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- Social Life
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  - The Average Day
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  - Clothing
  - Gastronomy
  - Sport in Greece
  - Entertainment in Rome
    - Bathing
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- Self-Evaluation Quiz
- Complementary Activities
  - The Greek and Latin Roots of English
  - One Myth One Song
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# Sport in Greece

Let's watch this video to learn about the most relevant information about the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece.

Now it's your turn

1. The first Olympic Games took place in JXUwMDZmJXUwMDAwJXUwMDAx JXUwMDFhJXUwMDAx .

2. The Olympic Games were organized every JXUwMDNlJXUwMDA5JXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3 years.

3. The name of the event comes from the name of the city of JXUwMDE3JXUwMDIzJXUwMDE1JXUwMDE0JXUwMDFkJXUwMDE5JXUwMDA4 .

4. These games had a strong JXUwMDJhJXUwMDE3JXUwMDA5JXUwMDA1JXUwMDBlJXUwMDBlJXUwMDA2JXUwMDFhJXUwMDA2 character.

5. The competitors were all JXUwMDFmJXUwMDM1JXUwMDE3JXUwMDAwJXUwMDBlJXUwMDE4 .

6. The Games were in honour of JXUwMDAyJXUwMDNmJXUwMDEwJXUwMDA2 .

7. Due to its religious character, a JXUwMDJiJXUwMDEyJXUwMDAyJXUwMDExJXUwMDE3JXUwMDAx JXUwMDJjJXUwMDA2JXUwMDA3JXUwMDE2JXUwMDA2 was promoted during the Games. (Two words).

8. These Games were only for JXUwMDM1JXUwMDA4JXUwMDBi .

9. There was the presence of just one woman during the entire games: the JXUwMDA4JXUwMDIyJXUwMDFiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDE2JXUwMDA3JXUwMDExJXUwMDE2JXUwMDAw of JXUwMDFjJXUwMDIxJXUwMDA4JXUwMDA4JXUwMDExJXUwMDExJXUwMDE3JXUwMDVj

10. The athletic competitions included were JXUwMDNhJXUwMDBkJXUwMDE3JXUwMDExJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 , JXUwMDNiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDA5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDFiJXUwMDA2JXUwMDFi JXUwMDJhJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAyJXUwMDBhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 , JXUwMDI4JXUwMDE1JXUwMDBiJXUwMDFhJXUwMDE1JXUwMDE1JXUwMDFjJXUwMDA0JXUwMDAzJXUw MDAx and JXUwMDI4JXUwMDExJXUwMDBmJXUwMDA1JXUwMDE5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE1JXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUw MDAx .

11. Pentathlon, as its name says, consisted of five different events: discus, JXUwMDMyJXUwMDBiJXUwMDE3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDA5JXUwMDA1JXUwMDA3 , long jumping, JXUwMDJhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDFiJXUwMDAwJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 and wrestling.

12. The pankration was a blend of JXUwMDNhJXUwMDBkJXUwMDE3JXUwMDExJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 and JXUwMDJmJXUwMDA1JXUwMDE3JXUwMDE2JXUwMDA3JXUwMDE4JXUwMDA1JXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 .

13. Winning in the Games was one of the greatest JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAxJXUwMDAxJXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAx you could achieve.

14. The winners were crowned with an JXUwMDM3JXUwMDAzJXUwMDA1JXUwMDFmJXUwMDEz JXUwMDJmJXUwMDA1JXUwMDE3JXUwMDA0JXUwMDE1JXUwMDFj . (Two words)

15. The winners were not paid JXUwMDM1JXUwMDAyJXUwMDAxJXUwMDBiJXUwMDFj .

16. Winners were fed by their JXUwMDI4JXUwMDFmJXUwMDAzJXUwMDA5JXUwMDBjJXUwMDFh for the rest of their lives. (One word).

17. The Roman Emperor JXUwMDBjJXUwMDNjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDBhJXUwMDBiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDFjJXUwMDFhJXUwMDFjJXUw MDA2 JXUwMDEx ordered the Games to be JXUwMDM5JXUwMDAzJXUwMDBkJXUwMDAzJXUwMDA1JXUwMDFhJXUwMDFiJXUwMDBkJXUwMDAx in 393 AD because of their JXUwMDI4JXUwMDExJXUwMDA2JXUwMDA2JXUwMDBm character.

18. We owe the modern revival of the Olympic Games to Baron Pierre de JXUwMDFiJXUwMDJjJXUwMDFhJXUwMDE3JXUwMDA3JXUwMDE3JXUwMDA2JXUwMDFkJXUwMDA3 .

19. The first Olympic Games of the modern era were in 1896.

20. They took place in JXUwMDE5JXUwMDM1JXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDBiJXUwMDFk .

## Activity: The Olympic Games and the Greek Pottery

You must indentify nine Olympic events from the correspondent Greek pottery images.

## Activity: Five Days at the Olympic Games

Thanks to this British Museum's activity, we are following day by day the five days of the Olympic Games. Divide the classroom into five groups and choose one day each. Do all the activities by clicking on all the links and then prepare a Glogster wall including texts, images and videos. Just click on the image of the Olympic winner to launch the activity.

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