Our knowledge of ancient Egyptian sport comes from these sources (name at least 3)
What are 1) Hieroglyphics 2) Remnants of papyrus
3) Other civilizations’ records 4) Visual representations
5) Artifacts
100
This was the Greek term for the officials who were responsible for organizing and refereeing the games.
What is Hellanodikae?
100
This term refers to the educational system of Sparta, that required the boys of the city-state to leave home at the age of 7 to live in barracks.
What is Agoge?
100
This epic poem by Homer describes the events of the Trojan War, including the funeral games in honour of the Greek warrior Patroclus.
What is the Iliad?
100
These games are considered the second most important of the crown games, second only to the games at Olympia.
What are the Pythian Games, held in the temple of Apollo near Delphi?
200
This ancient Chinese sport is evidence that a version of soccer developed earlier in the Far East than in the West.
What Cuju ("cu" meaning "to kick" and "ju" meaning "a ball")?
200
The control of the temple of Olympia, and by extension responsible for the Olympics themselves, alternated between these two city-states.
What are Elis (for the majority of the Games) and Pisa (748, 644 and 364 B.C.)
200
Athenians believed in this concept, which involves the all-around development of excellence, including moral, physical and intellectual
What is Arete?
200
This is the civilization that preceeded the Myceneans, from about 3000 B.C. - 1500 B.C., that is widely considered to be the first European civilization.
What is Minoa (or the Minoans), named after the legendary King Minos?
200
This was the prize winning, in later years, events at the Pythian Games.
What is a crown of Laurel?
300
These were 4 important ideas/institutions that were introduced by the ancient Egyptians
What are 1) National government 2) 365 day calendar 3) 1st basic form of arithmetic 4) Hieroglyphics
300
This was the only event included in the first recorded Olympic Games.
What is the Stade race - a footrace that consisted of 1 stade, or approximately 600 feet?
300
Athens was the capital city-state of this province.
What is Attica?
300
These are the four primary ways through which the Greeks could honour their gods.
What is 1) Pray to the Gods
2) Sacrifice to the Gods
3) Erect Statues to the / of the Gods
4) Host Games in honour of the Gods
300
These games, held in the 1st and 3rd years of the Olympiad, were located in the city-state of Corinth.
What are the Isthmian Games?
400
This sport became popular among the masses between 3000-1100 B.C., and was probably used as a form of military training
What is wrestling?
400
This was one of the items on the itinerary for the morning of the first day of the Ancient Olympic Festival in 472 or 468 B.C.
What is 1) the Inauguration of the Festival, 2) the Oath taking Ceremony and 3) the Contests for Heralds and Trumpeters?
400
These officials were responsible for the periodic fitness testing and evaluations in Sparta.
What are Ephors?
400
This was the term for the centrally-located market-place, a common feature found in most ancient Greek city-states.
What is the Agora?
400
These terms refer, respectively, to the circle of the four crown games, and any winner of an event in all four games.
What is periodos, and periodonike?
500
The winners of this game, considered to be the oldest board game in the world dating back to 3500 B.C., was considered to be "blessed by the gods".
What is Senet?
500
This was the women's version of the Olympic Games, named for the sister-wife of Zeus.
What is the Heraea (games of Hera)?
500
This term refers to the notion in Sparta that the individual existed for and was controlled by the state.
What is totalitarian society?
500
This is widely considered to be the "age of Homer".
What is the Mycenaean (or Achaean) period, from about 1500-800 B.C.?
500
This term, also known as the "truce of Zeus", refers to the notion of a sacred treaty or pact among the Greek city-states guaranteeing the sanctity of the temple area of Olympia, as well as free passage to and from Olympia for all participants and spectators.