1. WHERE DID THE OLYPMICS TAKE PLACE? OLYMPIA, GREECE

2. AROUND WHAT YEAR DID THEY BEGIN? AROUND 776 B.C

3. HOW OFTEN WERE THEY HELD? EVERY 4 YEARS

4. WHO WERE THE OLYMPICS HELD FOR? ZEUS

5. HOW MANY DAYS DID THE OLYMPICS LAST IN A GIVEN YEAR? 5DAYS: FIND THE RESOURCE THAT DESCRIBES THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DAYS.

6. WHAT TYPE OF ATHLETIC EVENTS WERE HELD AT THE OLYMPICS? BOXING, WRESTLING, EQUESTIRAN EVENTS (HORSE/CHARIOT RACING), PENTATHALON, RUNNING RACES, PANKRATION (COMBINATION OF WRESTLING/BOXING) FIND A RESOURCE THAT DESCRIBES HOW VIOLENT SOME OF THESE EVENTS WERE.

7. WHO COULD COMPETE IN THE OLYMPICS? GREEK BORN, FREE MEN

8. WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE OLYMPICS? WOMEN COULD NOT COMPETE IN THE OLYMPICS. UNMARRIED GIRLS COULD COMPETE IN AN ATHLETIC EVENT TO HONOR THE GODDESS HERA. UNMARRIED GIRLS COULD WATCH CONTESTS AT THE OLYMPICS, BUT MARRIED WOMEN COULD NOT. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS WAS?

9. WHAT WAS TRAINING LIKE FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES? INTENSE TRAINING THAT WOULD LAST UP TO 10 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE OLYMPICS.

10. WHAT TYPES OF AWARDS/REWARDS WERE GIVEN TO VICTORS? There was only 1 winner. The winner was given a palm leaf and had an olive branch crown placed on his head. The athlete was welcomed as a hero in his hometown. A statue was erected for him, he was given free meals. He was basically the greatest celebrity of the town. Why do you think he would have been so famous?

11. What type of non-athletic events took place at the Olympics? Ceremonies, speeches/poetry reading, parades, feasts, animal sacrifices.