Why are Muhammad, Constantine, Alexander the Great, and Charlemagne important to world history?
1. Muhammad — the alleged founder of Islam, the third most important religon on Earth. 2. Constantine — legalized Christianity and transformed Rome, and ultimately Western Europe to the culture which lasted till the end of the twentieth centery there. 3. Alexander the Great — the greatest tactician ever. Period. Amen. Conquered half the world, and died before he could get the other half. 4. Charlemagne — Established Germanic domination of the West which only ended with World War II.