INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

The offered themes about ancient Olympic Games in history:
• Beginnings of sport in Ancient Greece;
• Development of Elean physical education system;
• Characterization of Sparta and Athens systems, similarities
and differences in these systems, their role in development
of an individual;
• Gods of Olympus and their connection with the Olympic
Games;
• Olympia – the sacred place of ancient Greeks and the place
where the Olympic Games were held – the main buildings
of Olympia, sights, sports places, sacred places;
• The Olympic Games – celebration of all Greece. The
causes of banning the Olympic Games and consequences;
• Agonistics – the principle of competing both in sport and
other fields of life – origins of agonistics, development,
changes due to agonistics in the life of ancient Greeks.
Geography
In geography it is possible to speak about ancient Olympic Games
in grade 8, when children are taught about the European countries,
including Greece. Not much is said about history in geography
classes, only some facts are mentioned. However, speaking about
geographical places (Olympus, Olympia, Sparta, Athens, the river
Alpheios, ao.) the teacher can tell the origins of theses places,
connection with historical processes and their importance in ancient
times and now.
The offered themes about ancient Olympic Games in geography:
• The biggest cities of Greece - Sparta and Athens - the
historical aspect of the cities, their role in ancient times and
now, their geographical location;
• Olympia as a cultural - historical place;
• Olympus - a mountain in Greece and a cult place in ancient
times - its location in Greece;
• Greeks now and in ancient times - their historical origins,
their main occupation now and in ancient times.
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