Who Am I? Ancient Greece

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Determine which famous Greek is most likely to say each statement.

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1.

I am the Father of Democracy!
- A.
  
  Pericles
- B.
  
  Themistocles
- C.
  
  Cleisthenes
- D.
  
  Zeus
2.

I hired artists and made them beautify Athens!
- A.
  
  Themistocles
- B.
  
  Pericles
- C.
  
  Socrates
- D.
  
  Sophocles
3.

I am the poet who told the stories of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
- A.
  
  Pericles
- B.
  
  Zeus
- C.
  
  Sophocles
- D.
  
  Homer
4.

I was the King of Persia during the 2nd Persian War.
- A.
  
  Darius
- B.
  
  Themistocles
- C.
  
  Pericles
- D.
  
  Xerxes
5.

I was the super star of writing tragedies. Oedipus Rex and Antigone were among my best!
- A.
  
  Socrates
- B.
  
  Aristotle
- C.
  
  Sophocles
- D.
  
  Hippocrates
6.

I died of the plague during the Peloponnesian War, leaving Athens without a leader.
- A.
  
  Alcibiades
- B.
  
  Themistocles
- C.
  
  Pericles
- D.
  
  Socrates
7.

I was executed for corrupting the youth of Athens!
- A.
  
  Plato
- B.
  
  Socrates
- C.
  
  Sophocles
- D.
  
  Herodotus
8.

I convinced the people of Athens to build ships to defeat the Persians!
- A.
  
  Pericles
- B.
  
  Solon
- C.
  
  Draco
- D.
  
  Themistocles
9.

I made harsh laws for the Athenians to follow before they created a democracy!
- A.
  
  Solon
- B.
  
  Themistocles
- C.
  
  Herodotus
- D.
  
  Draco
10.

I wrote the first histories, writing events and their causes rather than trying to glorify any king!
- A.
  
  Hippocrates
- B.
  
  Herodotus
- C.
  
  Homer
- D.
  
  Helen of Troy
11.

I believed that diseases had natural causes and that in healing people, doctors should use gentle treatments. My ideas on medicine lead to an oath that doctors must take today!
- A.
  
  Hippocrates
- B.
  
  Herodotus
- C.
  
  Socrates
- D.
  
  Aristotle
12.

I created new reforms to help the Athenian poor!
- A.
  
  Draco
- B.
  
  Cliesthenes
- C.
  
  Homer
- D.
  
  Solon
13.

I realized that in order to have a tue democracy, that government workers must be paid.
- A.
  
  Themistocles
- B.
  
  Pericles
- C.
  
  Solon
- D.
  
  Draco
14.

I was the student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great!
- A.
  
  Socrates
- B.
  
  Phillip II
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Aristarchus
15.

I hypothesized that we lived in a heliocentric solar system, but I couldn't prove it.
- A.
  
  Aristarchus
- B.
  
  Anaximander
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Archimedes
16.

I hypothesized that the Earth was once covered in water and that we evolved from fish!
- A.
  
  Anaximander
- B.
  
  Aristotle
- C.
  
  Alexander the Great
- D.
  
  Aristarchus
17.

I am credited with coming up with the formula for finding the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
- A.
  
  Anaximander
- B.
  
  Pythagorus
- C.
  
  Archimedes
- D.
  
  Euclid
18.

I compiled "The Elements" which was used by scientists for 100s of years!
- A.
  
  Anaximander
- B.
  
  Pythagorus
- C.
  
  Archimedes
- D.
  
  Euclid
19.

Although I did not create levers and pulleys, I saw their potential in moving large loads. I also created a device used to transport water from a level of lower elevation to a level of higher elevation easily.
- A.
  
  Anaximander
- B.
  
  Pythagorus
- C.
  
  Archimedes
- D.
  
  Euclid
20.

I had the Parthenon built.
- A.
  
  Themistocles
- B.
  
  Pericles
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Alcibiades
21.

I convinced the Athenians that the key to defeating the Persians were the triremes and not the walls of the city.
- A.
  
  Themistocles
- B.
  
  Pericles
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Alcibiades