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Hammurabi was the first Babylonian dynasty king and he is best known for his law code that is still used to this day he became king in 1894 (it wont let me upload pictures)
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The greek philosopher Socrates was critical of Athenian government and was sentenced to death bu suicide for corrupting the youth of athens
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Cleopatra known for her intelligence and aptitude for leadership was the last ruler of the ptolemaic kingdom of egypt. Her relationship with roman politician mark antony was the inspiration for shakespears romeo and juliet
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The roman emperor nero was rumored to have started the great fire of rome that devastated the sity for six days in order to make room for his planned palatial complex. However he accused the citys christian community leading to increase persecutions against christians with the empire
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The koran, the muslim holy book was orally revealed to the prophet muhammed from go over the course of 23 years. The first islamic places of worship mosques were built in arabic during muhammads life
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king john. the only king john in english history was noted throughout his rule for his terrible leadership. He was forced to relinguish some of his power when his barons demanded he sign a document magna carta that would lend to a more balanced power structure between the monarchy and nobility
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Mansa musa a sultan of the mali empire is considered one of the wealthiest historical figures to have lived. During his reign it is believed that mali was the worlds largest producer of gold
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the black death a bubonic plague was one of the worst pandemics in human history resulting in the deaths of an estimated 30 to 60 percent of europes population. It took around 200 years for the global population to recover
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pachacuti the emperor of the kingdom of cusco which he transformed into the inca empire commissioned the famous site machu picchu as his estate. Today it is a unesco world heritage site
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Built as defense against nomadic invaders from the eurasian steppes the great wall of china served many purposes including as a collection point for duties on goods transported via the silk road. it was built in 1474