Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)

(1469?-1524) Portuguese explorer who, in 1498, established an all water route to India

(1452-1519) An Italian painter, sculptor, engineer, and inventor. Famous works include paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Also left a variety of sketches showing flying machines and underwater boats centuries before the invention of planes and submarines.

(1834-1900) German inventor. He is best know for his work in the development of the gasoline internal combustion engine.

The spiritual leader of the Tibetan sect of Buddhism, and is considered to be the reincarnation of the bodhisattva, or "buddha-to-be."

(1265-1321) Italian poet and Renaissance writer. His greatest work is The Divine Comedy.

(558?BCE – 486BCE) King of Persia who expanded his empire to extend from the Mediterranean to the Indus River.

Revolutionary document of the French Revolution. Written in 1789, it spelled out certain rights believed to be universal to all mankind. Patterned on the American Declaration of Independence.

Government by people exercised either directly or through elected representstives.

(1904-1997) Chinese Communist leader. Ruled from 1978 until 1997.

(1596-1650) French intellectual who challenged traditional ideas. He said that human reason was capable of discovering and explaining the laws of nature and man. The idea of human reason being superior to tradition led to the beginning of the Enlightenment, a time of political awakening that became revolution.