Help with the Ancient Olpmpics???

Question

I would like some help with my collage homework if you could help me out it would be great.

Main Idea on why they started doing it.

Types of Athletic Contests they did.

What would happen to the Winners and what would happen to the losers.

The difference between male and female athletes.

I belive that this is what I need to find out some answers would be very helpful thank you. I would love to give 10 pts for someone who can answer all or the most questions. Thanks .

Answer 1

main idea was to compare and showcase which city state possessed the finest athletes. thsoe with the finest athletes were assumed to have better more fit army's

pretty much the standard, javelin, discus, sprinting, greco-roman wrestling, boxing may have been one but not sure.

winners were highly revered and deemed blessed by the gods for the amazing athleticism. were no real prizes or anything like that just some olive leaves or branches given to them as a symbol of greatness. losers were simply that, losers. weren't killed or beheaded or anything like that.

none that I can recall. I don't know if women were allowed to participate or not.

Answer 2

The Olympics were started as a contest to please the gods. I think it was a lot of athletic stuff, I'm not sure, but guessing discus and javelin/ spear throwing. They had chariot racing, too. The winners got a laurel wreath. I don't know what happened to the losers. And I'm pretty sure, at least in the early olympics, they didn't allow female athletes.

Answer 3

Main Idea:

The Ancient Olympics were one way for the aristocrats to fill their time since they were able to have leisure time. The Olympics provided them a chance to stay fit, while also being a means for preparation for war. Additionally, the games also provided a chance to hold games in honor of the gods as a part of their religious festivals; athletic games were a part of their religion, as reflected in funeral games (such as the games for Patroclus held by Achilles in the Iliad).

Types of athletic contests:

The first contests of the first 13 Olympics were only footraces. Other contests were added later, including chariot races, discuses matches, boxing, and wrestling, in addition to the footraces.

Winners:

Winners would typically win a crown of olive leaves; additionally, choral songs were often written of them proclaiming their prowess and strength, with the most prominient Greek poet known in modern times is Pindar. The poems not only honored the victor, but also his family and the polis (city) from which they originted from. In addition, many victors gained notoriety much in the way celebrities do today. In addition, it was common practice for a statue to be erected in honor of the victor.

In some of the Greek plays and epics, some prizes were given out to the victors, higher, more valuable prizes to the winner. However, these cases mentioned involved funeral games, not the Olympic games.

Losers:

Pretty much self-explanatory. They didn't receive any glory or notoriety as the victors did.

Participants:

Male athletes were the only participates; females were not permitted to participate. Additionally, women that were married could not even attend the games. In Greek society, the role of women was more of a seclusion role. The wealth of a women was marked by how pale her skin was. A women with a tan and wrinkled skin was considered to be poorer than a women with paler skin. This is because a women of wealth could afford slaves, thus allowing her to stay inside in seclusion and not have to go out to wash clothes, get food, etc.

Despite that, there were games for women, usually held in honor of Hera. This usually included footraces and were held for maidens only, not women who were married. In addition, women could indirectly participate in the main Olympic games for men via owning a horse or a chariot that was entered in the race. While they could not participate in the race themselves, as an owner, they could still win the victory and crown.

As for the men, there were limits on who was able to participate - a man had to be a free-born Greek. There were separate divisions - boys and men; unlike females, where there were three separate groups - girls, teenagers, young women. For the males, categorization was made based on physical size and strength.

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

main idea:
celebration that honoured the gods , it was mainly a religious thing and thanks to this they even interrupted wars in order to hold the games.

contests:
race, boxing, wrestling, horse race (but i'n not sure) and also poetry and music, this because the competition was not all about athletics like today, but about the qualities of man.

prizes:
only honour and fame. no medals, the winner got a crown made of laurus branches. the losers lost

no females

Answer 5

You might want to check the spelling of COLLEGE too, since you're there... (Lord knows how).

You know, the reason you're there is to actually LEARN SOMETHING, even if it's as trivial as the ability to carry on an intelligent conversation at a cocktail party when you're 50. Try opening the textbook sweetie!

Answer 6

before you research for books or articles, try writing it as 'Olympics'