Hello, my name is Sherine.
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Hi, I am Keiran! And that’s Joanna, the creator of this animation.
She won't be talking today, though.
Today, we will be teaching you MORE about Ancient Greece Olympics.
We’ll start off with the events! In Ancient Greece, ONLY men were allowed to take part in the Olympics.
They had five events that were running,
wrestling, jumping, throwing the discus and javelin.
Compared to what we have in the Olympics nowadays, they really lack a lot of them.
We have gymnastics,
swimming, weightlifting, basketball and many more.
That's a big difference! How else were they different?
Before, they held the Olympics for the gods,
and they believed that gods Zeus and the legendary Heracles had started the Olympics.
It was only available and Olympia.
Fun fact, they actually tried to kill each other.
But now, we play for sportsmanship, and we don’t try to kill each other.
The Olympics is also held around the world, lasts for at least 16 days,
and is open to both male and female.
In the old days, if someone wins, people believed that they were touched by the gods
and that they were blessed in a way nobody else could.
When they won they didn’t receive gold, bronze, or silver medals like we now do. Instead, they use wreaths.
The Olympics were only allowed for men and priest to watch. No women could be allowed to watch it or enter the stadium.
Even though women weren’t allowed, they had their own sports event. It was a festival called the Heraean Games.
In conclusion, the Olympics was an event to prove your skills and strengths to gain glory.
But now, the Olympics are all based on sportsmanship and relationships with other countries.
Thank you for watching our animation! We will now move on to the game.
