1.2.6: Biography Matching Game

Matching--Part 1 Match the person to their achievement. Arthur Ashe First African-American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship Lady Diana Spencer Married Prince Charles in 1981 Tecumseh Indian leader who vowed to never make peace with the white man Barbara Jordan First African-American woman from a southern state to serve in Congress when she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1973. Marie Curie Discovered radium and polonium. Matching--Part 2 Match the person to their achievement. Joan of Arc Maid of France: Burned at stake by England. Benito Juarez Known as The Founder of Modern Mexico. Ghengis Khan Ruler of Mongolia who set out to conquer China. Nelson Mandela Brought about the end of minority rule in Africa. Joseph McCarthy United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957). Matching--Part 3 Match the person to their achievement. Wang Dan Led protest for Democracy in China. Margaret Thatcher Conservative British prime minister. Mother Teresa Founded the Missionaries of Charity to care for the poor in Kolkata, India. Nellie Bly American journalist known for her pioneering reporting, including her 1887 expose on the conditions of asylum patients at Blackwell's Island in New York City and her trip around the world in 1889. Susan B. Anthony Key leader of woman suffrage movement. Matching--Part 4 Match the person to their achievement. Dean Kamen Invented the segway. Frederick Douglass Abolitionist and founder of the North Star. Galileo Placed under house arrest for heliocentric views. Katherine Johnson NASA mathematician, African-American woman, literally a rocket scientist who helped put a man on the moon. Henrick Ibsen A modern playwright whose plays dealt with issues which were usually kept quiet. Matching--Part 5 Match the person to their achievement. Barbara McClintock Discovered the ability of genes to change positions on the chromosome. Gregor Mendel Father of genetics. Benito Mussolini Italian Dictator who aligned his country with Hitler. Richard Nixon US President who resigned because of Watergate scandal. Socrates Was poisoned for "corrupting the minds of the youth". Matching--Part 6 Match the person to their achievement. Harriet Tubman Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad. Mozart A composer from Austria, who was known for classical NEW STYLE. Child prodigy. Einstein E=mc^2 Leonardo da Vinci Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect. Leland Melvin Former NFL football player who later was selected in NASA's astronaut core.