Here are the matchings based on the descriptions provided:
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Greek poet who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey
Response: Homer -
Student of Plato; believed logic and deduction using evidence should always be used in research; used a very early form of the scientific method.
Response: Aristotle -
Student of Socrates; believed human mind should be rational, orderly, and virtuous.
Response: Plato -
King of Macedonia; conquered land from Greece to Pakistan. Student of Aristotle.
Response: Alexander the Great -
Roman academic who translated works of Greek philosophers for future generations. Executed for criticizing the Roman government.
Response: Seneca -
Explored the power of human thought and executed for questioning the status quo.
Response: Socrates
So, the final responses matched are:
- Homer
- Aristotle
- Plato
- Alexander the Great
- Seneca
- Socrates