Global I Vip Review

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Italian astonomer who proved the heliocentric theory (sun-centered) of Copernicus

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Galileo

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Captured the spice islands and his crew sailed around the world proving the earth was round

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Biblical figure of Judaism; led the Exodus; received the Ten Commandments from God

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Moses

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Successful merchant and ruler who, as its prophet, founded the religion of Islam

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Muhammad

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Conquistador who gained Spanish lands in the Americas by conquering the Aztecs of Mexico

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Heran Cortes

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increased interest in other cultures as a Muslim scholar, traveler, and explorer

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Ibn Battuta

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assisted the French army against the English in the Hundred Years War; became a Christian martyr and saint

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Joan of Arc

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first emperor of the Roman Empire; launched a 200 year period of peace call the Pax Romana

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Octavian Augustus

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Greek philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great

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Aristotle

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Spanish monarch who captured Granda and ousted the Spanish Moors (Muslims)

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Ferdinand

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Muslim warrior; united Arab forces and recaptured Jerusalem from the Christian Crusaders

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Saladin

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Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in 800 Ad after he conquered most of Europe

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Charlemagne

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Sponsored expeditions of discovery, founded a shocol of navigation launching the Age of Exploration

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Henry the Navigator

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Defeated the Spanish Armada thus saving England; promoted religious compromise as monarch

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Queen Elizabeth I

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physician who rejected superstition in favor of observation and experimentaion; created medical oath

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Hippocrates

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African ruler of the Congo who converted and spread Christianity

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Affonso

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empress of Russia; secrued a warm water port; opened publich schools and hospitals

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Catherine the Great

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Absolute ruler of Russia who used tyranny to control his people and Oprichniki to enforce his rule

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Ivan the Terrible

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Absolute ruler of France who built the Palace of Versailles a symbol of French power; also known as the sun king

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Louis XIV

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general who Invaded Italy in an attempt to conquer the Romans; took elephants over the Alps

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Hannibal of Carthage