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QUESTION

World Culture discussion week 2

DUE DATE SAT 5PM 

NO PLAGIARISM

1 PARAGRAPH (NOT LONGER)

"Ancient Greece and Athletics" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

  • Describe the ancient Greek competitive character, and compare the ancient Olympics (as a festival featuring athletics) to the Olympics today, identifying any major differences. Explain what the Olympic rules regarding females and evidence, such as the "running girl" artifact, reveal about female status and Greek athletics in particular Greek city-states. 

Explore

Ancient Greek Athletics and Female Status

  • Chapter 4 (p. 118), Olympics. Chapters 4 (pp. 113-114), women in Sparta; For Athens later, see pp. 137-8. 
  • British Museum’s Running Girl artifact at http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/gr/b/bronze_figure_of_a_girl.aspx
  • Philadelphia’s Penn Museum on Women and Greek athletics at http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicsexism.shtml

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