key figures related to human rights Maya Garcia

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  • Period: 600 BCE to 528 BCE

    Cyrus the Elder

    He lived in Iran, at that time there was Persia instead.
    He promised not to force anyone to change their religion and guaranteed freedom for everyone.
  • Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE

    Plato

    He lived in Greece.
    He wrote "The Republic" that explained the outlined different types of government
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    Thomas Jefferson

    He lived in the USA.
    He was the main author of the American Declaration of Independence.
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    Abraham Lincon

    He lived in the USA.
    He ended slavery in America and led the union to victory against the southern confederacy in the civil war
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    Emmeline Pankhurst

    He lived in the UK.
    He founded the women's social and Political Union in 1903, which encourage women the right to vote.
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    Eleanor Roosvelt

    She lived in USA.
    She supported the creation of United Nations and advocate for civil rights and the position of working women.