HHP Ch 7 Early heritage in sports and gymnastics

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

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

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?

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

Martin Luther and John Calvin were leaders in what movement?

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

The turner gymnastic movement promoted physical development for nationalistic goals

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

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

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

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

What focuses on sports skills and military prowess?

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

How many events in a pentathlon?

Select the true Hellenistic period facts

Who was a key leader for educational naturalism?

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

Which European nation influenced amateur sports worldwide?

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

Select all true facts about the Olympic Games.

What was the British Amateur Sport Ideal?

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

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

The Heraean games were held for women.