Quiz LibraryAncient Greece | The Olympic Games | KS2 History | BBC Teach
Created from Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adpEGAh0GFwvideo
Concepts covered:Olympic Games, Ancient Greece, Religious Festival, Running, Wrestling
The video provides an in-depth look at the ancient Olympic Games in Olympia, highlighting the religious and sporting significance of the event. It showcases various competitions like running, wrestling, boxing, discus, javelin, and horse racing, emphasizing the strict rules and traditions followed by the athletes.
Table of Contents1.The Ancient Olympic Games at Olympia2.Ancient Greek Stadium Events3.Ancient Greek Athletic Events and Women's Participation
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The Ancient Olympic Games at Olympia
Concepts covered:Olympia, Ancient Olympic Games, Leonidas, religious festival, sacrifice
Leonidas, a dominant runner at the original Olympic Games, describes the religious and sporting significance of the event, including the sacrifice of oxen to honor Zeus.
Question 1
How did the Olympic Games combine religion and sports?
Question 2
Why were the original Olympic Games held?
Question 3
What was the purpose of the Olympic truce?
Question 4
What is one of the Seven Wonders mentioned?
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Ancient Greek Stadium Events
Concepts covered:Ancient Greek, Stadium Events, Naked Competition, Athletic Races, Combat Sports
Ancient Greek stadium events involved athletes training in pants but competing naked and oiled. Races like stadion, dial loss, and dolicos took place on a 185-meter straight track, with challenging events like hoppley toad Ramos in full military armor.
Question 5
Which race involves running in military armor?
Question 6
Which combat sport combines boxing and wrestling?
Question 7
What is the length of the stadion race?
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Ancient Greek Athletic Events and Women's Participation
Concepts covered:Ancient Greek, Athletic Events, Women's Participation, Siniska of Sparta, Horse Events
Ancient Greek athletic events like discus, javelin, long jump, and pentathlon are described, highlighting the exclusion of women except for training horses. The first woman to win an event was Siniska of Sparta, inspiring women to participate in horse events.
Question 8
How did women participate in the ancient Olympics?
Question 9
Which events are included in the pentathlon?
Question 10
What helped athletes gain momentum in long jump?

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