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The World History 66
52 Men, 2 Women & 12 Deities to know for WH1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abraham | Covenant, Judaism, Monotheism |
| Hammurabi | Written, Law, Babylon |
| Alexander the Great | Macedonia, Undefeated, Hellenistic World |
| Zeus | Greek, Polytheistic, Father |
| Hera | Greek, Goddess, Queen |
| Apollo | Greek, Youth, Sun |
| Artemis | Greek, Goddess, Hunting |
| Athena | Greek, Goddess, Wisdom |
| Aphrodite | Greek, Goddess, Love |
| Draco the Lawgiver | Greek, Lawgiver, Draconian |
| Solon the Reformer | Greek, Reformer, Tyrant |
| Pericles | Greek, Athens, Democracy |
| Aeschylus | Playwright, Tragedy, Drama |
| Sophocles | Playwright, Tragedy, Oedipus |
| Homer | Greek, Illiad, Odyssey |
| Herodotus | Greek, First Historian |
| Thucydides | Greek, Scientific, History |
| Phidias | Greek, Sculptor, Architect |
| Archimedes | Greek, Physics, Machines |
| Hippocrates | Greek, Physician, Oath |
| Euclid | Greek, Geometry, Mathematics |
| Pythagoras | Greek, Math, Theorem |
| Socrates | Greek, Philosophy, Poison |
| Plato | Greek, Philosophy, Academy |
| Aristotle | Greek, Philosophy, Alexander |
| Phillip II of Macedon | Greek, Macedonia, Alexander |
| Julius Caesar | Rome, Consul, Caesar |
| Augustus Caesar | Roman, Octavian, Emperor |
| Jupiter | Roman, Polytheistic, Father |
| Juno | Roman, Goddess, Queen |
| Apollo | Roman, Youth, Sun |
| Diana | Roman, Goddess, Hunting |
| Minerva | Roman, Goddess, Wisdom |
| Venus | Roman, Goddess, Love |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian, General, Punic Wars |
| Marc Antony | Roman, Consul, Cleopatra |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Judaism, Messiah, Christianity |
| Paul the Apostle | Early, Christian, Missionary |
| Constantine | Roman, Emperor, Christianity |
| Ptolemy | Roman, Scientist, Geocentric Model |
| Virgil | Roman, Poet, Aeneid |
| Justinian | Byzantine, Law Code, Hagia Sophia |
| Cyril | Cyrillic, Alphabet, Missionary |
| Muhammad | Merchant, Prophet, Islam |
| Moses | 10 Commandments, Exodus, Torah |
| Charlemagne | Germanic, France, King |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Buddha, Prince, Nirvana |
| Asoka | Convert, Missionary, 5 Pillars |
| Qin Shi Huangdi | China, Legalism, Terra-Cotta Army |
| William the Conqueror | Norman, Conquest, England |
| King Henry II | England, Common, Law |
| King John | King, England, Magna Carta |
| Hugh Capet | First, King, France |
| Joan of Arc | Saint, France, 100 Years War |
| Ferdinand | Catholic, Spain, Isabella |
| Isabella | Catholic, Spain, Ferdinand |
| Phillip II of Spain | Spanish, King, Empire |
| Ivan the Great | Russia, Unifier, Anti-Mongol |
| Pope Urban | Pope, Catholic, Crusades |
| Machiavelli | Italian, Politician, Prince |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Artist, Renaissance, Polymath |
| Michelangelo | Artist, Renaissance, Sculptor |
| Petrarch | Humanist, Sonnetts |
| Erasmus | Humanist, Reform, Folly |
| Gutenberg | German, Bible, Printing-Press |
| Sir Thomas More | English, Catholic, Utopia |