Guess Who??
1. I am the founder of Greek tragedy and wrote about 72 plays during my lifetime.
Who am I? ___________________________________
2. After writing 123 plays, I became a politician and served as treasurer of the Delian
League, general, and statesman.
Who am I? ___________________________________
3. I am well known for my tragedies and poetry; however, unfortunately, I became
more famous after my death that I was in life.
Who am I? ___________________________________
4. I am known as the father of history, using analytical tactics to record the past, such as
I did with the Persian Wars.
Who am I? ___________________________________
5. I am the creator of modern historiography because I strove for accuracy, plus my
greatest work was the documentation of the Peloponnesian war.
Who am I? ___________________________________
6. I am a classical Greek sculptor who directed the construction of the Parthenon.
Who am I? ___________________________________
7. I am the father of calculus, plus an inventor, engineer, and mathematician.
Who am I? ___________________________________
8. I am famous for my medical ethical code, which is still used today. I also attended
Cos, the leading medical center of my time.
Who am I? ___________________________________
9. I am the author of the Elements.
Who am I? ___________________________________
10. I am known for my famous geometric theorem, plus I was mistaken when I thought
the center of the Earth was on “fire.”
Who am I? ___________________________________
11. I encouraged questioning students so they could uncover their own beliefs, and
often said “the unexamined life is not worth living.”
Who am I? ___________________________________
12. I am a student of Socrates, and founder of The Academy.
Who am I? ___________________________________
13. I came up with the Scientific Method, and taught Alexander the Great.
Who am I? ___________________________________
Famous Greeks
Match each famous Greek person with the category they belong in, and write
one word describing what they accomplished.
Category
Drama
History
Sculpture
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Person
Accomplishment