* The Olympic games were first held in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece.* It was held every four years in Greece and as part of a religious festival.* The games were held to honor ....., the king of the Greek gods.* Women were not allowed to participate.* Games played include boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and foot races.* The winner of an Olympic event won an olive branch.* Winners often were honored in their home towns and given large amounts of money.Which of the following words completes the blank in the box above?

ANCIENT GREECE

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* The Olympic games were first held in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece.* It was held every four years in Greece and as part of a religious festival.* The games were held to honor ____, the king of the Greek gods.* Women were not allowed to participate.* Games played include boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and foot races.* The winner of an Olympic event won an olive branch.* Winners often were honored in their home towns and given large amounts of money.Which of the following words completes the blank in the box above?

A	Apollo
B	Hercules
C	Neptune
D	Zeus

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Olympic Games started in 776 B.C. in the Ancient Greek sanctuary of Olympia and lasted until 393 AD when Theodosius I banned them in order to promote Christianity. They took place every four years, an Olympiad.

Detailed explanation-2: -Appropriately, the opening ceremony for the first modern Olympics took place in Athens in the Panathenaic Stadium, originally constructed in the fourth century B.C., which had been restored for the occasion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each year, the various city-states of Greece sent athletes to festivals of games, which were held to honor the gods. The most important and prestigious were the games held at Olympia to honor Zeus, the king of the gods.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 776 B.C.E, about three thousand years ago, the first Olympic Games took place. Originally, the games were part of a religious festival to honour Zeus. He was the god of the sky and the leader of the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. Where Were the Ancient Olympics Held?

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