It was very significant because it was a time to honor Zeus the god of gods.
The ancient measurement system of which applied to early greeks, romans, egyptians, arabs, and parts of Gaul and Spain; Is Shinto.
Many ancient greek made a living from the sea.
This example is of a sport that the ancient Greeks "played" called chariot riding.
If they started early they would be beaten or disqualified
Introduced in early Greek civilization, gymnastics facilitated physical body development utilizing a variety of activities including running, jumping, wrestling, weight lifting, swimming and throwing. The later history of gymnastics is closely related to the ancient Olympic Games, but a thousand years before the first Olympics, King Minos (and others during the Crete Minoan period 2,700 BC - 1,400 BC) had already advocated such physical exercises. In 776 BC, the Greeks held the first Olympic games, which was a festival dedicated to their god, Zeus. In this game there was only a foot race of 200 yards. These first Olympic games continued for about 1,100 years The ancient Greeks practiced physical exercises and routines and as a result, gymnastics was added in the ancient Olympic Games along with boxing, wrestling, throwing, jumping, and weightlifting. http://gymnasticszone.com/FirstOlympicsGreece.htm
the ancient Greeks
The first telescope was invented in the Netherlands in the early A.D. 1600s. The ancient Greeks were alive between circa the 9th to 6th century before Christ.
The internet first came out in the late 1800's and became popular in the early 1900's.
Geometry was not founded by any one person. Ancient Egyptians have been used an early stage of geometry as well as the Greeks.
The Ancient Greeks were one of the first civilizations to offer food services to guests. During the Olympic games, people came from far away and had to be fed. The Greeks developed food stands and hostels for the needs of their Olympics guests. The Midway during fair time resembles this type of arrangement. Hotels in the early days of the United States usually had a restaurant or a bed and breakfast atmosphere.
As religous ritual, where early civilizations linked athletic performance to divine worship.
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