Objectives: -- Describe some of the contributions of ancient Greece to modern US society: Gods/goddesses, Olympics Activities: -- Read textbook pages 361 and 362 on gods and goddesses -- Take notes on who were the 12 gods/goddesses of Mt. Olympus + what 5 of them were noted for -- Read p. 363 (and 418) on the Olympics -- Take notes (in bullet form) of the 6 most important things about the ancient Greece Olympics -- Participate in the thumb-wrestling Olympics; winner of men and women crowned with a laurel wreath Independent Learning: -- None Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: -- Olympics: -- purpose was to honor the gods; Zeus, specifically -- records show Olympics was held as early as 776 BCE (maybe earlier) -- Olympics held every 4 years -- originally for men only -- held in Olympia -- initially events were footraces, but then other events were added (wrestling, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, etc.) -- tested skills that were valuable to soldiers
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