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Hoffman link used http://ancient-greece.org/art/minoan-art.html Greek art was some of the most influential art from the western world because of the major affects it had with their nearby trading partners. Some of the Greeks trading partners who really influenced the Greeks art were Minoans and Phoenicians. The Greeks artwork was made up of different symbols and carvings. They also used animals in their artwork; one example was the Bull’s head. Since the Greeks did not use any writing their art is very important so that we can find out more about their old history and culture.

Revised... Minoan art was some of the most influential art from the weatern world, it showed parts of their nature, and parts of their society within it. This art had big influences on its nearby trading partners. It helped their culture spread throughout differnt parts of greece. It also helped spread their culture since the minoans did not write anything down, in a written language. They used animals in their art as different symbols, the bulls head was a known symbol in their artwork. Their art helped them all communicate and understand others better, as though it were writing a story.

11/9/08 homework... Peloponnesian war. Spartans agreed to a 30 year peace treaty before they had realized how envious they were of Athenians. Spartans felt as though the Athenians had more wealth and power. So, in 431 the Peloponnesian war began. The Spartans had an army double the size of the Athenians. So, the Athenians had to use the Empire's money to hold out against the Spartans for a couple years until both sides finally decided to call a truce. Unfortunately, neither side was truely happy with the outcome and they both went out and made many allies. The Spartans and Athenians went to war again around 410. This time the war came with a price. Not only had they lost many fighters but they also lost many different fleets and trades. Finally, in 404 both Athens and Sparta signed a peace treaty with awful terms upon Athens, these terms were created by Sparta because Sparta had finally won the war.

The Links I Used: 1.) http://library.thinkquest.org/17709/wars/peloponn.htm 2.) http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/PELOWARS.HTM 3.) http://www.laconia.org/gen_info_literature/Peloponnesian_war.htm

11/10/08 homework.... Plague During The Peloponessian War Only two years into the Peloponessian war did another big cause of death strike. everyone's spirits for the war were great until this deahtly plague came into view of the people in Athens. This plague hung over Athens, like a dark, gloomy cloud, causing everyones great confidence in the war versus Sparta to vanish. This plague caused many different deaths of people, and one of the mainly known suffering and death was of the Athenians leader, Thucydides. His death may have been a big factor into why the Athenians morale had dropped. Though this plague finally left Athens, it still had a great affect on this group of people. They were still in the midst of the Peloponessian war against Sparta when the plague had gone but they were no where near as self-confident in themselves as before. Mainly Used link.... http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/plague.htm i also referred to this page for a few bits of information...http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1996-7/Smith.html

Olympics 11/12/08 links: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Olympics/ Around 700 BC the Greeks started the tradition of holding Olympic games every four years. This festival of sports was held in honor of their god,[|Zeus]. At the festivals they placed a huge statue of their god which was sculpted out of ivory and gold, to show their appreciatition. The Greeks encorporated many different games into their olympics including, boxing, horse-racing, running, sprinting, long distance jumping, [|chariot-racing], and wrestling. The Greeks very much celebrated the human body, it showed in their sculptures. So, during this festival, the competitors seemed to have competed naked, so they may also honor the human body, along with their gods. Since the Olympics consisted of many different peoples from other lands, they all had to agree to a truce during the games, this [|truce] stated that nobody would be attcked to or from the Olympic games, helping provide more of an outcome of people.