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First signs of a written language.
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Traditional civilization around the Nile river.
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The largest civilization of all time. Held to the social caste system.
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China's first known dynasty: Shang dynasty.
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First known philosopher and scientist.
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First known mathematician. Discovered the Pythagorean theory.
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Believed to be the inventor of drama.
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The result of the Roman Kingdom's overthrow.
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Tragic playwright commonly addressed with a connection to Aeschylus and Euripides.
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Influential Athenian general.
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Tragic playwright who has many works that have survived.
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Greek historian born in the Persian Empire.
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Infantryman and one of Western Philosophy's founders.
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Founded atomic theory, and believed in a materialistic soul.
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General and historian from Athens.
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Socrates' successor, who believed in a metaphysical world.
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Plato's successor, who tutored Alexander the Great.
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Greek philosopher whose writings, only a few survive. He is the founder of the school of philosophy, Epicureanism.
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Aristotle's successor, who ruled over Macedonia, beginning in 336 BCE.
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Conservative Roman historian and senator.
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Roman author and lawyer who believed in living virtuously.
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Great influence in the fall of the Roman Republic and rise of the Roman Empire. He was a politician and general in Rome.
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Roman student of Democritus, who followed the ideals of Greek philosopher, Epicurus.
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A Roman politician and general who was very influential in the transformation from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.
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The first Roman Emperor, but tried to restore the Republic.
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A gloomy Roman emperor.
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The government ruled by emperors, following the fall of the Roman Republic.
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Lord and Savior, Son of God. Came into this world to free all who believe in him.
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An Emperor, and great uncle to the last Roman Emperor, Nero.
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A Roman Emperor, known for his association with corruption and violence.
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Historian and senator during the Roman Empire.
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Emperor who established Christianity as the official Roman religion.
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Influential theologian and philosopher.
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A result of the fall of the Roman Empire, lasting between the 5th and 15th centuries.
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Roman senator and philosopher.
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Persian physician and astronomer. He is a major influence in early modern medicine.
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French philosopher, popularly known because of his affair with Héloïse d'Argenteuil.
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Series of expeditions and wars in the name of Christianity.
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Andalusian mathematician with with writings on logic.
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An influential Italian priest, philosopher, and theologian.
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A great explorer and traveler who experienced much of Asia.
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A time period between the Middle Ages and modern history, considered as an art movement.
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Italian writer and poet who greatly influenced the Rennaissance movement.
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A severe pandemic resulting in a death toll of between 75-200 million. The bubonic plague was transmitted by fleas.
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Introduced the printing press to Europe around 1440.
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The European explorer who accidentally discovered the New World.
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This Renaissance man is most well known for his masterpiece: Mona Lisa.
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The philosopher and Renaissance man, most well known for his work, "Oration on the Dignity of Man."
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Astronomer and mathematician who presented the fact that the Sun, and not Earth, is placed at the center of the universe.
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The German professor who greatly influenced the Protestant Reformation, and is the author of the 95 theses.
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King of England, most well known for his numerous marriages.
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The Spanish writer is most well known for his piece, Don Quixote.
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Considered a Renaissance man. Mainly knowledgeable in the fields of philosophy, science, and literature.
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A major influence in the scientific revolution, which brought about the work of modern sciences.
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Influential philosopher and physician during the Enlightenment period.
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A time period when manufacturing industries boomed and preference of machine development rose rapidly.
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Developed the theory of natural selection and added to the theory of evolution.
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German with phenomenal facial hair. Also a historian, philosopher, and sociologist.
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The Austrian neurologist who developed psychoanalysis.
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A theoretical physicist who founded the Theory of Relativity. He is also well known for his influence in the formation of the atomic theory.
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Founder of the Uncertainty Principle.
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Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin land on the moon!
