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