Statistics for Ancient Greeks by Accomplishment

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Ruler of ancient Macedonia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen	Alexander the Great	100%
Wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey	Homer	100%
Philosopher who famously quoted, "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing,"	Socrates	92%
Father of medicine	Hippocrates	83%
Famously battled Persian King Xerxes in 480 BC	Leonidas	83%
Philosopher who preached unity; taught by another famous philosopher	Plato	83%
Father of geometry	Euclid	75%
Father of History	Herodotus	75%
Famous leader during the Golden Age of Athens	Pericles	75%
Adjective, "named," after this dictator. This adjective means overly harsh or strict.	Draco	67%
Famous Sculptor	Phidias	67%
Philosopher who believed living happily was the main goal of human life; taught by another famous philosopher	Aristotle	58%
Spartan general renowned for his efforts in The Archidamian War	Brasidas	50%
Reformist and benevolent dictator who laid the grounds for Athenian democracy	Solon	50%
Creator of the geocentric theory	Eudoxus	42%