Matching Pairs Who's Who?Online version Match important people from Ancient Greece culture and history with their descriptions. by Hannah Ross 1 Zeus 2 Xerxes 3 Homer 4 Socrates 5 Alexander the Great 6 Plato 7 Archimedes 8 King Darius 9 Sophocles 10 Pericles 11 King Phillip II of Macedonia 12 Aristotle Son of Philip II and student of Aristotle; conquered Persia, Egypt, the Middle East and Northern India and created Hellenistic culture Mathematician who advanced a method of measuring circumference The second of the big 3 Greek philosophers who wrote dialogues between his teacher and other wise men A playwright who wrote classic Greek tragedies that are still read today The first of the big 3 Greek philosophers who taught by asking questions The third of the big 3 Greek philosophers who taught Alexander the Great Persian leader who continued attempting to expand borders and conquer Greece during the Persian Wars Writer of epics (long poems) including The Iliad and The Odyssey Persian leader who started the Persian War by conquering the Greek city-state Ionia and punishing Athens for their attempt to help Ionia resist conquest The Olympics started as a religious festival to honor this king of gods Athenian leader who brought about the Golden Age Alexander the Great's father who conquered the Greek city states
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