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The World History 66
52 Men, 2 Women & 12 Deities to know for WH1
Term | Definition |
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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 |