{"product_id":"9781605011240","title":"100 Most Influential People of All Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn more about 100 Most Influential People of all times - from Buddha and Hammurabi to Thomas Edison and Brothers Wright. Their lifes, views, and careers illustrated with drawings, photographs, and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eFully illustrated with drawings, photographs, and maps \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eNavigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWritten in clear and concise language, \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eKings, Emperors and Politicians \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eReligious Leaders \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHumanitarians \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThinkers and Philosophers \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eScientists \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInventors \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eExplorers and Pioneers \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eMusicians and Composers \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWriters \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePainters, Sculptors and Architects \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eStage, Screen and Photography \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKings, Emperors and Politicians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Menes (ca. 3100-3000 BC) - united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e   Hammurabi (c.1792-1750 BC) - first king of the Babylonian Empire.\u003cbr\u003e   Cyrus the Great (ca.576-530 BC) - founder of the Persian Empire.\u003cbr\u003e   Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) - king of Macedon; he conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, never losing a battle.\u003cbr\u003e   Asoka (304-232 BC) - emperor of India who converted to and spread Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e   Qin Shi Huang (260-210 BC) - Chinese Emperor; unified China, initiated construction of the Great Wall of China.\u003cbr\u003e   Hannibal (247-183 BC) Carthaginian military commander and politician.\u003cbr\u003e   Julius Caesar (c.100-44 BC) - Roman military and political leader; key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e   ...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligious Leaders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Zoroaster (c.1200 BC) - ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism.\u003cbr\u003e   Buddha (c.563-c.483 BC) - founder of Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e   Jesus Christ (c.6 BC-c.30 AD) - founder of Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e   St. Paul (b. c. 10-d. c. 67 AD) - proselytizer of Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e   Muhammad (c.570-632 AD) - Prophet of Islam; conqueror of Arabia.\u003cbr\u003e   ...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThinkers and Philosophers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Lao Zi [Lao Tzu] (c.600 BC) - founder of Taoism.\u003cbr\u003e   Confucius (551-479 BC) - founder of Confucianism.\u003cbr\u003e   Socrates (469-399 BC) - ancient Greek philosopher who is credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e   Plato (c.427-347 BC) - ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician; together with Socrates and Aristotle laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture.\u003cbr\u003e   Aristotle (384-322 BC) - philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.\u003cbr\u003e   Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) - philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright; widely known for his treatises on realist political theory (The Prince).\u003cbr\u003e   ...\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScientists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Euclid (c.325-c.265 BC) - mathematician; 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