CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ancient and Modern Olympics are similar in that both games have sporting events but the reasons they’re held are different. The Ancient Olympics were part of a religious festival to the Greek God, Zeus, whereas the Modern Olympics are a sports competition for athletes from all countries of the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894.
Detailed explanation-4: -They were the oldest, and largest, of the four PanHellenic Games-four separate sports festivals held in ancient Greece.