Key Figures

  • Birth of Hammurabi
    2123 BCE

    Birth of Hammurabi

    He lived from the 2123 to the 2080 in Iraq, he was the king of Babylon. He promised to make justice reign, destroy the wicked and violent and promote the good of humanity.
  • 2080 BCE

    Death of Hammurabi

  • 1200 BCE

    Birth of Moses

    Born in 1200 BC, lived in Egypt. He was a Jewish leader and a prophet. He led the Israel slaves out of Egypt and freed Israel.
  • Birth of Cyrus the Elder
    600 BCE

    Birth of Cyrus the Elder

    He lived in Iran from 600 to 529BC. He promised not to force anyone and guaranteed freedom for all. The UN has called the writings of this character the "first human rights document"
  • 529 BCE

    Death of Cyrus the Elder

  • Birth of Thomas Paine

    Birth of Thomas Paine

    He lived in America and France from 1737 to 1809. He was one of the first to campaign for the idea of world peace
  • Deathof Thomas Paine

  • Birth of Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi

    Birth of Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi

    He was from India. He lived from 1869 to 1948. Furthermore, he was known as Mahatma, the great soul. Not only that, but he was a political and a spiritual leader, India struggled for independence from Britain
  • Birth of Raden Anjeng Kartini

    Birth of Raden Anjeng Kartini

    She lived in Indonesia from 1879 to 1904. She wrote letters to her friends. Furthermore, she protests against the treatments of women.
  • Death of Raden Anjeng Kartini

  • Death Mohandas Karamchad Gandhi