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History is full of great thinkers, brilliant military strategies, wise philosophers, ingenious inventors, bold activists, and all sorts of other virtuous people. Of course, being a great person isn't something that happens by accident. You have to have an opportunity to impress, perhaps because your family got an education, or your country was at war (or at peace) at the ideal time, or the key technology that your new business required to function was invented five years before you had your big idea.ÂÂ
Millions upon millions of marvelous minds have gone to their graves without ever achieving anything significant simply because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's one of the great injustices of history that we'll never know what such people might have done had they happened to be born some other time.
However, what we do know is when many of the great minds we admire were able to excel - and if we know that, we can start to see what factors helped facilitate their rise to greatness. As they say, cometh the hour, cometh the man (or woman). So we'll give you the man (or woman), and you tell us in which hour - or year, or period - they came!
Which time period is Galileo Galilei from?
The Enlightenment.
The nineteenth century.
The Napoleonic Era.
The Renaissance.
Galileo Galilei is from the Renaissance. He was born in Italy and he is well-known for being a forward thinker in the realms of astronomy and math.
Which time period is President John F. Kennedy from?
The Enlightenment.
The Classical Era.
Twentieth century.
President John F. Kennedy is from the Twentieth Century. He is best-known for being the president of the United States and was tragically assassinated during his presidency.
The Hellenistic Age.
Which time period is William Shakespeare from?
Elizabethan Era.
William Shakespeare is from the Elizabethan Era. He is world famous for being a talented writer who had many plays that are still studied today.
Ancient Greece.
The Hellenistic Age.
The nineteenth century.
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Which time period is Coco Chanel from?
Medieval Times.
The Renaissance.
The Victorian Era.
The nineteenth century.
Coco Chanel is from the nineteenth century. She is best-known for being a famous fashion designer who paved way for the fashion industry today.
Which time period is Nikola Tesla from?
The nineteenth century.
Nikola Tesla is from the nineteenth century. He is best-known for being an inventor, especially for his work in electricity involving the alternating current.
The Enlightenment.
Ancient Rome.
Ancient Greece.
Which time period is Napoleon from?
Napoleonic Era.
Napoleon is from the Napoleonic Era. He was a leader of the military who was born in 1769 and made his way to the status of emperor.
The Elizabethan Era.
The Reformation Era.
Ancient Rome.
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Which time period is Alexander the Great from?
The Enlightenment.
Medieval Times.
The Hellenistic Age.
Alexander the Great is from the Hellenistic Age. He was best-known as the King of Macedonia, but throughout his reign, he also became a Pharoah of Egypt, King of Asia and a King of Persia.
The Renaissance.
Which time period is Martin Luther from?
The Reformation Era.
Martin Luther is from the Reformation Era. He was best-known for creating the era of Reformation and for being a monk and a preist.
The Classical Period.
The Baroque Period.
The twentieth century.
Which time period is Abraham Lincoln from?
The nineteenth century.
Abraham Lincoln is from the nineteenth century. He is best-known for his time as the president of the United States and his assassination during his presidency.
The Hellenistic Age.
The Reformation Era.
The Federalist Era.
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Which time period is Leonardo da Vinci from?
The Renaissance.
Leonardo da Vinci is from the Renaissance. He was born in Italy and is world famous for being a and artist, scientist, engineer and much more.
The twentieth century.
Ancient Greece.
The Elizabethan Era.
Which time period is Mozart from?
The Classical Era.
Mozart is from the Classical Era. He is best-known for being a talented composer whose compositions are still played and studied today.
Ancient Greece.
The Federalist Era.
The Enlightenment.
Which time period is Genghis Khan from?
Ancient Rome.
The Victorian Era.
Medieval Period. (Mongolia)
Genghis Khan is from the Mongolian Medieval Period. He is best-known for founding the Mongol empire and for his legacy of shaping the years to come after his death.
The Baroque Period.
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Which time period is Voltaire from?
Ancient Egypt.
The Elizabethan Era.
The Napoleonic Era.
The Enlightenment.
Voltaire is from the Enlightenment period. He is best-known for his writing that challenged the philosophies of the time period.
Which time period is Aristotle from?
The twentieth century.
The Federalist Era.
Ancient Greece.
Aristotle is from Ancient Greece. He was best-known for being a philosopher who was taught by another famous philosopher named Plato.
The Renaissance.
Which time period is Steve Jobs from?
The Elizabethan Era.
Medieval Times.
The twentieth century.
Steve Jobs is from the twentieth century. He is best-known for his largely successful electronics company called Apple. He was an innovator in his industry.
Ancient Rome.
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Which time period is Plato from?
Ancient Egypt.
The Federalist Era.
The Baroque Period.
Ancient Greece.
Plato is from the era of Ancient Greece. He was born in 428 BCE and wrote many famous philosophical works. He was taught by Socrates.
Which time period is Marie Antoinette from?
The Enlightenment.
Marie Antoinette is from the Enlightenment period. She is best-known for being France's last queen and for suffering the fate of the guillotine.
Medieval Times.
Ancient Egypt.
The Elizabethan Era.
Which time period is William the Conqueror from?
Ancient Rome.
The Napoleonic Era.
Medieval Times.
William the Conqueror is from Medieval Times. He is best-known for being a king in England and for his formation of systems within the country.
The Victorian Era.
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Which time period is Joan of Arc from?
Medieval Times.
Joan of Arc is from Medieval Times. She is best-known for being a saint and a hero of France. She fought for her country and died for it.
The Reformation Era.
Ancient Rome.
The Hellenistic Era.
Which time period is George Washington from?
The Federalist Era.
George Washington is from the Federalist Era. He is best-known for being the first president of the United States, elected in 1789.
The Napoleonic Era.
The Renaissance.
The Enlightenment.
Which time period is Michelangelo from?
The Napoleonic Era.
The Hellenistic Era.
The Elizabethan Era.
The Renaissance.
Michelangelo is from the Renaissance. He is best-known for his artistry including paintings. One of his most recognized works is the statue of David.
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Which time period is Cleopatra from?
Ancient Egypt.
Cleopatra is from Ancient Egypt. She is best-known for being the queen of Egypt. Her full name was Cleopatra VII of Thea Philopator.
The Classical Period.
The Elizabethan Era.
The twentieth century.
Which time period is Constantine from?
The Federalist Era.
The Baroque Period.
The nineteenth century.
Ancient Rome.
Constantine is from Ancient Rome. He is best-known for being the emperor of Rome. He was also the first Roman emperor to practice Christianity.
Which time period is Catherine the Great from?
The Napoleonic Era.
The Classical Era.
The Catherinian Era.
Catherine the Great is from the Catherinian Era. She is best-known as a ruler in Russia who had the longest reign over the country.
The Baroque Period.
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Which time period is Queen Victoria from?
The Renaissance.
The Enlightenment.
The Napoleonic Era.
The Victorian Era.
Queen Victoria is from the Victorian Era. She is best-known for being the queen of Britain and for having a large influence on culture during her time, both in Europe and across the sea.
Which time period is Sir Isaac Newton from?
The Renaissance.
The twentieth century.
Ancient Greece.
The Enlightenment.
Sir Isaac Newton is from the Enlightenment period. He is best-known for his work in science and the discoveries that he has made.
Which time period is Socrates from?
Ancient Greece.
Socrates is from Ancient Greece. He was the philosopher who taught Plato, who went on to teach Aristotle. He is often credited with being the original Greek philosopher.
The Federalist Era.
The Napoleonic Era.
The Hellenistic Age.
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Which time period is Charlemagne from?
Medieval Times.
Charlemagne is from Medieval Times. He is best-known for being a king in Europe and for changing many systems in Europe to become the place we know today.
The Enlightenment.
The Classical Period.
The Baroque Period.
Which time period is Homer from?
Ancient Greece.
Homer is from Ancient Greece. He is best-known as being a poet in Greece. His most famous works are the "Odyssey" and the "Iliad."
The Nineteenth Century.
The Federalist Era.
The Hellenistic Era.
Which time period is Marco Polo from?
The Napoleonic Era.
The nineteenth century.
The Victorian Era.
The Medieval Era.
Marco Polo is from the Medieval Era. He is best-known for his exploration and travels. He was born in the year of 1254 in Venice.
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Which time period is Thomas Jefferson from?
The Enlightenment.
Thomas Jefferson is from the Enlightenment. He is best-known for being a president of the United States among many other political titles throughout his life.
The Baroque Era.
The Victorian Era.
The Federalist Era.
Which time period is Johann Sebastian Bach from?
The Baroque Period.
Johann Sebastian Bach is from the Baroque period. He is best-known for being a famous composer who played for churches, royals and larger performances.
The Victorian Era.
Ancient Greece.
The twentieth century.
Which time period is King Arthur from?
The Renaissance.
The Federalist Era.
Medieval Times.
King Arthur is from Medieval Times. He is best-known for being a king as well as a soldier and he is one of the most-known people from his time period.
The Victorian Era.
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Which time period is Archimedes from?
The Hellenistic Era.
The Elizabethan Era.
Ancient Greece.
Archimedes is from Ancient Greece. He is best-known for his discoveries in relation to the areas of math and science. He was also very talented in astronomy and physics.
Ancient Rome.
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