PPT-Part II GREEK IDENTITY AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin A French historian and educator who revived the Olympic games at the end of 19 th century He believed that sports education must be a significant part of young peoples personal development. Thanks to the vision of their founder Pierre de Coubertin and the creative efforts of various host city organisers the ceremonial aspects of the Olympi c Games have served to set them apart from other international sports competitions The protocol a Sites of the Panhellenic Games Olympia Delphi Isthmus of Corinth and Nemea History and Mythology explanations of the birth of the Games Application of the sacred truce peace between cities Overview of Olympia the most important Panhellenic Games sit The vision of Baron Pierre de Coubertin in establishing the modern Olympic Games on 1896. The principles, aims and philosophy of the Olympic Games. . The British Olympic association and the International Olympic Committee – two bodies that are central to Olympic organisation and administration. OL AST/KB. The History of the Olympics. Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in southwest Greece. The Games were part of a religious festival. . The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the modern Olympic Games (begun in 1896) . Research by SRPA Students. A Bit of History…. The word mascot is derived from the Provencal and appeared in French dictionaries at the end of the 19th century. “It caught on following the triumphant performance of Mrs . Discover what makes the Olympic Games so great!. . Introduction. The following Web Quest will take you on a tour of the Olympic Games. The tour will help you gain knowledge about the different aspects on what the games have to offer not only to our county, but the entire world. . Poli. Ancient . Greece. Ancient Greece was not a unified nation, but a collection of city-states known as . poli. . . Poli. is the plural of polis. Polis is often translated as city, but there was a very important difference between an ancient Greek polis and a modern city. The ancient Greeks saw themselves as citizens of their . sports competition. . The Olympic Games are an international sports competition which is held every four years in a different city. Thousands of athletes from all over the world compete against each other in individual and team sports. Over 1 billion people watch the games on TV.. By: Robbie, Tim and Catherine. The first Olympic Games can be traced all the way back to 776 BC.. They continued for about 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A.D. that all "pagan cults" were banned. HOST CITY’S . GROUP . MARKET HOTEL DEMAND: THE CASE OF VANCOUVER CANADA . (Winter 2010). . Brian Miller, . EdD. Yingshun. Li, MS. Abstract. Study investigated the impact of the Winter Olympic Games on the host city’s group market compared the total lodging market as measured by the change in six hotel industry metrics: supply, demand, occupancy rate, average daily rate, revenue, and revenue per available room over a 6 year period. Vancouver hosted Winter Olympic Games in 2010. . e. By Kaelyn and . K. yla. Ancient . greek. pots. They used clay found from underground.. They made pots using worn shapes and then they moulded there pots to a flat like a normal pot.. They sometimes have Olympic sports on there pots.. Period 3. Before the Games. Multiple sport festivals existed across Europe such as the . Wenlock. games. , and other ‘Olympic’ games, however none of them were international.. Sports in Europe were becoming increasingly popular and well funded. Meaghan Jordan. SOBO 270S: The 2008 Beijing Olympics: Challenges and Opportunities. . 19 . August 2008. ~Olympic Mission Statement~. “The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sponsorship Program shall abide by the Olympic Charter and adhere to the Olympic Ideals and the three concepts of 'Green Olympic Games, High-tech Olympic Games and People's Olympic . 776 (1,000) B.C.E. – 394 A. The Greeks (A little background). The Minoan civilization controlled the Aegean sea and the lands it touched for 1,600 years.. About 1,400 B.C.E. the Mycenaean people became the dominant culture in that same region. .