Significant People of Ancient Civilizations

Darius' son who tried to conquer Greece

• Abraham

• Xerxes

• Pericles

• Sappho

Only woman to rule China

• Ruth

• Sappho

• Empress Wu

• Cleopatra

King of Macedonia who invaded Greece

• Phillip II

• Cyrus the Great

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

Her devotion was to family

• Aesop

• Empress Wu

• Naomi

• Ruth

Democracy leader in Athens who encouraged people to participate in government

• Abraham

• Darius I

• Pericles

• King Solomon

Most famous lyric poet

• Homer

• Sappho

• Alexander the Great

• Ruth

Grandson of Genghis Khan, completed the conquest of China and declared himself emperor of China

• King Saul

• Kublai Khan

• King David

• King Solomon

First King of Israel

• King Solomon

• King Saul

• King David

• King Darius

Freed the Israelites from Egypt; received Ten Commandments from God

• Abraham

• Pericles

• Moses

• King David

Famous for writing Aesop's Fables; short stories

• Darius

• Homer

• Socrates

• Aesop