Significant Documents in History

[Gold Dragon]

theseed's thread where we discussed Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress status as the #2 most popular book in history made me think about creating a list of significant documents in history. I came up with the following list based on documents having the greatest impact on the most number of people in history.

1. Bible
2. Qur'an
3. United States Constitution
4. Communist Manifesto
5. Origin of Species

What other documents would you consider for this list?

Other documents I considered were:
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Mein Kampf
Romeo and Juliet
United States Declaration of Independence
Odyssey
Principia
Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong
Summa Theologica
Catechism of the Catholic Church
United Nations Charter
Emancipation Proclamation

 

[ZiSunka]

Uncle Tom's Cabin--spurred the fight for freedom under the belief that all men are created equal.
Civil Rights Act of 1964--continued that fight for equality and spurred the racial hatred in South Africa known as Apartied.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask--spurred the Sexual Revolution that we are now reaping the consequences of, the first commercially available publicatin that treated sex openly as a normal everyday topic.
The Kinsey Report--opened the door for the sexual revolution.
Time Magazine April 15, 1966 article that declared God dead.