Ancient+Olympics

=Ancient Olympics= By: Anh Pham



Summary ===The Ancient Greek Olympics was created to honor and celebrate the Gods. The Greeks believed that Heracles was the one who created the Olympic Games. Most of the Olympic Games were performed at Olympia. Only men could compete in the Olympics. Those men had to be free and speak Greek or they were not allowed to compete. They also had to be somewhat young. The games were competed every four years. Many men competed, but the winner got a crown of wild olive and was considered a hero in Greece and was very much honored, the winner would also get a large amount of money. The games were from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D. It took 1,503 years for the Olympic Games to come back. When it finally did countries all over the world competed in the games.===

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Outline
===**Ancient Olympics. I. Why the Olympics were invented. a. Invented to honor and celebrate Zeus. 1. Zeus is the father of all the goddesses and gods. b. The date it was invented. 1. It was invented 776 B.C. c. The place the games were held at. 1. Olympia, Greece. 2. Olympia is located near the towns of Elis and Pisa. d. What the Olympics really is. 1. A series of athletic games and events. II. Olympics’ Origin. a. Myths and Legends about the Olympics. 1. Many people believed different ideas about how the Olympics were created. b. The Heracles Myth. 1. Some people believed that the Olympics were created in honor of Heracles. 2. It was also believed that Heracles won a race in Olympia and then from then on the Olympics would be held every four years. 3. Heracles is not one of the important gods but he is strong. c. The Zeus Myth. 1. Some people believed Zeus created the Olympics after he beat the Titan Cronus. d. The Pelops Myth. 1. Pelops is the king if Olympia in Greek’s legend. 2. The Olympics is believed to be the funeral sacrifices of Pelops. III. In the Olympics. a. Rules of the Olympics. 1. You have to be a man. No women were allowed to compete. 2. You have to be young. b. Events in the Olympics. 1. Events in the Olympics include boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, pentathlon, long jump, javelin throw, discus throwing, and pankration. 2. Pankration is like our martial arts, but it was full body fighting. c. Preparation for Olympics. 1. Men were forced to train ten months and if they didn’t they couldn’t compete. IV. Winning. a. Awards. 1. If you win you gat a crown made of wild olive. 2. You could also get a large sum of money. b. Honor. 1. If you win the Olympics you would earn a high honor. 2. You would also be considered a hero in your village. c. the Olympics ended. 1. Ended 393 A.D. 2. Either Theodosius I or Theodosius II tried to impose Christianity. 3. An earthquake went through Olympia and destroyed the state. d. The Olympics comes back. 1. A French man came and decided to try the Olympics in France. 2. From then on the Olympics were competed every four years.**===

1. Zeus is the father of all the goddesses and gods.
===b. The date it was invented.===

1. If you win you gat a crown made of wild olive.
===2. You could also get a large sum of money.===

Report
=The Ancient Olympics were amazing. The games were invented to honor Zeus, and just in case if you didn’t know who Zeus is he’s the father of all goddesses and gods. The Ancient Olympics were created in 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece. Olympia is located near the towns of Elis and Pisa. You know that the Olympics is a competition, but do you really know what the Olympics is. The Olympics is a series of athletic games and events.= =Do you know the origin of the Olympics? There are many legends and myths about how the Olympics were created. One myth would be the Heracles myth. Some Greek people believed that the Olympics were invented to celebrate Heracles. It was also believed that Heracles had won a race and then decreed that every four years the race would repeat itself. Another myth is the Zeus myth. People believed that Zeus made the Olympics after he defeated the Titan Cronus. The last myth is the Pelops myth. Some people believe that Pelops was the king of Olympia. The Olympics is believed to be the funeral sacrifices for Pelops.= =The Olympics isn’t for just anyone though. Any competitor has to be a man. No women were allowed to compete in the Olympics, because there is a specific competition for women. Also a competitor has to be young. Once men got in the Olympics they would have to vow that they would train for at least ten months. If they didn’t that man wouldn’t be able to participate in the games. Many men competed in the Olympics, so they had to have different games. Some of the Ancient Olympic games were boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, pentathlon, long jump, javelin throw, and pankration. In case you don’t know pankration is full body fighting and in a way similar to our martial arts.= =Winning is a very big deal to the people of Greece. If you win the Olympics you get a crown of wild olive, and possibly a large sum of money. You would also have a very high honor in your town or village. Finally one day either Theodosius I or Theodosius II came and tried to convert people to Christianity. Then one day a prodigious earthquake came and destroyed Greece. After 1,503 years a French man decided to do the Olympics in France. From then on the Olympics have been competed every four years.=

==3. The games are held in Olympia.==

9. An earthquake went through Olympia and destroyed the state.
. ==10. A French man came and decided to try the Olympics in France.==