People Timeline By erennie Period: 604 BCE to 531 BCE laozi Period: 563 BCE to 483 BCE buddha Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE confucius Period: 470 BCE to 399 BCE socrates Period: 428 BCE to 348 BCE plato Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE aristotle Period: 356 BCE to 324 BCE alexander the great Period: 304 BCE to 232 BCE ashoka Period: 570 to 632 muhammad Period: 980 to 1037 ibn sina Period: 1162 to 1127 genghis khan Period: 1207 to 1273 rumi Period: 1304 to 1368 ibn battuta Period: 1473 to 1543 copernicus Period: 1475 to 1541 francisco pizarro Period: 1485 to 1547 hernan cortes Hernan Cortes allied with enemies of the Aztecs to bring the Aztec civilization down and easily took over because of their western weapons that were developed from constant competition. Period: 1542 to 1605 akbar mughal empire Period: 1566 to 1625 king james I Period: 1600 to 1649 king charles I Period: 1630 to 1685 king charles II Period: Dec 25, 1642 to Apr 20, 1726 isaac newton Period: 1732 to 1799 george washington Period: 1769 to 1821 napoleon bonaparte Period: 1889 to 1945 hitler