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People to know
Global 9
Time period: 1280-1333 CE
Mansa Musa
Location: Mali
Accomplishments:
Muslim king who made the Hajj to Mecca, establishing
trade routes with the Middle East and spreading Islam
Mansa
Musa
Mali
Muslim
Mecca
Columbus
Time period: 1492 Age of Exploration
Location: Old World (Europe) to New World (Americas)
Accomplishments:
Columbus sailed West from Europe attempting to sail
around to Asia. Instead he found the Americas and
established trade between the old and new worlds
Confucius
Time period: Ancient China Zhou Dynasty
Location: China
Accomplishments:
Confucius developed Confucianism based on Social
order and respect:
-Filial Piety
-Five Relationships
-Civil Service Exams
Bantu
Time period: 3000BCE- 1100 CE
Location: Sub Saharan Africa to South Africa
Accomplishments:
Moved out of the Sahara after Slash and Burn
agriculture caused desertification.
As they migrated they spread their language and iron
working skills
Socrates
Time period: Ancient Greece
Location: Greece
Accomplishments:
Philosopher who questioned human reason and actions
by questioning.
Plato
Time period: Ancient Greece
Location: Greece
Accomplishments:
Plato wrote about Socrates and also examined human
reason. He wrote the Allegory of the Cave and The
Republic
Aristotle
Time period: Ancient Greece
Location: Greece
Accomplishments:
Greek Philosopher who set up schools to
study the work of Socrates and Plato.
Hammurabi
Time period: Ancient Mesopotamia
Location: Babylon
Accomplishments:
First written law code, known by the phrase
“eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth”
Martin Luther
Time period: Protestant Reformation
Location: Germany
Accomplishments:
Angry with the church over the selling of
indulgences, Martin Luther writes the 95
Theses. He stressed printing the Bible into
the vernacular
King Henry VIII
Time period: English Reformation
Location: England
Accomplishments:
King Henry wanted an annulment, but when the
Pope wouldn’t give him one he passed laws to
gain control over the church. He went on to have
5 more wives:
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded,
survived
Michelangelo
Time period: Renaissance
Location: Italy
Accomplishments:
Michelangelo was one of the true Renaissance men. He
was an artists, sculptor, painter, and engineer
Machiavelli
Time period: Renaissance
Location: Italy
Accomplishments:
Studied politicians and said that rulers should do
whatever necessary to reach their goals. “The ends
justify the means”
Medici Family
Time period: Renaissance
Location: Florence, Italy
Accomplishments:
Wealthy banking family in Italy. They were patrons, or
funders, of the arts.
Zheng He
Time period: Ming Dynasty
Location: China
Accomplishments:
Chinese explorer who sailed throughout
the Indian Ocean. He sparked interest in
other cultures, but ultimately felt superior
Marco Polo
Time period: Late Medieval/ Early Renaissance
Location: Italy
Accomplishments:
Travelled to China and wrote about his adventures,
creating interest in other cultures.
Ibn Battuta
Time period: Early Renaissance
Location: Spain…then Africa, India and China
Accomplishments:
Travelled the known (old) world and wrote extensively
of his travels. His books sparked interest in other
cultures
Alexander the Great
Time period: 356 BCE-323 BCE
Location: Greece
Accomplishments:
Conquered much of the ancient world from Asia
minor, to Egypt, Greece and India. This started the
Hellenistic culture, and spread Greek ideas
throughout the land
Galileo Galilee
Time period: Scientific Revolution
Location: Italy
Accomplishments:
By using a telescope Galileo
proved the Heliocentric model
proposed by Copernicus
Genghis Khan
Time period: 1200s
Location: Mongolia (Asia)
Accomplishments:
Created the largest continuous empire in under 80
years. He conquered China, Russia and the middle East
Asoka the Great
Time period: 304-232 BCE
Location: Maurya India
Accomplishments:
He began his reign as a conqueror, taking
over vast areas of India. When he realized
the deaths he was causing he switched to
being peaceful. He spread Buddhism
through his Rock Pillar Edicts
Julius Caesar
Time period: Ancient Rome 100-44BCE
Location: Rome
Accomplishments:
Roman general and politician. Accused of
becoming too autocratic and stabbed to death
Magellan
Time period: Age of Exploration
Location: Spain
Accomplishments:
Set out to find El Paso, a waterway between the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans. Instead, he circumnavigated the
world (sailed around)