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- 1babarestablished mogul empire in India
- 2canuteDanish king of England
- 3Hammurabicreated ancient law code in Babylon
- 4hanniballed war elephants against tRome
- 5Hernando Cortesconquered the Aztecs Indians
- 6Isaac Newtonfather of modern science
- 7john wycliffemorning star of the reformation
- 8Mansa Musagreat empire builder in africa
- 9mary tudorbloody mary; persecuted Christians
- 10Michelangelopainted the Sistine Chapel
- 11Muhammadfounder of Isam
- 12Nerofirst Roman emperor to persecute Christians
- 13Nimrodbuilt world's first empire
- 14Pedro Cabraldiscovered Brazil for Portugal
- 15Periclesgreat statesman of ancient Athens
- 16Tertillianearly church father and martyr
- 17TutankhamenEgyptian pharaoh
- 18Homerwrote Iliad and the Odyssey
- 19Ignatius Loyolafounded the Society of Jesus
- 20Johann Gutenberginvented the movable printing press
- 21augsburgconfession first Prodestant confession of faith
- 22classicwork of excellence that has stood the test of time
- 23council of nicaearejected teaching of Arianism
- 24culturea way of life of a group of people
- 25cuneiformsumerian writing
- 26democracyruled by the many
- 27Edict of Nantesgranted toleration to Huguenots
- 28fiefa piece of land
- 29heraldryworn on armor for identification
- 30huguenotsFrench calvinists prodestants
- 31inquistioncourt roman church to try heretics
- 32parthenonbeautiful greek temple
- 33patriciansthe rich of rome
- 34polytheistworship of many gods
- 35reconquistamoors driven from spain
- 36scholasticismcombines greek philosophy roman theology
- 37shintoJapan's oldest surviving religion
- 38theocracyruled by God' Israel's government before the kings
- 39john foxewrote the book of martyrs
- 40willian of orangefather of Dutch liberties
- 41william shakespearegreatest English author of all times
- 42alexander the greatspread Hellenic culture
- 43charlemagnewas crowned emperor of the romans
- 44constantinefirst Roman emperor to convert
- 45cyrus the greatestablished the Persian emire
- 46desiderius erasmusproduced first printed N.T. in original Greek
- 47Hatshepsutegypt's only female pharaoh
- 48hugh Latimer, Thomas cranmer, Nicholas Ridleyprotestant leaders during the reign of Edward Vii
- 49isaac wattsfather of the English hymn
- 50johann eckdebated Luther at Leipzig
- 51john hussbohemian reformer; burned at the stake
- 52john Knoxlead protestants in Scotland
- 53nebuchadnezzarruled Babylonian empire
- 54pope Gregory ifirst medieval pope
- 55richelieupowerful cardinal
- 56vasco de balboadiscovered the Pacific ocean
- 57battle of hastingswon by William the Conqueror in 1066
- 58bible's name for Egyptland of Ham
- 59date of Martin Luther posted the 95 thesesOct.31,1517
- 60ended the thirty-year warspeace of Westphalia
- 61the English monarch that began the Reformationhenry vii
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