Sport and Culture - Exam 1 Question &
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Olympia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the Olympics in
Antiquity were held here, one of the oldest religious
centers of ancient Greece, could be reached by ship, site
of major temple
Elis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the athletes trained
here a month before the start of the games and had to
swear to follow the rules
Truce of Zeus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔messengers
sent out from Elis a month before the games to ensure
safe travel of athletes and spectators
Emperor Theodosius - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔created the end of Olympic games in antiquity
because he wanted to impose Christianity as the state
religion in Rome and thought the Olympics were against it
Agon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a Greek term for a
conflict, struggle or contest
Pankration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an olympic event
that combined wrestling and boxing
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Pentathlon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an athletic
contest consisting of five different events
When did sport in the modern sense develop? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔developed during the 1800s
to early 1900s. They lost casual feel, to become uniform,
national and highly organized
What are the differences between traditional games and
modern sports? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Traditional
games occurred during festivals and religious rituals.
They had no set rules and were for enjoyment. They used
animals and had a collectivity. Modern sports are secular
and integrated into daily life. There are codified set of
rules with winners and loser. Emphasis on individual
What role did the Industrial Revolution play in the rise of
mass sporting culture? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sport
developed during the Industrial Revolution. The Second
Industrial Revolution created advances in manufacturing
and production. This created alienation from labor and
the 40 hour work week which allowed people more time
to play which is why sport rose.
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Describe the Olympic games in Greek Antiquity. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The first Olympics were held
in 776 BC and were held every 4 year for 12 centuries.
They took place in Olympia because it could be reached
by ship. Athletes trained in Elis a month before the games
started and there were messengers that gave the
Olympic truce. Women could not compete and men
competed naked. Started with footraces and then
eventually added running, long jump, shot put, javelin,
boxing and chariot races. The prices of the winner
included a statue of himself, marry a wealthy women,
invited to parties and the best seats at the theaters.
Zappas Olypics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a series of
athletic events held in Athens, Greece and they were
sponsored by Evangelos Zappas
Pierre de Coubertin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a French
aristocrat, and wanted to revive the games because of
France's loss in the Franco-Prussian War, he studied
physical education - the founder of the modern Olympic
Games.
William Penny Brookes - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔English physician and surgeon, he believed that the
, Sport and Culture - Exam 1 Question &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
best way to prevent illness was through physical
education and greatly influenced Coubertin.
Olympism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔seeks to create a
way of life based on the joy found in effort, the education
value of a good example and respect for universal
fundamental ethical principles
"Anthropological Days" - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔"savages" from Africa, Asia, and America were
gathered from side shows at the fair to demo their native
games and compete against themselves
Windsor Castle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the first
marathon started here and was originally 25 miles. They
moved the start beneath the royal nursery and the
ending in front of the king, 26.2 miles born
Jim Thorpe - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Native American
athlete, won pentathlon and decathlon, 1st NA to win for
home country, stripped of his medals but the IOC restored
them in 1983 30 years after his death. Considered one of
the most versatile.
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
Olympia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the Olympics in
Antiquity were held here, one of the oldest religious
centers of ancient Greece, could be reached by ship, site
of major temple
Elis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the athletes trained
here a month before the start of the games and had to
swear to follow the rules
Truce of Zeus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔messengers
sent out from Elis a month before the games to ensure
safe travel of athletes and spectators
Emperor Theodosius - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔created the end of Olympic games in antiquity
because he wanted to impose Christianity as the state
religion in Rome and thought the Olympics were against it
Agon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a Greek term for a
conflict, struggle or contest
Pankration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an olympic event
that combined wrestling and boxing
,Sport and Culture - Exam 1 Question &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
Pentathlon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an athletic
contest consisting of five different events
When did sport in the modern sense develop? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔developed during the 1800s
to early 1900s. They lost casual feel, to become uniform,
national and highly organized
What are the differences between traditional games and
modern sports? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Traditional
games occurred during festivals and religious rituals.
They had no set rules and were for enjoyment. They used
animals and had a collectivity. Modern sports are secular
and integrated into daily life. There are codified set of
rules with winners and loser. Emphasis on individual
What role did the Industrial Revolution play in the rise of
mass sporting culture? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔sport
developed during the Industrial Revolution. The Second
Industrial Revolution created advances in manufacturing
and production. This created alienation from labor and
the 40 hour work week which allowed people more time
to play which is why sport rose.
,Sport and Culture - Exam 1 Question &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
Describe the Olympic games in Greek Antiquity. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The first Olympics were held
in 776 BC and were held every 4 year for 12 centuries.
They took place in Olympia because it could be reached
by ship. Athletes trained in Elis a month before the games
started and there were messengers that gave the
Olympic truce. Women could not compete and men
competed naked. Started with footraces and then
eventually added running, long jump, shot put, javelin,
boxing and chariot races. The prices of the winner
included a statue of himself, marry a wealthy women,
invited to parties and the best seats at the theaters.
Zappas Olypics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a series of
athletic events held in Athens, Greece and they were
sponsored by Evangelos Zappas
Pierre de Coubertin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a French
aristocrat, and wanted to revive the games because of
France's loss in the Franco-Prussian War, he studied
physical education - the founder of the modern Olympic
Games.
William Penny Brookes - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔English physician and surgeon, he believed that the
, Sport and Culture - Exam 1 Question &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
best way to prevent illness was through physical
education and greatly influenced Coubertin.
Olympism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔seeks to create a
way of life based on the joy found in effort, the education
value of a good example and respect for universal
fundamental ethical principles
"Anthropological Days" - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔"savages" from Africa, Asia, and America were
gathered from side shows at the fair to demo their native
games and compete against themselves
Windsor Castle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the first
marathon started here and was originally 25 miles. They
moved the start beneath the royal nursery and the
ending in front of the king, 26.2 miles born
Jim Thorpe - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Native American
athlete, won pentathlon and decathlon, 1st NA to win for
home country, stripped of his medals but the IOC restored
them in 1983 30 years after his death. Considered one of
the most versatile.
