what was the most influential event/person in history?

Question

It's for a school project. funny stuff is accepted, but real stuff gets best answer. do not refer me to a website, just tell me.

Answer 1

Big question. But I think I'll go for Charlemagne. Anyone who could get that many French men to shut up and start listening to each other has to be one heckuva influential person. Bigger still, he even got them to all unite and become a single country. Hmmm...maybe that's good...or bad...depending on your stance on "freedom fries".

Answer 2

Buddy Holly and The Crickets deserve a mention. The Beatles were obviously very influential. As were many of their '60s contemporaries, such as The Rolling Stones and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Pixies and The Smiths were hugely influential. And now so are the bands the Pixies and The Smiths inspired, such as Radiohead and Nirvana. MQ: Revolver MQ2: "Stupid Car" - Radiohead

Answer 3

I'd have to say: whose history? I think picking a "most influential" says the most about who you are and what are important to your times... note that the Time Magazine ALMOST picked Bin Laden for person of the year 2001... so just think that influential can be interpreted in both a positive or negative way...but always remember this: the winners make history, and that's why one of the first things Hitler did, was to replace all History books during Nazi germany... personally I would pick Cleopatra. That was a hell of a hold on an Empire in a man driven world that she had...

Answer 4

In the year 2000 or maybe it was 1999, there was a poll of on who the most important people of the millenia and they printed the top 100, the winner was

GUTENBERG.

Without the printing press, the thoughts of our greatest scientists, philosopher's, religious leaders, statesmen would have to be relayed from my mouth to your ear, leading to the gradual loss of the actual original great thoughts.

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Answer 5

Johannes Gutenberg - Inventor of the Printing Press

Without the printed word in common usage, where would we be? It would have been invented eventually but society may have been advanced 100 years. Would you like to go back 100 years?

Among Gutenberg's specific contributions were the design of metal movable type, the invention of a process for making such type in quantity (mass production), the use of oil-based ink, and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the screw olive and wine presses of the period. His truly epochal invention was the combination of these elements into a practical system.

Answer 6

Grog of the Cave Bear Clan was dubbed "most influential person in history" by the elders of the tribe for his creation of gods, goddesses, angels and devils in the Year 65,563 BC.... Prior to that date, there were no ceremonial burials or heaven and hell to bribe or threaten his clan....

Answer 7

Very good question!

This gentleman comes to mind:

Vivien T. Thomas

His medical patents and discoveries have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
He was a key player in pioneering the anastomosis of the subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery (heart stuff).The surgical work he performed with Alfred Blalock paved the way for the successful outcome of the Blalock-Taussig shunt (more heart stuff).

Here is one mother's response to Vivien Thomas's medical discoveries:

"Being the mother of a baby born with several congenital heart defects, I am grateful to God for these pioneers [Thomas and Blalock] and their hard work. Without them, I may not have my son to love. He underwent open heart surgery at 3 1/2 months old, and I thank God every day for the Drs. who started repairing 'blue babies' hearts."

Please see
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/partners/today/t_views.html
http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/vthomas.htm

Answer 8

persons: Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha
event: Fall of Roman the Empire
discovery: agriculture, writing

Answer 9

Agriculture changed everything. tf

Answer 10

jesus, it's got to be jesus. he did phenomanal stuff, but if your not christian, you still have to acknowledge how christianity has influenced the world.