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How the Games were Started
Ancient Olympic Games
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When did the Games start?
776 BC (3,000 years ago)
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What did the winners of the Ancient Olympics win?
Head wreaths made of olive leaves
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What was the 1st day of the Olympics devoted to?
Sacrifices to the gods
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Event where a spear is thrown.

Javelin

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Who was the main god that the Games were dedicated to?
Zeus
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Who were the only people allowed to compete?
Wealthy men
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What was the occupation of the first winner (Coroebus) of the ancient Olympics?
He was a chef
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Event where a disc is thrown

Discus

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Where were the ancient Olympic Games held and when did they occur?
On Mt. Olympia every 4 years
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Why were all wars stopped when the Games were going on?
The Greeks believed the gods would be mad at them
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Name 2 types of events at the ancient Olympics
Boxing, Wrestling, Horse-Racing, and Chariot Racing (possible answers)
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Describe a chariot race.

A race where men in chariots drawn by horses compete.

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Why did ancient Greeks compete?
To please the gods
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Why did the Roman emperor Theodosius I ban the Games?
Because Christianity spread
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What was the main attraction at the ancient Olympics?
Races
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What was the only event for the first 13 Olympics?

200 yard race.

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What were the gods believed to do to the Greeks if they were not happy?
Punish them
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When were the Games reintroduced?
1896 (1,500 years later)
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ολυμπιακοί αγώνες (Olympiaki Agones) means.....in Greek
Olympic Games
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What was the main Winter Olympic event in Ancient Greece?

There were no Winter Games in Ancient Greece.