There are many great men and women who lived in the time period of our 3rd Unit (600-1450). For a cool 15 points all you have to do is choose a person and say what it is that makes that person so importtant to world history (I think a paragraph of facts and a paragraph of your opinion would be sufficient. The trick is that people can only be used once.
Happy effort! We'll keep this going up to November 8.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Mohammed 570-632
He is important because he is the founder of the Islam religion. Mohammeds revelations let people witness that one god created the universe and everything in it including themselves. At the end of time their souls would be judged the sins balanced against good deeds. The blameless would go to paridise while the sinful would taste hellfire
Mohammed spread his religious beliefs and got people to believe in only one god. His revelations were also written down. It formed a book called the Quran which is recitations. The Quran is believed not to be the words of Mohamed but the u unalterable word of god.
Mohamed basically founded Islam religion. His revelations written down formed the Quran. and he got people to believe he was the messenger of god. He is important to Islamic religion.
Saint Joan of Arc, who was nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans," lived from 1412 to 1431. She was considered the national heroine of France at that time. She was ordained a saint by the Catholic Church.
She led the French army into war and into victory in the Hundred Years War, as a woman that is quite unusual. She was captured by the Burgundians and burned at the stake when she was only nineteen years old. Then after her execution, the Pope examined her trail and said she was innocent. They called her a martyr.
I think she is a very important hero because women never had a large role in history, and she is a perfect representation of what women were and still are capable of. She led France to their fiest war victory and i think she should be applauded for that. She also was made a saint which shows she had a significant impact.
Mansa musa (reigned from 1312-1337)
During his reign he owned half of the worlds gold. Whoever wanted gold,he had a lot of it. He could buy anything he wanted. He was the emporer of the malian empire in Islam, and was the wealthiest ruler of his time.
I thought he was very important because he could buy anything. He could buy an "army" or food and water. He could overrun any state or empire he wanted because he could afford to buy a big army.
Pope Urban II 1035 – 29 July 1099 CE
pope urban II is important because he started the First Crusade which stared in 1096 and ended in 1099. the crusades were started when the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos asked the pope to help then stop the Muslim Turks whose ideas and power were greatly spreading through out the known world. just like those who follow the Islam way of life, Pope Urban II felt he was doing god's will.
Pope Urban II was importing because his and the beliefs of many stopped the spread of anther religion into there part of the new world, for the reason they believe their faith was the one true faith.
-gracie j stephens
Anna Comnena was the mother of Alexius the emperor of the Byzantine Empire. She was very skilled at controlling and running the government and she new how manythings worked, for example, what things would be good or bad for the government. Her son Alexius, put her as ruler of certain things, and would liten and do anything she said. He was like a servent to her, and lived her so much as well as her advice. Alexius was the ruler but Anna had the real power!
I think Anna Comnena is a perfect example as to why women should have been politically involved in the past. She knew how to run an empire and was very intellegent. She is a great rolemodel to other women out there who don't feel that they are good enough to be in charge and that men are dominant. She is a women to ruled over a large empire and was amazing at what she did!
Charlemagne from around 742-814
Charlemagne was the first person in Western Europe in over 300 years to be called an emperor since the fall of Rome. Under his rule he was able to get his kingdom to and empire. Charlemagne's rule is often associated with a revival of art, religion, and culture through the Catholic Church.
This to me shows that Charlemagne was important because he was able to "restart" Rome after its decline. He was also able to use the church to help him grow and expand. He was a good emperor because finally after 300 years of having fallen he managed to make his empire rule over the Mediterranean. It is just impressive how he was the first to make Europe powerful again.
Ibn Battuta (1304-1368)
This man was important because he was the Islamic's world's greatest explorer. His real name Abu Abdullah Muhhamad Ibn Battuta. Born in Moroco. He was a Morrocan Berber, in which are the most dedicated converts. He travelled more than 75000 miles and published a book "Rihla" where it tells about his journey.
Ghenghis Khan (1206-1227)
he is important because he was the founder of the Mongol Empire. Maybe the greatest military leader of all time. His conquests exceeded that of both Alexander the Great and Napoleon.
I think he is important because he was a legend. Even though he killed many people, he was a successful military man. He accomplished many good and bad things in his life.
Alexius Comnenus (1081-1118
Alexius Comnenus was a Byzantine Emperor who played an importsnt role in the Crusading Movement. He was the one that helped convinced Pope Urban the second to initiate the first crusade.
Alexius was a very important man because he regained lost lands. Nicaea, Chios, Rhodes, Smyma, Ephesus, Philadelphia and most of Asia Minor were regained becasue of Alexius Comnenus.
Clovis! 465-511
he was the son of the Frankish king Childeric and the Thuringian queen Basina, and then he became king of the Franks from 481 to 511.He extended Merovingian rule to Gaul and Germany, making Paris his capital. After his conversion to Christianity, he championed orthodoxy against the Arian Visigoths, finally defeating them in the battle of Poitiers.
To me he seems like a cool dude. And I remember Mr. Parker saying he was awesome, so I'll agree. He was powerful and strong, leading wars and running enemies to Spain and stuff. He's just cool. :)
Khadijah (555-619)
Khadijah was the first wife to the prophet Muhammed. She is as important as Muhammed. It is said that she was as "Muhammeds manager in the buissness". She helped Muhammed spread his religious beliefs. Kendijiah did not hesatate to believe Muhammeds belifs and she embraced them happily. Both her and Muhammed were the first Islamic Muslims.
Kendijah is important to history because perhaps if it were not for her no one would have believed Muhammed. And if no one had believed Muhammed perhaps the Islam religion would not have spread as well as it has. She helped Muhammed in everyway she possiblle could. She remained beside him and supported him throughout his mission to help spread the Islamic religion.
Marco Polo (1254-1324)
In the late 13th century, Marco Polo left Venice and went to travel for many years in China. He met the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan (Genghis Khan's grandson) who was very interested in his travel stories. Khan convinced Polo to stay to represent him in different parts of China; Polo served him for about 17 years. When he was about to go home, he got captured by Genoans at war with Venice.
While he was in prison, he told his stories to cellmates, and one of the prisoners pretty much wrote them all down no matter how bizarre. The book became widely popular in Europe and Polo died in 1324.
Marco Polo was an important historical person because he pretty much inspired other travelers to go out and explore as well; example.. Columbus *cough cough* ...also, I just like his name, and the game "Marco Polo" is fun too ^^"
Ogodei Khan (reigned from 1229-1241)
Ogodei was the son of Genghis Khan and continued his father's assault on China. He defeated the Tanggut and Jin and then put their territories under Mongol governors. His capital of Karakorum attracted merchants, ambassadors, missionaries, and adventures from all over Eurasia. The unraveling of family unity began after his death in 1241.
I think Ogodei is important because he destroyed the two strong empires in China. He continued his father's conquest and spread Mongol rule. Also, Ogodei's capital attracted many people to the Mongol empire. Finally, after his death, the Mongol empire began to fall.
Theodora 527-548
Theodora was wife of emperor Justinian 1, who was emperor of the Byzantine Empire. He would turn to her for advice making her know for her superior intelligence to any man. She was allowed to take active part with any decision that her husband had to make. Theodora convinced Justinian not to flee when the Nika Riots broke out prooving herself a true leader.
In my opinion, Theodora was important because she prooved herself a more courages leader than Justinian. In history we don't really see many women who actually take part in helping rulers with their decisions. In her case, she was always asked for advice and prooved to be a better leader than Justinian. She didn't want to live in exile or hidding, she rather stay and die a ruler.
Guyuk Khan,
Ogodei Khan's son and successor. (1206-1248) He was the third Great Khan of the Mongol empire. He was the eldest son of Ogodei Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, and reigned from 1246-1248.
Guyuk took steps to reduce corruption, announcing that he would continue the policies of his father Ogodei, not Toregene.
The death of Guyuk had a profound effect on history. Guyuk wanted to turn the Mongol power against Europe. Because of Guyuk's premature death, Mongol family politics caused the Mongol efforts to be directed against southern China, which was eventually conquered in the time of Kublai Khan.
- Allyson Hensley P.2
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John Calvin.
This man lived from 1509-1564. John was a very influential man, he was a French theologian, and also surved as a pastor durring the Protestant Reformation. He helped to develop Christian theology, which was later named Calvanism. This wouldn't be a suprise he came up with his own sets of rules, he had broken some laws from the Roman Catholic Church in around 1530. Many also say it was in his fait to become a humanist lawyer, but instead he ended up writing books. He wrote one named " The Institutes of Christian Religion", after his book got out he got more fame and was called to help reform several churches. He forsure made a huge impact on litterary societies, with his questioning of the commandments, and sevral different religious rules.
John Calvin is someone important who sticks out because he would stand in what he believed for. It was rare to see people actually persue what they believed in back then, mainly because everyone knew not to challenge religion. Calvin was educated and recieved his first job at 12, and their was no doubt someone so hardworking would't just follow any laws. Calvin was clever, i admire that he was not afraid to voice what he believed in, we can all learn alot from John Calvin.
i think Genghis Kahn is an impotant man in history. he is important because he created a huge empire called the Mongols. He brought peace for people who joined him. Kahn created alot of aliances. Personally, Genghis kicked butt and he was amazing!!! He was so great that when he passed away his empire became four. He also caused the Pax Mongolia.He also cared about making people safe, he let them be whomever they wanted to be and protected them.
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