The Olympic Games Power Point Notes

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The Olympic Games Power Point Notes

Chapter 11 Section 1

I.  The Olympic Games

A. First games held in ______at ______, ______

B.  Held every ______- a 4 year period of time is called an ______

C.  The Olympics started as a ______

to honor the God ______

D.  All ______, ______ etc. ______during the Olympics

E.  Only ______competed- ______were not even allowed to ______!

1. ______for watching = ______

______

2. There was a ______Olympics for ______

F.  Each ______to ______to honor the ______of the game

1. ______for breaking the rules = ______

2. ______were made of the ______and put on ______at the Olympics so people could ______them

G.  ______that happened during the ______at the Olympics:

1. Day ______- ______to ______(bulls)

2.  Day ______

a. ______- horse drawn cart

1.) held at ______- ______

2.) ______race

b. ______

1.) ______athlete in ______events

2.)  ______were ______, ______, discus throw (9

pounds), ______, and javelin throw

3.  Day ______- more ______

4.  Day ______-

a.  ______races- ran ______

b.  ______

c.  ______- hands covered in ______with ______

d.  ______

1.) Free-for-all-fight

2.)  NO ______or ______-______!

5.  Day ______

a.  ______receive ______and have a big

banquet

b.  Some ______were honored for ______- others given

______for a ______

H. The ______Olympics stopped being ______in ______

a.  This was because ______had taken over and

b.  ______felt the games were ______

and not ______

I. In ______the Olympic Games were ______

a. ______competed

b. Came from ______countries

c. Still ______every ______

J. In ______, ______were ______to compete

K. In ______, first ______were held

L. In ______, it was the ______both the winter and summer Olympics

were in the ______year; they are now every ______years

1994- winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway

1996- summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA

1998- winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan

2000- summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

2002- winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah

2004- summer Olympics in Athens, Greece- 10,500 athletes from 201 countries!

2006- winter Olympics in Torino, Italy

2008- summer Olympics in Beijing, China

2010- winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada

2012- summer Olympics in London, England

M. Olympic ______- “Citius, Altius, Fortius” meaning “______,

______, ______”

N. Olympic ______- ______background, ______interlaced rings-

______, ______, ______, green, and yellow

O. Olympic ______- lit at ______, ______, then carried to

______of Olympics

P. Olympic ______- “The most ______thing is to ______

______, NOT WIN! The most ______thing in life is not the

______but the ______.”

Q. Some ______events:

Summer Winter

Aquatics Bobsleigh

Badminton Curling

Baseball, canoe Ice hockey

Basketball Luge

Gymnastics Skating

Tennis, Triathlon Skiing