1. Key Leaders/Thinkers In Global History

2. Shi-Huangdi
China
United China, Made emperor the main ruler, built army and started Great Wall.
Start China as a nation.

4. Ashoka
India
Buddhism, Spread Buddhism
Created contacts with other areas (Greece), spread law through out India.

6. Hammurabi Babylon, Middle East
Creates first set of written laws, a centralized beuracracy and a tax system
Everyone can see the laws and know what the rules are. Was an emperor future leaders would emulate.

8. Darius I Achaemenid Empire
Created Satrapies (run by Satraps) to control the entire large empire, standardized coins and created taxes
He was a ruler later emperors would try to emulate because of his centralized power and organizational skills.

10. Mansa Musa Mali Spread Islam
Showed the wealth of West Africa to the world.

12. Alexander the Great Macedonia/Greece Empire making
Mixed Persian, Egyptian, Greek and Indian cultures to make Hellenistic Society.

14. Charlemagne France Spread Christianity and revive learning.
Worked for a short time. Model for future kings.

16. Siddhartha Gautama India/Nepal
Enlightenment and nirvana, Reincarnation – rebirth, Eightfold path – way to reach nirvana (everlasting peace)
Created 4th largest religion in the world.

18. Confucius China Five Relationships – respect for elders. Filial Piety.
Chinese took civil service exams in his teachings for centuries. So that leaders were wise and fair.

20. Laozi
China
Daodejing (Classic of the Way and of Virtue), Dao – the way, yield to the dao.
Created a counter balance for Confucianism.

22. Vardhamāna Mahavira India Founder of Jainism, Ahimsa – non violence
Created a religion that lower caste peoples would like because of the rejection of the caste system.

24. Jesus
Middle East
Last prophet in Christianity, treat others well, heaven,etc.
Very powerful religion, followed by many, influences a lot of leaders through out history. (Middle Ages)

26. Mohammad
Middle East
Five Pillars of faith (Hajj-Journey to Mecca, prayer 5X a day, money to the poor, Allah is the only God, Fasting during Ramadan)
Very influential to leaders and followers through out the world.