Rank the following people in order of historical importance. This should not be a ranking based on greatness or inspiration. Rank them according to their impact on the development of Western civilization. Add someone we discussed in class to the list if you wish. Then, write a summary essay explaining your top three decisions. Your paragraphs should give background information but they should emphasize HOW the three people you highlighted impacted history.
How did Western Civilzation change because of them? Be prepared to defend your rankings in class. Leonardo de Vinci, Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther, Charles V, Cardinal Richelieu, Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, Oliver Cromwell, Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Louis XVI, Maximilien Robespierre, Napoleon Bonaparte, James Watt, Otto von Bismarck, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan