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Jada West is an 8th grader at SOMS who loves time with her friends. She enjoys the band One Direction and Ed Sheeran. Her life is complete with music.

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CitationsAkrotiri, Thera. Boxing Boys. 1550-1500 BCE. Boxing Boys in Athens. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.CLEOPHRADES PAINTER. Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater. 480 BC. Clay, red-figure technique. Lourve, Vulci.House of the Faun. The Alexander mosaic. 80 B.C. National Archaeologic Museum, Naples. macedonia. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. <http://faq.macedonia.org/history/alexander.the.great.html>.O’Neal, Michael J. “art in ancient Greece.” In Bogucki, Peter, ed. Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE49&iPin=ESCAW043&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 16, 2013).Prag, A. J. N. W. “art, Classical Greek.” In Gowing, Sir Lawrence, gen. ed. Facts on File Encyclopedia of Art, vol. 1. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. Ancient and Medieval History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE49&iPin=EAI018&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 18, 2013).Price, Christine. Made in Ancient Greece. N.p.: Bodley Head, 1968. Print.Unknown. Mycenaean Swords. N.d. Work of visual art. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.- - -. Sarcophagus: Battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. AD 315-325. Lourve, Thessaloniki. Digital file.

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In Athens boys often fought or were engaged with some physical work. And it made the boys have different hobbies. Some boys boxed each other and boxing became a big thing. Painters and artists used this as inspiration and started painting young boys doing activities.

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Greeks used painting, sculptures, and mosaics to portray battled and fights in

Athens and Sparta

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In Ancient Greece the Mycenaean's produced decorative art and painted weapons and vases. They engraved different things in the weapons. Wars were a very popular thing in that time period. The artist used that as inspiration and created art into what they saw. And they saw weapons a lot. Bronze statues that were created sometimes were melted down to make weapons.

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Greeks used painting, sculptures, and mosaics to portray battled and fights in

Athens and Sparta

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Artist make art on historical events and Alexander the Great in battle was always important. Artist show every detail of what going on. Art portrays a message you can see if someone is hurt or happy. Someone is in battle or sitting at home. Art shows different things 8th century B.C people built statuettes of warriors and men making army material such as helmets.

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Greeks used painting, sculptures, and mosaics to portray battled and fights in

Athens and Sparta

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In Ancient Times battles happened everywhere Sparta was very important for fighting and war. The artist in the area realized this and creating new things. Greeks had many battles including the one against the Amazon. They battle was so important it had to be put into artwork. So people in the future can see what happened. Art creates history.

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Greeks used painting, sculptures, and mosaics to portray battled and fights in Athens

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Greeks used painting, sculptures, and mosaics to portray battled and fights in Athens and Sparta

•The Mycenaean's put a lot of their art on everyday objects. The art they made portrayed different things. At the time the pieces they made portrayed battles. Many sculptures created represented human form. In the Bronze Age craftsmen started decorating pottery, jewelry, and marble.

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Akrotiri, Thera. Boxing Boys. N.d. paint.

Blackwell, Amy Hackney. "Children in Ancient Greece." Encyclopedia of Society      and Culture in the Ancient World. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Ancient and      Medieval History Online. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/      NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.

The British Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2013.      <http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/home_set.html>.

The British Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2013.      <http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/story/sto_set.html>.

Unknown. Breatsplate of an Anatomical Cuirass. N.d. a ancient greek breastplate.      The Louvre, Paris.

--. Brinze Warior. N.d. Bronze.

-- - -. Discus Thrower. N.d. Stone.

-- -. Illyrian-style Helmet. N.d. Metal. The Louvre, Paris.

Williams, Jean Kinney. "Every Day Life in Ancient Greece." Empire of Ancient      Greece, Great Empires of the Past. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Ancient and      Medieval History Online. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/      NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>

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Lucas Peterson is the genius behind the “Growing Up in Sparta” exhibit. Aside from curating museums, he likes to play sports and hang out with his friends. Some of his greatest achievement were curating part of this museum, and getting a 100% on Ms. Karis Museum project.

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Boys in Sparta are considered property of the state at the age of 7. They were sent to schools to train and become soldiers. They were given small portions of food to teach them to be resourceful and survive with little. They were given reeds to sleep on to teach them to be resilient. They were also given a thin tunic to wear year round, no matter what the weather to tech them to be strong and immune to bad conditions. Finally, the boys were beaten regularly to teach them to be immune from pain.

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Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were

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Men trained at gyms to stay strong and practice fighting. They would gather around with other men and talk about politics. What gym you were a member of was a factor in your social class. If you were a member of a very low class gym, you were probably not very important. If you were a member to a very high class gym, you were probably a very highly ranked person. A father could pass down his gym membership to his son, so prestigious gym memberships would be passed down through families.

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Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were

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When boys finished their school training, they would be sent to live with an older man who would become their mentor, and in some most cases their lover. The mentor would teach the pupil how to be a man, and the ways of life. He would also teach them school subjects such as math, and history. When the boy reached his late teens, he would leave his mentor and marry, but sometimes the child and mentor would continue their relationship.

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Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were

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Eligible men were not permitted to work anywhere but in the military. To reach higher social and economic classes men had to be strong and work their way up in the military over the course of a lifetime. You would also assume a higher social class if you were born into a high ranking family such as a king or general. Your military status was the biggest factor in your social and economic success.

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Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were

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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1486.The_Trojan_Women_and_Hippolytus

The Trojan Women was produced during the Peloponnesian War, and was written by Euripides in 415BC. It talks about the slaughter that was occurring on the Aegean Island of Melos and the main characters were the four Trojan Women, Hecuba, Cassandra, Andromache, and Helen. The story was defined as a tragedy, and was written as a play. It was the third book of a trilogy, however these books were not connected.

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Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many wars at the time.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/homer/odyssey.htm

One of the earliest works in western literature, ( the other being the Iliad) were written by Homer. The Odyssey was believed to be made somewhere around the 8th century BC. The Odyssey is centered around Odysseus, and his journey home from the ten year long Trojan War. His journey home would take him ten more years to get back to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Since he didn’t arrive back home for twenty years, it was assumed he was dead. His wife Penelope and his son Telemachus are very worried about where he could be. During his journey he encounters many hardships like a Cyclops, but overcomes them all to return to his awaiting son and wife.

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Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many wars at the time.

http://detroiaaitaca.wordpress.com/category/invocacio-de-la-iliada/

The Iliad also known as the song of Ilion or Ilium is in the group of the oldest works of western literature created by Homer somewhere around the 8th century BC. The poem is about the ten year long Trojan War, but only covers the last few weeks. It mostly talks about the weeks where fighting was going on between King Agammemon and Achilles and later on Achilles death. However, it touches upon the cause of the war and legends of the seige. In the poem there is an astounding 15,693 lines.

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Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many wars at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homer_British_Museum.jpg

Homer is the author who created the two epic poems known as the Iliad and the Odyssey. He lived somewhere around 850 BC, and has been described as the teacher of Greece. Homer has been found on nearly half of Greek papyrus finds, and is referred to as one of the Greatest Greek poets.

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Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many wars at the time.

http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/aristo2.GIF

Aristophanes was born in 446BC, he was known as the father of comedy, however some of his works such as the clouds dealt with violence. In the clouds, it talks about Socrates’ trial and execution. 11 of the 40 plays he wrote managed to survive. Something unique about Aristophanes was his quality to make a serious matter sound funny.

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Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many wars at the time.

Citations.“Homer.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.“Literature in Ancient Greece.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.The Odyssey. 850 BCE. Work of visual art. SOMS Library, South Orange. onlineliterature.com. Jallic Inc., 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2013. <http://www.online-literature.com/aristophanes/>.Salisbury, Joyce E., and Gregory S. Aldrete. “Language and Literature in Ancient Greece.” ABC CLIO. N.p., Feb. 2013. Web. 3 Feb. 2013. <http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False>.“The Trojan Women: Overview.” Gale Literary Resource Center. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False.

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Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly is an 8th grader at soms who loves to play ultimate frisbee, and enjoys hanging out with his friends and going to the movies.

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Sparta was not always so military minded. Before the 5th century B.C. Spartan sculptures made beautiful, bronze and ivory sculptures. So then, men could have professions that weren’t military related, but then the Helots attacked, Sparta put all their energy into the military so they could conquer any attackers. So before the 5th century man could be in high economic and social classes without being high ranking military officers.

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Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were

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Citations.“Homer.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.“Literature in Ancient Greece.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.The Odyssey. 850 BCE. Work of visual art. SOMS Library, South Orange. onlineliterature.com. Jallic Inc., 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2013. <http://www.online-literature.com/aristophanes/>.Salisbury, Joyce E., and Gregory S. Aldrete. “Language and Literature in Ancient Greece.” ABC CLIO. N.p., Feb. 2013. Web. 3 Feb. 2013. <http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False>.“The Trojan Women: Overview.” Gale Literary Resource Center. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False>.

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Jack Kelly is an 8th grader at soms who loves to play ultimate frisbee, and enjoys hanging out with his friends and going to the movies.