Encourage further exploration by your students with these in-depth biographies of people important in medieval history. Individual or discussion activities follow each biography to further enrich students' learning. The biographies may be read on the screen or printed out. Permission to photocopy these biographies for classroom use is hereby granted to teachers using History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond.

1. Empress Theodora (about 497 - 548)

2. Suleyman I (about 1494 - 1566)

  3. Askia Muhammad Toure (? - 1538)

4. Empress Wu Chao (625 - 705)

  5. Lady Murasaki Shikibu (about 978 - 1030)

6. Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (1438 - 1471)

Unit 1: Europe During Medieval Times

Unit 2: The Rise of Islam

Unit 3: The Culture and Kingdoms of West Africa

Unit 4: Imperial China

Unit 5: Japan During Medieval Times

Unit 6: Civilizations of the Americas

Chapter 6: The Byzantine Empire

Chapter 11: From the Crusades to New Muslim Empires

Chapter 14: The Influence of Islam on West Africa

Chapter 16: The Political Development of Imperial China

Chapter 21: Heian-kyo: The Heart of Japan's Golden Age

Chapter 26: The Incas