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Nadab and Abihu: Two of the elders of the Israelites, and the sons of Aaron who died by making and unauthorized fire before the Lord

Eleazar: one of Aaron’s sons, who was not killed by the strange fire

Korah: the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, who was prideful, and rose up against Moses.

Balek: The son of Zippor, and king of Moab who asked Balaam to destroy Israel

Balaam: a prophet who was asked to curse the Isreal

Prince Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha): A man believed to have had visions and became enlightened with certain teachings called “Buddhism.”

Kong Zi or Kung Fu-tze or tzu aka Confucius: respected philosopher of China. Starting near 100 B.C., the ideas of Confucius (Confucianism) served as a strong influence on Chinese society.

Lao-tzi aka Lao Tzu or Laozi: wrote the Laozi, one of the basic books of the Chinese philosophy of Taoism. This book is often called the Tao Te Ching, The Classic of the Way and the Virtue.

Inuits: are a people who live in and near the Arctic. Their homeland stretches from the northeastern tip of Russia across Alaska and northern Canada to Greenland. Many Inuit live farther north than any other people in the world.

Mound Builders: were early groups of North American Indians who built large earthwork structures. They built more than 5,000 mounds throughout North America between 7000 B.C. and A.D. 1700. Most mounds are in the eastern regions of the United States, with the greatest number around the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

Maya: were an American Indian people who developed a magnificent civilization in Central America and south Mexico. The Maya civilization reached its period of greatest development about A.D. 250 and continued to flourish for hundreds of years. The Maya produced remarkable architecture, painting, pottery, and sculpture. They made great advancements in astronomy and mathematics and developed an accurate yearly calendar. They were one of the first peoples in the Western Hemisphere to develop an advanced form of writing.

Homer: is a poet who may not existed, he is known for writing the Iliad and Odyssey

Helen: is a Greek mythological figure, who was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the major cause of the Trojan War, in which Greece defeated the city of Troy.

Menelaus: was a king of Sparta, and the husband of Helen.

Priam and Hecuba: was the last king of Troy and ruler of the city during the Trojan War with Greece, who was noted for his kindness, dignity, and respect for the gods…and his wife

Achilles: was the best Greek warrior in the Trojan War. When he was born, his mother dipped him in the River Styx, to make him immortal. He died by getting shot in the ankle by Paris (with the help of Apollo), where his mother held him when she dipped him in the river

Paris: was the son of Priam and Hecuba. One day, he was forced to judge the beauty of three goddesses: Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. After picking the one who promised him the most beautiful woman in the world, he soon found Helen. However, Helen was married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta. They fought, which caused the destruction of Troy.

King Minos: was a king of Crete in Greek mythology, who ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth, a mazelike building in which Minos imprisoned a monster known as the Minotaur.