“Ancient Greece and Athletics” Describe the ancient Greek competitive character,

Humanities

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The Competitive Character of the Ancient Greeks

·1. Why do you think the competitive nature of the Greeks was so important for their success as a people and culture?

· 2.What are some of the advantages of being very competitive?

· 3. Greece was very small compared to all her neighbors (like Persia and Egypt) so why was being competitive a big advantage for Greece?

The Ancient Olympics vs The Modern Olympics

· Talk about the fact that Greek male athletes competed nude versus today -imagine how that would play out with modern television…

· Discuss the sheer scope of the modern games with so many nations versus the smaller number of Greek cities

· Are the Olympics today more about ‘the athletes’ or the ‘nations’?

Women in the Olympic Games