HHP Ch 7 Early heritage in sports and gymnastics

Naturalism was the initial theme of educational gymnastic programs in Germany as developed by Adolph Spiess

What was the purpose of the chariot races and gladiatorial contest during the Roman empire?

Who developed Danish gymnastics for the military (nationalism) and children in schools?

During the spartan era girls were trained at home in gymnastics to bear healthy children.

Who was the founder of Swedish gymnastics and director of the royal gymnastics central institute?

Swedish gymnastics emphasized posture correction through rigidly held positions and movements on command

Which European nation influenced amateur sports worldwide?

The Heraean games were held for women.

Who was a key leader for educational naturalism?

Select all true facts about the Olympic Games.

What focuses on the development of the mind and philosophical abilities?

What focuses on sports skills and military prowess?

Martin Luther and John Calvin were leaders in what movement?

Whos school program was based on naturalism and included knightly activities, military exercises, and manual labor?

What happened in the golden age of the Late Athenian Era?

The turner gymnastic movement promoted physical development for nationalistic goals

How many events in a pentathlon?

Where did Greeks complete physical training? (sometimes called a wrestling school)

In the Roman Republic, males trained for war at military camps because the goal was to become a citizen-soldier.

During the renaissance, artists depicted the human body as a revelation of the mind.

In which system of gymnastics did school children engage in the progressive precise execution of movements on command?

What was the British Amateur Sport Ideal?

Select the true Hellenistic period facts

The Olympic games were ended by the Romans around 400 AD because the Romans did not want to lose to the Greeks.

What was a favorite amusement of the people during the Middle Ages?