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WorksheetsHistory of Sports!
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Ancient Sumer´s first tale, that had a competition that resembled modern sports, was the
Dance of Ludd
Song of Jorge
Epic of Gilgamesh
Greece was responsible for:
The first Olympic Games
The creation of Cricket
The first Winter Games
The picture above shows a sport that was created all the way in Greece, called "Marathon". It was created in the honor of:
A horse that ran over 56km looking for his owner
A soldier that ran over 42km to warn his kingdom of enemies approaching
A boat that sailed over 200km in order to find the China
In the Middle Ages, sports were seen as _______ for real life situations, and also, there were _________ sports between the __________ and the _______
Pratice / Different / Rich / Poor
Pratice / Similar / Healthy / Sick
Training/ Many / Europeans / Asian
"Fencing", as pictured above, is a sport created in France, where two people duel with swords. Today, this sport:
Is banned across all countries in the world, because its way too violent.
Is only practiced for fun
Is part of the Olympics
Jousting was seen as a sport that only rich people could participate. Why?
Because only the rich had horses
Because you needed a lot of money to participate
Because you had to be a noble to participate
The Britsh Empire was responsible for:
Creating a lot of rules to a lot of different sports, such as Soccer
Not creating a single sport, despite being so big
Just creating Soccer and no other sport
During the Industrial Revolution, sports finally were seen as:
Exercise
Entertainment
Ecological
In 2020, two sports that became popular in the USA finally became part of the Olympics, and they were:
Soccer and Basketball
Skateboarding and Surfing
Chess and Surfing
This year marks the fourth time the Olympics were ever delayed, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The other three were caused by:
An earthquake, a flood, and a forest fire
The American Civil War, and the First World War
Once with the First World War, and two times with the Second World War
