[ Kids/Teens ] Ashoka (or Asoka) was a great emperor of India. He ruled the Maurya Empire from about 268 BCE to 232 BCE.

[ Kids/Teens ] Cyrus II of Persia (around 600–530 BC), often called Cyrus the Great, was the amazing founder of the Achaemenid Empire. This was the first great Persian empire.

[ Kids/Teens ] Jawaharlal Nehru (born 14 November 1889 – died 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India. He was a very important person in Indian politics both before and after India became independent.

[ Kids/Teens ] Mesopotamia (which means "land between rivers" in Greek) is a historic area in Western Asia.

[ Kids/Teens ] Kemal Atatürk (also known as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) was a very important Turkish statesman and military leader. He was the first President of Turkey from 1923 until he passed away in 1938.

[ Kids/Teens ] Suleiman I (born November 6, 1494 – died September 6, 1566) was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. In the West, he is known as Suleiman the Magnificent.