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Hammurabi was the King of Babylon (now in Iraq). He lived from 2123 to 2080 BC.
He was important because he is one of the first leaders to actually write down laws.
He promised to make justice reign, to destroy the wicked and violent, and to promote the good of the people. -
Moses was a Jewish leader and prophet. He lived around the 1200 BC.
He was important because he led the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and eventually to freedom in Israel. Furthermore, he was given the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai and promoted these to his people. -
Zarathustra was a mystic from Persia (now Iran). He lived from 628 to 551 BC. He was the founder of Zoroastrian faith.
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Cyrus the Elder was a Persia King. He lived from 600 to 529 BC.
He promised not to force anyone to change her religion and guarantied freedom for all. -
Siddharta Gautama Sakyamuni was a Buddha, a teacher and philosopher from India. He lived from 550 to 480 BC.
He preached respect for the dignity of life, believed in non-violence and promoted, among others things, the ‘need for right conduct’ towards others. -
Plato was a Philosopher from Greece that lived from 384 to 322 BC.
He believed in universal truth and virtue and that these ideas were above the laws of individual states.