Ancient Olympic Games | Distance Learning | Audiobook | eBook | Worksheets

Designed for classroom | home | distance learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science. Episodes are all under 10 minutes, packed full of information that is easy for children of all ages to understand. Typically taking around 30-45 mins to complete. Written and narrated by Cambridge University archaeologist Matthew Brooks.

The Audiobook of Unit 2 – The Olympic Games. Students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in this audiobook using the eBook and Comprehension Questions.

The Olympic Games. The Ancient Greeks loved competition of all sorts. Each year, the various city-states of Greece sent athletes to festivals of games, which were held to honor Zeus. The games were officially held every four years from 776 BC, but they possibly originated much earlier. A Greek myth credited the hero Herakles, better known as Hercules, with creating the running competitions at Olympia to celebrate the end of one of his missions called the twelve labors.

Listen - Read - Answer

• Listen to this Audiobook The Olympic Games
• Read along using the eBook (with visuals)
• Answer Comprehension Questions and Activities

Covered in this Audiobook:

• The classical games
• Olympia
• Chariot races
• Champions
• The pentathlon
• Boxing
• Running
• Women’s events
• Disapproving Romans

Questions in this Unit:

• What prizes would winners of events get?
• What god was the Olympic Games devoted to?
• In what city did the race for women take place?
• What was forbidden to happen during the Olympic Games?
• What events took place at the Olympic Games?
• Design a poster advertising the ancient Olympic Games. Show examples of the type of events that would take place and the prizes to be won.

WHAT AM I BUYING?

A downloadable audio file (mp3)

Comprehension questions (.pdf)

Comprehension activities (.pdf)

Answer sheet (.pdf)

EBook (.pdf)

WHEN CAN I GET IT?

Instantly

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The Ancient Greeks:

Unit 1 – Introduction to Ancient Greece
Unit 2 – The Olympic Games
Unit 3 – Government and Law
Unit 4 – Philosophy, the First Thinkers
Unit 5 – Literature and the Theatre
Unit 6 – Architecture and Art
Unit 7 – Greek Mythology
Unit 8 – Athens and Sparta
Unit 9 – The Olympian Gods
Unit 10 – The Lasting Legacy of the Greeks

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