *A spiritual teacher and leader *His life serves as a foundation of th Buddist religion |
| David (King of Israel) | * 2nd king of the United Kingdom of Israel *Composed many books of Psalms *Islam prophet |
| Michelanglo | *Famous artist * "David" "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" |
| Augustine of Hippo (St. Augustine) | *Wrote about Christianity *"City of God" "Confessions" |
| Immanuel Kant | *German philosopher *reason *Metaphysics |
| William the Conquerer | *First Norman King of England *Expanded Empire establishing castles |
| Socrates | *Greek Western Philosopher *Taught Plato |
| Otto Von Bismarck | *First Chancellor of Germany *Unified Germany *Conservative Prussion Statesman |
| Dante Alighieri | *Major Italian poet of renaissance *"Divine Comedy" |
| Thomas Aquinas | "Summa Theologica" Catholic Priest Combined Faith and Reason |