1. The First Olympics Combs, Forte, Greene, Hurst, MacPhail

2. Today’s Essential Question How does present day Olympics compare to the ancient Greek Olympics?

3. What do you already know about modern day Olympics? Today’s Olympics:

5. Athens  Thought they were the “Best”  Worshipped Athena, Goddess of Wisdom  Direct Democracy  Boys: went to school  Girls: stayed at home where their mom taught them how to take care of the house

6. Sparta  Most powerful city  Ruled by retired warriors  Oligarchy  Military and tough  Girls & boys were taught to fight

7. Corinth  Ruled by a king  Created coins  All boys went to military school  Highly respected by other cities

8. Megara (Wife of Hercules)  Worshipped: Zeus  Ruled by a king  Had their own coins  Sailors  Famous for textiles

9. Argos  Worshipped: Hera (Zeus’ wife)  City-state named after Zeus’ son  Loved theatre, art, and music (sculptures, plays, poetry, ect.) Theatre

10. On to the Games!

11. Day 1 *Opening prayer *Oath of Trainers *Oath of Athletes “No competitions took place on the first day. After the opening ceremony, which included the taking of oaths by the athletes and judges, the competitors were registered and schedules were drawn up. Sacrifices were presented to the gods and the opening of the Games were celebrated.”

12. Day 2 Events begin

13. Day 3 Festival of the gods “This impressive day began with the ‘hecatombe,’ a sacrifice of 100 oxen to Zeus by the Eleans (Elis controlled Olympia and the Games). Next, the primary events began, starting with chariot races and horse races in the Hippodrome. Then came the pentathlon, a combination of five events (sprint, long jump, discus, javelin, and wrestling), in the stadium.”

14. Day 4 Events continue

15. Day 5 Awards Ceremony “The final day was one long closing ceremony. The gods were venerated with sacrifices and ceremonies. The victors were crowned with olive wreaths at the elaborate awards ceremony, followed by feasts were held in their honor.”

16. Review

18. Resources  http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands  http://www.pe04.com/olympic/olympia/events_o.php http://www.pe04.com/olympic/olympia/events_o.php  http://greece.mrdonn.org/olympics.html http://greece.mrdonn.org/olympics.html  http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/ancientgreekolympics 2.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/ancientgreekolympics 2.htm  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqI2E0AhdlE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqI2E0AhdlE  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Olympics-Read-and-Retell- FREE-249120 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Olympics-Read-and-Retell- FREE-249120  https://college.cengage.com/history/west/resources/students/primary/Olympics. htm https://college.cengage.com/history/west/resources/students/primary/Olympics. htm  Hardin, Susan. Ancient Greece: Its Influences on American Architecture, Culture, and Government. 2012. PDF.