world history
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Sylum_James on October 10, 2010
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Malay | English |
|---|---|
| abraham |  the founding father of Judaism |
| abu bakr | first caliph after death of muhammad |
| augustus ceasar | the other offical name of the Roman emperor; means the revered one |
| asoka | The grandson of Chandragupta, who is considered the best leader of the Mauryan Empire. |
| aristotle | Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry. |
| constantine | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) with the edict of milan |
| hammurabi | King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the world's oldest codes of law. |
| hinduism | A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation |
| ivan II | the first leader of the russian empire |
| jesus | beleived to be he son of god to christians and a great prophet to jews and muslims |
| julius ceasar | A Roman military leader who became a popular absolute ruler and instituted reforms |
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