Sports from the Era
Fun Fact
Reasons for Physical Activity
100
This sport was also used as a form of hunting
Archery
100
Prehistoric men died in their 30s and 40s due to a lack of modern medicine.
FALSE
100
They created their own sports to be able to have fun while staying fit enough for the primitive ................................ they had.
Fill in the blank.
Nomadic Lifestyles
200
This sport is believed to be the world’s oldest sport as it requires no equipment.
Running
200
Prehistoric man was the first species to talk and imagine abstract things.
TRUE
200
Tribes commonly went on ........................ hunting journeys for food and water.
Fill in the blank.
One- Or Two- Day
300
This sport can be traced back to the Sumerians, who lived around 5000 years ago and has been an Olympic sport for 704 BCE.
Wrestling
300
They had a balanced diet to pair with their balanced exercise regiment.
TRUE
300
This one is double the points.
Following successful hunting and gathering expeditions, celebration events included trips of ............................ to neighboring tribes to visit friends and family, where .................................... could often last several hours.
1. Six to twenty miles
2. Dancing and cultural games