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Olympic games
The statue of Zeus
What was the Sacred Truce?

Events at the Games
Spectators
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What have inspired the modern Olympics?
The ancient Greek Olympics
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The Zeus statue was builded in about how many years ago?
It was builded in about 435 years bc.
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The ____-______ of Grece were often at war.
The city-states of Grece were often at war.
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What could happen to winner?
They could marry rich women, enjoy free meals, invitations to parties,etc.
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About how many people could sit in the stadium?
About 50000 people could sit in the stadium.
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The games were held in honor of who?
In honor of Zeus
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Visitors to Olumpia stared in wonder as they entered in the great __________ of___.
Visitors to Olumpia stared in wonder as they entered in the great temple of Zeus.
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The wars made what dangerous?
The wars made travel dangerous
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What did winners get?
A wreath of leaves, and a hero's welcome back.
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Important ________ and ______ had hotel rooms.
Important visitors and athlets had hotel rooms.
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People from which places came to watch had take apart of the Greek Olympics?
The statue of Zeus
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The Zeus statue was how much bigger then a men?
It was 6x bigger then a men.
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What ment that people could travel to Olympia in safety?
What ment that people could travel to Olympia in safety was the sacred truce announcements.
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They included wrestling,javelin ,long jump, throwing the _____ and ______, and chariot racing.
They included wrestling,javelin ,long jump, throwing the javelin and discus, and chariot racing.
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The games ended with what?
They ended with a feast.
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What were the Olympic games part of?
They were part of a religious festival
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Inside the great temple of Zeus there was one statue of him, in the statue where was Zeus setting?
In the statue Zeus is sitting on a throne.
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The Olympic games were more important then what?
The Olympic games were more important then wars.
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Gradually more events were added to mark _______ of competitions.
Gradually more events were added to mark 4 days of competitions.
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__________ made speeches to the crowds.
Polititians made speeches to the crowds.
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How long ago did the Olympic games in Olympia began?
They began over 2700 years ago.
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People called the Zeus statue one of the __________of the ________
People called the Zeus statue one of the seven wornders of the world
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The messengers went all over the_____ ______.
The messengers went all over the greek world.
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What was the only event at the first one-day of the Olympic games?
The only event at the first one-day of the Olympic games was the short sprint.
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Away from the arena, what did most of spectators needed to do?
They needed to find somewhere to pitch their tents or sleep rough.