Question

name
ancient greece: timeline
identify: use the word bank to label each description.
plato\tpersians\tsophocles\tzeus
aristotle\tsocrates\thomer\tparthenon
\t1. he started writing plays in 468 bc
\t2. greek philosopher and student of socrates
\t3. the olympic games were held to honor this greek god
\t4. this famous greek philosopher was put to death
\t5. he wrote the iliad and odyssey, famous epics
\t6. the greeks fought them starting in 490 bc
\t7. a philosopher, scientist, and mathematician; tutored alexander
\t8. this temple was built for athena

Explanation:

To solve this, we match each description to the correct term from the word bank:

1. Sophocles was a Greek playwright who started writing plays around 468 BC.
2. Plato was a Greek philosopher and student of Socrates.
3. The Olympic Games honored Zeus, the king of Greek gods.
4. Socrates, a famous Greek philosopher, was sentenced to death.
5. Homer wrote the Iliad and Odyssey.
6. The Greeks fought the Persians, starting with the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
7. Aristotle was a philosopher, scientist, and mathematician who tutored Alexander the Great.
8. The Parthenon was a temple built for the goddess Athena.

Answer:

1. Sophocles
2. Plato
3. Zeus
4. Socrates
5. Homer
6. Persians
7. Aristotle
8. Parthenon