Key Figures

By Paula Huerta
  • Period: 2123 BCE to 2080 BCE

    Hammurabi

    Hammurabi was the King of Babylon (now in Iraq). He lived from 2123 to 2080 BC.
    He was important because he is one of the first leaders to actually write down laughs.
    He promised to make justice reign, to destroy the wicked and violent, and to promote the good of the people.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Moses

    Moses was a Jewish leader and prophet. He lived around the 1200 BC. He was important because he led the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and eventually to freedom in Israel. Furthermore, he was given the Ten commandments at Mount Sinai and promoted these to his people.
  • Period: 628 BCE to 551 BCE

    Zarathustra

    Zarathustra was a mystic from Persia (now Iran). He lived from 628 to 551 BC. He was the founder of Zoroastrian faith.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 529 BCE

    Cyrus the Elder

    Cyrus the Elder was a Persia King. He lived from 600 to 529 BC.
    He promised not to force anyone to change her religion and guarantied freedom for all.
  • Period: 550 BCE to 480 BCE

    Siddharta Gautama Sakyamuni

    Siddharta Gautama Sakyamuni was a Buddha, a teacher and philosopher from India He lived from 550 to 480 BC
    He preached respect for the dignity of life, believed in non-violence and promoted, among others things, the need for 'right conduct' towards others.
  • Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE

    Plato

    Plato was a Philosopher from Greece that lived from 384 to 322 BC.
    He believed in universal truth and virtue and that these ideas were above the laws of individual states.
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    Thomas Paine

    Thomas Paine was an English writer and revolutionary. He lived from 1737 to 1809. He was one of the firs to campaign for the idea of a world peace organisation and for social security for the poor and elderly.
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    John Stuart Mill

    John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher and member of the parliament. He lived from 1806 to 1873.
    He argued strongly in favour of free speech and individual freedoms. You argued that each individual has the right to act as he wants, and you also said that society had no right to interfere if a person decided to take an action that only affected them.
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    Jean-Henri Dunant

    Jean-Henri Dunant was a humanitarian businessman from Switzerland. He lived from 1828 to 1910.
    He worked to establish the international committee of the red cross to care for the wounded sick and homeless in wartime.