Early Cultures
This social class participated in many sports to remain prepared for battle, but most Chinese valued intellectual training.
Military
The Homeric era was named after this Greek poet.
Homer
The age at which boys entered military training.
7
The Athenians led victory over this group in 480 B.C.?
Persians
This word means "for all the greeks".
Pan-Hellenic
Hinduism focused on doing this for the next life.
Preparation
The two books written by Homer that are the earliest records of athletic competitions.
The Iliad and The Odyssey
The abilities the spartans lacked and led to the fall of their city-states.
Intellectual
A wrestling school where boys trained physically.
Palaestra
This Pan-Hellenic game honors Zeus and occurs every 4 years.
The Olympics
When did Alexander the Great capture Egypt from the Persians?
332 B.C.
In competition, this was valued far more than awards.
Success
The Spartans competed to show this.
Arete
The name of the first physical activity teachers.
Paidotribes
This Greek god was honored every 4 years at the Pythian Games in Delphi.
Apollo
The political, economic, and cultural center of China after being conquered by the Mongols in 1271.
Beijing
The predominant philosophy during the Homeric era that focused on the unity of the “man of action” and the “man of wisdom”.
Greek Ideal
In Sparta, this group was trained in gymnastics, swimming, and horseback riding.
Girls
This group was replaced by mercenary soldiers and professional athletes.
Warrior-athletes
The race got its name because it was a footrace the length of the stadium.
Stade Race
This city dominated the eastern Mediterranean world culturally, politically, and economically for more than 900 years.
Alexandria
Five examlpes of competition during this period.
Chariot race, boxing, wrestling, a duel with spears, and a javelin throw
Educational system based on strict code of discipline.
Agoge
This time period of Athens [the fifth century B.C.] was highlighted by intellectual curiosity and flowering of democracy.
Golden Age
To be eligible for the games at Olympia, a prospective athlete had to have these four traits.
Male, Greek-born, free, and had to train for the last 10 months before the contests.