https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48 en-us 2019-04-13 13:19:13 UTC 2025-11-10 00:46:03 UTC hello@padlet.com trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351397663 The first Winter Olympics was in Chamonix, France in 1924

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]]> 2019-04-13 18:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351397746 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351397819 The Greeks were expert potters!

]]> 2019-04-13 18:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351397819 trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351397866 Our word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters in Greek: alpha and beta]]> 2019-04-13 18:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351397866 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398018 When in Greece, you are never more than 85 miles from the sea.

]]> 2019-04-13 18:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398018 trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398025 The Greeks believed gods controlled the Earth. These gods were similar to people in how they fought, fell in love, and played tricks. ]]> 2019-04-13 18:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398025 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398093 The first official Paralympics for disabled athletes were held in Rome in 1960.

]]> 2019-04-13 18:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398093 trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398438 The mountainous landscape of Ancient Greece meant the most efficient mode of transport were boats and donkeys. hee-haw!]]> 2019-04-13 18:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398438 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398534 Paris in 1900 was the first Olympics where women competed! 

]]> 2019-04-13 18:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398534 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398563 They did not take daily baths or showers. Men rubbed olive oil on their skin and scraped it off then rinsed in cold water. Women washed with a bowl of water and a cloth.]]> 2019-04-13 18:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398563 trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398690 2019-04-13 18:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398690 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398768 The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC was modeled after the Parthenon in Athens. ]]> 2019-04-13 18:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398768 trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398817 Medals are awarded to individual or team of athletes rather than the country.]]> 2019-04-13 18:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398817 trumbolk https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398881 Homes in Ancient Greece typically had a courtyard at their center]]> 2019-04-13 18:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398881 leonardcn524 https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398937 The first Olympic torch relay took place in the summer of 1936 in Berlin, Germany!]]> 2019-04-13 18:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/trumbolk/1l9vvlv1f48/wish/351398937