https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece Ancient Greek Olympics en-us 2020-09-20 19:30:48 UTC 2020-09-21 14:32:54 UTC hello@padlet.com misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763592141 Women didn't take part in the Olympics.]]> 2020-09-21 10:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763592141 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763605404 They did the olympics with no clothes on.]]> 2020-09-21 10:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763605404 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763607202 The Olympic games began over 2,700 years ago.]]> 2020-09-21 10:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763607202 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763609030 Women cold not take part.]]> 2020-09-21 10:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763609030 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763609252 The games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia in South-West Greece.]]> 2020-09-21 10:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763609252 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763610610 The Greeks loved sport.]]> 2020-09-21 10:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763610610 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763610861 The Olympic games was the biggest sporting event in Ancient Greece.]]> 2020-09-21 10:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763610861 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763611428 Every four years, 50,000 people came from all over Greece to watch and take part.]]> 2020-09-21 10:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763611428 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763612570 They could fit 40,000 in the stadium.]]> 2020-09-21 10:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763612570 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763615560 Running was the first event to be included in the games.]]> 2020-09-21 10:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763615560 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763616164 The games was the biggest sporting event in the ancient calendar.]]> 2020-09-21 10:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763616164 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763617473 The entire games were dedicated to Zeus. They had a huge gold and ivory statue of him.]]> 2020-09-21 10:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763617473 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763619351 The winners were seen as being touched by the gods.]]> 2020-09-21 10:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763619351 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763620334 They rode horses with no saddles.]]> 2020-09-21 10:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763620334 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763622900 They did long jump.]]> 2020-09-21 10:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763622900 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763623132 No married women could spectate.]]> 2020-09-21 10:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763623132 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763623378 The toughest running race was called Hopiltodromos.]]> 2020-09-21 10:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763623378 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763624591 Discuss- in this event, athletes would throw stone or metal discuss as far as they could.]]> 2020-09-21 10:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763624591 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763625577 If women were caught in a game, they were thrown off a cliff.]]> 2020-09-21 10:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763625577 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763627189 Every four years, people from around the world took part.]]> 2020-09-21 10:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763627189 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763633435 Before the games began messengers were sent to announce a sacred truce so people could get safely to Olympia.]]> 2020-09-21 10:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763633435 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763637345 There were no Gold, silver or bronze medals]]> 2020-09-21 10:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763637345 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763638597 If people cheated the were beaten.]]> 2020-09-21 10:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763638597 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763639508 Winners were seen as being touched by the god.]]> 2020-09-21 10:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763639508 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763640912 Only men, boys and unmarried girls were allowed to the games.
If women were caught sneaking in they were sometimes thrown off the side of the mountain as punishment.]]> 2020-09-21 10:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763640912 misspalmer3 https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763656902 Ancient javelins were sharp wooden sticks, sometimes with a metal point on the end.]]> 2020-09-21 11:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/misspalmer3/ancientgreece/wish/763656902