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- Abraham
- a prophet
- Darius I
- a Persian king that entended the empire accross the Middle East as far as the Indus Valley
- Omar Khaygan
- a Muslim scholar who developed an accurate calendar and wrote the poem The Rubaiyat
- Gen. Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna
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- Miguel Hidalgo
- a creole priest who touched off a long struggle for independence in Mexico
- Juana Inez de la Cruz
- a brilliant Mexican woman who was not allowed to go to a univeristy because she was a woman; won fame through her clever writings
- Fidel Castro
- current president of Cuba
- Toussaint L' Ouverture
- a Haitian liberator and former self-educated slave
- Muhammad
- founder/prophet of Islam
- Saladin
- a respected Arab leader who ended the 88 yeat European rule of Jerusalem in the crusades
- Christopher Columbus
- an explorer who mistakenly found the Americas instead of Asia in 1492
- Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
- each wrote a Gospel- the books about Jesus's life
- Hatuey
- a Native American prince condemned to be burned at the stake for leading a rebellion in The General History of the Indies- written by Bartolome de las Casas
- John Locke
- an English philosopher who believed the government had a duty to protect certain natural rights and should only stayin power if they do so (from enlightenment)
- Jose De San Martin
- Argentine creole liberator
- Barthalome de las Casas
- a spanish settler that was disgusted by the encomienda systems and stopped them only to start the Atlantic Slave trade (Africans)
- Pedro Cabral
- portuguese explorer who claimed Brazil for Portugal
- King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella]
- Spanish rulers who funded Christopher Columbus
- Bernardo O'Higgins
- Chilean Patriot
- Constantine
- the Roman emperor who converted to Christianity
- Vasco Nunez de Balboa
- a spanish explorer who led an expedition across Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean
- Paul (of Tarsus)
- spread christianity
- Pope Urban II
- called for the 1st crusade against the Muslims
- Benito Juarez
- a Mexican president (was Indian) who fought for a better life for the poor
- Moctezuma
- Aztec Emperor
- King Solomon
- son of King David; transformed Jerusalem into a magnificent capital through heavy taxation
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- an ambitious French general that greatly impacted South America by events in France-starting war in Europe and deciding to reclaim Haiti
- Richard the Lionheart
- King of England who led the 3rd crusade
- King John
- king of portugual; fled to brazil and left his son in control and advised him to proclaim independence- causing a peaceful independence for Brazil
- Agustin de Iturbide
- Mexican (creole) army officer who joined forces w/ the Indians and Mestizos won mexican's independence then claimed himself emperor
- Magellan
- a spanish explorer who died sailing around the world (some of his crew made it)
- Jesus
- founder of Christianity
- Simon Bolivar
- "the Liberator" of South America
- Francisco Pizarro
- Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire and murdered its king- Atahualpa
- Hernando Cortez
- Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
- King David
- a king who unified Isreal and made it a power in the Middle East
- Alexander the Great
- conquered the powerful Persian Empire; blended Greek and Middle Eastern culture
- Moses
- founder of Judaism; led Hebrews out of Egypt