Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Who is the most important person in the Post-Classical period?

Choose one of these important people. You are going to make an argument that this person is the most important historical figure on this list by virtue of his or her positive or negative impact.

Abu Bakr
Charlemagne
Genghis Kahn
Saladin
Mansa Musa
Elaenor of Aquitaine
Sui Wen Ti
Li Shimin

Take into account:
Amazing innovations, diabolical intent, number of people effected, fame and any other thing that you can think of that would support your thesis. Have fun. Convince us!

Bonus points awarded for posting intelligent ideas pertaining to this assignment.