Week 1:
Ancient Olympics began in 776 B.C as part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus. There were many sports in the olympics and soon the olympians started doing the sports in the nude.No one really knows if nudity began in the ancient olympics by Orsippos in 720 B.C or in the 8th century by the Spartan family.But by the 8th century nudity was common for the male contestants.
Week 3:
The Olympic Motto
The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius." These three Latin words mean "Swifter, Higher, Stronger."Father Dideon used the motto to describe the great achievements of the athletes at his school.
Week 4:
The Olympic Rings-
The five colours of the Olympic rings were chosen because atleast one of these colours appear on every flag.These coloured rings are also found on the Olympic flag,which was first used in Antwerp in 1920.They are placed in the centre of a white field on the flag.
Week 5:
The Olympic torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games.The Olympic torch or Olympic flame was first introduced in 1928 at the Olympic games in Amsterdam and was first established 8 years later,in 1936..The first Olympic torch runner was young Konstantinos Kondylis.The flame has come to symbolize the light of spirit, knowledge, and life.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml
Week 7:
Ancient Olympic Sports:
The ancient Olympics were rather different from the modern Games. There were fewer events, and only free men who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any country. Also, the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time.
Boxing:
Boxers fought without rounds until one man was knocked out, or admitted he had been
beaten.Chariot racing:
There were both 2-horse chariot and 4-horse chariot races, with separate races for chariots drawn by foals.
Riding:
The course was 6 laps around the track and there were separate races for full-grown horses and foals.
Pankration:
This event was a grueling combination of boxing and wrestling.
Pentathlon:
This was a 5-event combination of discus, javelin, jumping, running and wrestling.
Discus:
The discus was made of stone, iron, bronze, or lead, and was shaped like a flying saucer.
Javelin:
The javelin was a man-high length of wood, with either a sharpened end or an attached metal point.
Jump:
Athletes used lead or stone jump weights shaped like telephone receivers to increase the length of their jump.
Running:
There were 4 types of races at Olympia. The stadion was the oldest event of the Games.
Wrestling:
Like the modern sport, an athlete needed to throw his opponent on the ground, landing on a hip, shoulder, or back for a fair fall.
