Timeline Practice

During which century were the first recorded Olympic games?

• 7th century BCE
• 8th century BCE
• 776 BCE

How many years passed between the advent of fencing and public combat of gladiators?

• 1500
• 1764
• 1386
• 1236

How many years separate playing dice from playing cards?

• 1880
• 4120
• 3000

Wrestling was a highly developed sport c. 2500 BCE.  What does the "c." indicate?

• Exactly the year 2500 BCE
• Roughly around 2500 BCE
• Wrestling may have started anytime between 2500 BCE and 1 AD

What period of time were playing cards invented?

• prehistory
• ancient times
• middle ages
• modern era

What period of time was fencing popular in Egypt?

• prehistory
• ancient times
• middle ages
• modern era

How many years separate the advent of chess in Persia and board games in Greece?

• 800
• 200
• 300
• 500

According to the timeline, which game was popularized occurred in modern times?

• tennis
• cards
• chess
• none of these

Which event occurred 512 years AFTER the first Olympics?

• Combat of gladiators
• chess
• Fencing
• Board games

Which sport evolved during the middle ages?

• Tennis
• wrestling
• olympics