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 * //11/12 Homework//

1. Why did Aristotle created a set of rules for arguement? Why might something like that be needed? 2. Why was one of the philosophers goals to try and create a set of rules that would never need to be changed? How does that fit with the time period they were living in? 3. What impact did philopophers have on the people of Greece during that time period?

//**11/11 Homework**// __**Olympics**__

The Olympics that were held in ancient greece were competative games played between city-states. No one is sure where the games origionated, but one theory is that during the games there were offerings made to the king of Olympia, [|Pelops], who was a great hero of the Peloponnesus. Another myth is that Hercules, the son of [|Zeus] ran and won a race to Olympia and declared that the races be held every for years. But the true reason for their beginnings is still unknown. The games themselves were first held in a sanctaury site for the Greek gods. And during the games, there was a truce between all the participants. No armies were allowed to enter into Olypia, and any wars or disputes between city-states were suspended until after the games. Some games there were held were the stadion, which was a short race about 180 to 240 meters long, boxing, [|horse racing], and the long jump. Some famous athletes that participated in the Olympics were Milo of Croton, Cynisca of Sparta, and Koroibos of Elis.

//**11/10 Homework**//

This is a primary source drawn of Athens after the Peloponnesian War. This can be related to Jon Gibson’s paragraph about the aftermath of the War. In his paragraph, Jon says that the Athenians were forced to destroy their fleets and their walls. And in the picture it is clear that Athens was in ruins because you can see flames on one side, burning through the city and destroying buildings and causing destruction to the city. You can see the large building sitting on top of the hill in shambles because of the fighting and the effects it had on Athens. And you can see the buildings all in need of repair because of what happened when Sparta took Athens. Sparta demanded that Athens get rid of its walls and fleets so that they wouldn’t be able to protect themselves or fight back now that Sparta won the Peloponnesian War.

Link: [|Phoenician Alphabet] __**Spread of Phoenician Alphabet**__ The Phoenician alphabet was spread throughout the Mediterranean by merchants, and was adopted by many other cultures. The adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet happened for two reasons. One, the Phoenician alphabet was the first to represent a certain sound to a specific symbol. All the other languages had many symbols for one sound, or vice versa. This language would have been much more convenient, and easier for everyone to understand. Also, this specific alphabet made it possible for most everyone to be able to read. The method that the alphabet was spread by was the sea trading done by the Phoenician. The Phoenicians were great sea farers, and they traveled and traded all over the world. And they're travels not only allowed good to be distributed and added into other cultures, but their alphabet and culture was traded as well.
 * //11/8/08 Homework//**