| Line 518: |
Line 518: |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Philip of Macedon]] | | |[[Philip of Macedon]] |
| − | |King of Macedonia, and father of Alexander the Great who arranged for him to be homeschooled. Philip lived from 359 to 336 B.C., and his son succeeded him in power. | + | |King of Macedonia who arranged for the homeschooling of his son, Alexander the Great. |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Philistines]] | | |[[Philistines]] |
| Line 524: |
Line 524: |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Phoenicians]] | | |[[Phoenicians]] |
| − | |An ancient people who lived and traded goods on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and who developed a new language based on an alphabet of 22 letters. All Western alphabets, such as English and French and Italian and Greek and Latin, are based on it. | + | |Ancient people who lived and traded goods on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, developing a new language using an alphabet of 22 letters, on which Greek, Latin, English, French, etc., are based. |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |Pillars of Islam |
| | + | |Five basic rules of Islam: submit to Allah, pray, fast, give to the poor, and make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca (in Saudi Arabia today) |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Plato]] | | |[[Plato]] |
| − | |Athenian philosopher who wrote several treatises on philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, and mathematics. He founded the Academy, of which Aristotle was the most famous student. | + | |Greek (Athens) philosopher who taught about philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, and mathematics. He founded the Academy, of which Aristotle was the most famous student. |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Pompey the Great]] | | |[[Pompey the Great]] |
| Line 548: |
Line 551: |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |Qin Shia Huandgi | | |Qin Shia Huandgi |
| − | |the first Chinese emperor he ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He built new roads and made all of China use the same coin and weight system. He also made a standard form of writing so everyone would understand his decrees. | + | |the first Chinese emperor he ruled from 221-210 B.C. He built new roads and made all of China use the same coin and weight system. He also made a standard form of writing so everyone would understand his decrees. |
| | |- | | |- |
| | |[[Ramses II]] | | |[[Ramses II]] |