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53 Cards in this Set
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Hammurabi
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1792 BC-1750 BC
Origin of Civilization From: Babylon/ Modern: Iraq • Created Hammurabi's code • Wrote the first recorded law • King of Babylon Empire |
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Sargon of Akkad
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Unknown
Origin of Civilization From: Mesopotamia/ Modern: Iraq • reigned in Mesopotamia from 2334 to 2279 BC • conquered the dominant Sumerians to forge the first great Semitic kingdom |
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Siddhartha Gautama
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563 BC- 483 BC
Classical Period From: Kapilavastu/ Modern: Kapilavastu • Founder of Buddhism • He is known for the journey that he took • He had a connection with nature |
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Confucius
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551 BC- 479 BC
Classical Period From: China/ Modern: China • Philosopher • Founder of Confucianism |
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Abraham
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1813 BC- 1638 BC
Origin of Civilization From: Ur Kaśdim/ Modern: Iraq • Founding father of the Israrelites • He influences later religions |
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Moses
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Unknown born in Egypt and Died in Mount Nebo
Classical Period From: Egypt/ Modern: Egypt • Religious leader • Led the Jews out of the Egypt • Given the 10 Commandments |
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David
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1040 BC- 970 BC
Classical Period From: Israel/ Modern: Israel • King of Israel • He wrote the book like Psalms • United kingdom of Israel |
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Arkhenaten
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1380 BC- 1334 BC
Origin of Civilization From: Egypt/ Modern: Egypt • Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt • ruled for 17 years |
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Zoroaster
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Unknown- Died in Iran
Classical Period From: Iran/ Modern: Iran • was the prophet of Zoroastrianism • founder of Zoroastrianism • most of his life is known through the Zoroastrian texts |
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Hatshepsut
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1508 BC–1458 BC
Origin of Civilization From: Egypt/ Modern: Egypt • reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty • the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt |
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Thutmose III
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1481 BC- 1425 BC
Origin of Civilization From: Egypt/ Modern: Egypt • the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty • reigned from 1479 to 1425 BC |
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Ramses II
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1303 BC- 1213 BC
Classical Period From: Egypt/ Modern: Egypt • the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty • often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire • Reigned from 1279 to 1213 BC |
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Herod the Great
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July 356 BC- June 323 BC
Classical Period From: Pella Macedon/ Modern: Greece • King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt, King of Persia, and King of Asia • At one point, he had the most experienced army • he founded twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt |
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Homer
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Born 800 BC Greece Died 701 BC Greece Hellenistic |
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Pericles
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Born 445 BC Athens Died 429 BC Athens Greece • Greek statesmen • Greek general of Athens |
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Solon
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Born 638 BC Athens Died 558 BC Cyprus Hellenistic Athens • Lawmaker, poet • Statesmen |
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Caesar
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Born: 100 BC Rome Died 44 BC Theatre of Pompey Hellenistic Roman Empire • Ruler of Rome • Roman General |
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Alexander the Great
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356 BC- 323 Bc
• Hellenistic Age • Greece • Conquered most of Europe, North Africa, and Asia |
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Cyrus the Great
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Born (590 BC-529 BC)
Classical Period • Created Persian empire • Great military leader • When conquered other allows for them to keep their beliefs |
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Chandragupta
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Born (321 BC- 298 BC)
Classical period • Established the Maurya dynasty • United Northen India under one ruler • Grandfather of Asoka |
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Asoka
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Born (273 BC- 232 BC)
Classical Period • he became known as an icon in Buddhism as he spread it all over India |
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Shi Huangdi
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Born (260 BC- 210 Bc)
Classical Period • Only 13 when came into power • By 221 conquered much of China • Bulit much the Great Wall of China |
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Jesus
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Born (0BC-0AD)
• Son of a carpenter • Went around converting people to Christianity • Main figure of the Christianity religion |
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Peter
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Lived 1 BC-64 AD
Classical Period • Went around teaching about Jesus and healing |
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Paul
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Born 5 AD-67 AD
Classical Period • Went around Roman and converted people to christ |
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Laozi
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Born 400 BC-?
Classical Period • Founder of Taoism |
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Hannibal
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Born 247 BC Carthage Died 182 BC Carthage Ancient Carthage • Carthaginian military commander • Almost conquered Rome |
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Darius the Great
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Born 549 BC Persia Died 486 BC Persia Ancient Persia • King of Persia • Ruled at the height of the Empire |
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Xerxes
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Born 518 BV Iran Died 465 BC Iran Ancient Persia • 4th king of Persia |
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Constantine
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Born 272 AD Nis Died 337 AD Constantinople Hellenistic Roman Empire • Promoted Christianity • Conquered Greece and the Balkans |
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Saints Cyril and Methodius
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Born 826 & 815 Died 869 & 885 Dark Ages Byzantine Empire • Made Glagolitic Alphabet • Missionaries |
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Charlemagne
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Born 742 AD Hirsute Died 814 AD Aachen Dark Ages France • King of the Franks • First Holy Roman Emperor |
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Justinian
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Born 483 AD-565 AD
Classical Period • recreate the Roman Empire in his Byzantine Empire. • he also rebuilt Constantinople • He built aqueducts, bridges, and more than 25 churches including the great Hagia Sophia, |
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Muhammad
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Born 570 AD-632 AD
Classical Period • he was Allah’s messenger • He is a prophet |
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Guru Nanak Dev
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Born April 15, 1469-September 22, 1539
• Sikhism teachings are based on him |
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Socrates
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(1162 – August 18th 1227)
• Started gaining power in the military and eventually took over the Mongol Empire. • Spread the empire by uniting northeast Asia. • After he died, he split the empire among his sons |
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Plato
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(427 BC- 347 BC)
• Philosopher in ancient Greece • Student to Socrates and a teacher to Aristotle • Founder of the Academy |
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Aristotle
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(384 BC- 322 BC)
• Philosopher in ancient Greece • Student to Plato and teacher to Alexander the Great • Created a school called the Lyceum |
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Eratosthenes
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(276 BC- 194 BC)
• Ancient Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, athlete, and music theorist • First person to use the term geography and set the standard for it |
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Aristarchus
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(310 BC- 230 BC)
• Greek astronomer and mathematician • First person to put the Sun in the center of the “universe” and put Earth revolving around it |
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Hipparchus
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(190 BC- 120 BC)
• Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician • Developed trigonometry and a way to predict solar eclipses |
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Euclid
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(325 BC-265 BC)
• Greek mathematician • Known as the “father of Geometry” • Created Euclidean Geometry |
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Pythagoras
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(570 BC- 495 BC)
• Greek mathematician and philosopher • Created the Pythagorean Theorem which found the length of the sides of a right triangle |
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Archimedes
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(287 BC -212 BC)
• Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer • Considered a genius • Was killed at the Siege of Syracuse |
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Kublai Khan (Yuan Dynasty)
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Born 1215 – 1294
Modern Day: China Middle Ages • Kublai Khan used a disciplined army of calvary made of of nomadic Mongols to great success. • He extended the boundaries of the Mongol Empire to create the largest Empire in the world. • United China • Introduced paper currency to China • Started Yuan Dynasty • Didn’t want to fuse with other cultures |
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Babur
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Born February 14, 1483-December 26, 1530
Modern Day: India Renaissance • India's security from external invasions • Beginning of vast Empire in India • A secular state • New Scientific War Strategy • Babur founded the Islamic Mughal dynasty in 1526 in northern India. |
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Akbar
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Born October 14, 1542- October 27, 1605
Modern Day: Pakistan Age of Exploration and Colonization • Akbar reunited the Mughal Empire. • He also expanded the territory into Central India. • He allowed people he conquered practice any religion. |
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Shah Jahan
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1592 AD- 1666
• Golden Age of Islam/ Mughal • India • Led golden age Had Taj Mahal built |
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Aurangazeb
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1618 AD- 1707 AD
• Golden Age of Islam/ Mughal • India • Re-continued the persecution of the Hindus |
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Taizong
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599 AD-649 AD
• Tang Dynasty • China • Emperor during Tang Dynasty Defeated Sui Dynasty |
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Wu Zhao
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Born 625 AD Chang’an
Died 705 AD Luoyang Dark Ages • Empress of China |
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Ivan III
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Born 1440 AD Moscow
Died 1505 AD Moscow Reformation & Renaissance Russia • Triple size of Russia |
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Hulagu Khan
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Born 1214 AD
Died 1265 AD Dark Ages Mongolian Empire • Conquered Southwest Asia |
