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Sigmund Freud |
Pyscho analysis Dream interpretation |
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Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi |
Leader of the Indian Independence movement in British-ruled India Encouraged non-violent civil disobedience Led India to independence and inspired civil rights movements and freedom across the world Used Henry David Thoreau's civil disobedience idea |
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Johann Sebastian Bach |
German composer and musician of the Baroque period Established German styles |
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Galileo Galilei |
Must be able to PROVE everything |
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Copernicus |
Started Scientific Revolution Earth revolves around the sun; Heliocentric |
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Francis Bacon |
Created the Scientific Method OHER- observation, hypothesis, evaluation, repeatable |
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Rene Descarte |
Skepticism "I think therefore I am"- rationalizes his existence |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
General will of the people- Popular Sovereignty Wrote Social Contract |
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Adam Smith |
Wealth of Nations Supply and Demand Capitalism |
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Siddhartha Gautama "Buddha" |
Founded Buddhism "Enlightened one" |
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David (King of Israel) |
Ancestor of Jesus Composed many psalms in "The Book of Psalms" Davidic line of the Messiah Islam- a prophet |
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Immanuel Kant |
Metaphysics Thinking about thinking How man knows what he knows |
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Voltaire |
Intellectual liberties Seperation of church and state Religious toleration |
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Constantine the Great |
Roman emperor Put in place many administrative, social, financial, and military changes to strengthen the empire Introduced new coin to combat inflation |
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Socrates |
Greek philosopher One of the founders of western philosophy Major contributor to ethics |
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William the conqueror |
First Norman king of England Norman Conquest of England |
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Augustine of Hippo |
St Augustine "City of God" Not Christian enough=fall of rome |
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Vladimir Lenin |
Communist Marxist Under his rule, russia became a one-party socialist state governed by the russian communist party Political theories are known as leninism |
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Charles V |
Brought together extensive territories in central, western, and southern europe. Also the spanish colonies in the americas and asia |
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Thomas Aquinas |
7 deadly sins 7 heavenly virtues Suma theologica ^Ranks sins |
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Michelangelo |
Italian sculptor painter architect poet and engineer Famous for Pietâ and David |
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Nikola Tesla |
Best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system Feud with Thomas Edison(direct current) which was safer? |
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Joan of Arc |
Heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War Canonized as a roman catholic saint |
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Otto von Bismarck |
Conservative prussian statesman who dominated german and european affairs from 1860's-1890 |
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Dante Alighieri |
"Divine Comedy" means ends happily Trip through hell NOT FUNNY "Dante's Inferno" |
