History People Matching (RVC - Greece)Version en ligne Famous people in WHI for the SOL. par Toby Campbell 1 Socrates 2 Pericles 3 Aristotle 4 Alexander the Great 5 Ashoka 6 Hammurabi 7 Abraham 8 Cyrus 9 Plato 10 Hippocrates 11 Sophocles 12 Draco Greek philosopher who taught Plato Sentenced to death for asking too many questions by Athenians "The unexamined life is not worth living." Athenian statesman Lead Athens through its Golden Age Famous funeral oration glorified Athenian democracy Commissioned the Parthenon Student of the philosopher Plato Mentor to Alexander the Great Created classification system for science Father was Philip II of Macedonia Conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, and part of India Spread Hellenistic culture Mentored by the Greek philosopher Aristotle Indian ruler during Mauryan Empire Coverts to Buddhism Sends Buddhist missionaries across Asia Mesopotamian king Created first law code "An eye for an eye." "Father of Monotheism" "Father of Judaism" Covenant (agreement) with God Persian emperor Imperial bureaucracy Religious tolerance ended the Babylonian Exile for Jews Recorded Socrates' teachings as his student Wrote about Socrates in "The Republic" Founded the Academy in Athens for philosophy Hippocratic Oath "Father of Medicine" Doctors must "do no harm" Greek playwright of tragedies Wrote "Oedipus Rex" Wrote "Antigone" Athenian lawmaker before direct democracy Created a harsh law code where the punishment was usually death Law code ended by Solon, who helped get Athens closer to democracy
