The Greek Olympics

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The Greek Olympics

• Greeks honored their gods by competing in
  sporting contests.
• The largest event took place every four years in
  Olympia, a city in southern Greece.

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The Greek Olympics

• The event was held to honor Zeus and was called
  the Olympic Games.
• Male athletes competed in chariot races,
  wrestling, and throwing events.

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The Greek Olympics

• The Greeks held these games every four years for
  over 1,000 years.
• If two or more Greek city-states happen to be at
  war with each other when the game date arrived,
  war was halted for the duration of the games. 

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The Olympics

• Today the Olympics include 28 sports, and both
  men and women compete.
• Talk with your partner, and compare and contrast
  ancient Greek Olympics with modern day Olympics.

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