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Ruler, who united the Mongols and thus founded the Mongol Empire, which controlled large parts of Eurasia
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Genghis Khan
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Weak king of England, who had to sign the Magna Carta after a baron rebellion
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John Lackland
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Grand Prince of Novgorod, who defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle on the Ice of Lake Peipus
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Alexander Nevsky
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Hohenstaufen Emperor of the HRE, peacefully secured pilgrimage to Jerusalem, supported Arts and Science, "stupor mundi"
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Frederick II
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Philosopher from Cologne, who paved the way for Christian Aristotleianism
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Albertus Magnus
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Most important christian philosopher of the Middle Ages, author of "Summa contra Gentiles" and " Summa Theologiae"
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Thomas Aquinas
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Venetian merchant, who served under the Yuan court in China and recorded his experiences in "Book of the Marvels of the World"
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Marco Polo
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Founder of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty in China and ruler of the Mongol Empire
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Kublai Khan
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Italian mathematician, who popularized Arabic Numbers in Europe, known for the sequence "1 1 2 3 5 8 13..."
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Fibonacci
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Fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, his death marked the end of Mongol Expansion
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Möngke Khan
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Holy king of France and Crusader, who made France the most powerful Kingdom of Europe
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Louis IX
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Author of the "Divine Comedy"
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Dante Alighieri
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First Habsburg Emperor of the HRE
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Rudolf I
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Great Mongol General, who conquered 32 nations and won 65 battles
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Subutai
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First sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty of Egypt
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Baibars
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Doge of Venice, who let the 4. Crusade target Zara and Constantinopel
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Enrico Dandolo
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Scottish independence fighter, who was hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason
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William Wallace
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Icelandic historian and poet, who authored the "Prose Edda", which preserved Nordic Culture, History and Mythology
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Snorri Sturluson
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