Review the following people in order of historical importance. Rank the top three (your opinion) 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 (typed) explaining your top three people. (Your assignment, therefore, will be at least three paragraphs - each paragraph about 125 words.) 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,  Elizabeth I, 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 .

1. Review the following people in order of historical importance.
Rank the top three (your opinion) 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 (typed) explaining your top three people. (Your
assignment, therefore, will be at least three paragraphs - each
paragraph about 125 words.) 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, Elizabeth I, 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