Did you know? The ancient Olympic festival lasted ýve days and began with a religious ceremony. Events included acrobats, plays and sideshows. Over time, poetry and music contests were added. Athletes competed naked, and only men could participate, though women were later allowed to watch.
4.9 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING In groups, ýnd out why a country missed the Olympics.
1. Investigate using the internet and make notes on your ýndings. 2. Evaluate the information you ýnd to answer the following questions: • How signiýcant was it to people who lived at that time? • Who/what was affected by it? • How long-lasting were the consequences? • Do you think it has any effect on the Olympics today? 3. Summarise your evaluation and present it to the class.
4.9
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 2, 3, 4, 9
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Where did the idea for the modern Olympic Games come from? 2. Identify which date is given to the ýrst Olympiad. A. 393CE
B. 776BCE C. 550BCE D. 290CE 3. The god ___________ was honoured at the ancient Olympic festival. 4. Identify three events from the ancient Olympics that are not in the modern Olympics. A. Chariot racing B. Boxing C. A race in armour D. The pankration E. Wrestling 5. Explain why some events from the ancient Olympics would not be held in any modern Olympics. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. According to Thucydides in SOURCE2 : a. Which Greek city-state was refused permission to attend the Olympic Games? b. What evidence does this source give for reasons a city-state could be excluded from the ancient Olympics? 7. Study the picture of the pankration in SOURCE3 . Describe what it and other events not in the modern Olympics might show about the purpose of the ancient Olympics. 8. Evaluate what SOURCE1 suggests about how the Romans came to regard the Olympics when they conquered Greece.
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