History Of Physical Education Flashcards
(41 cards)
Survival was the basic aim of education in this era
Primitive times and survival sport
Early versions of soccer, wrestling, archery were evident in their history
Ancient china
This was one of the earliest cultures to provide women with equal opportunities
Ancient Egypt
Primarily a military focus in the culture
Ancient Middle East
- early accounts suggest that games were religious activities that surrounded funeral rites
- foot racing boxing, wrestling and chariot races where the common forms of competition
- physical education was geared toward the use of weapons and hand to hand combat techniques
Ancient Greece
Spartan culture and life was primarily military in nature
Spartan education
- The motto “a sound mind in a sound body” stresses the goal of education
- schools were for men and women were educated at home
Athenian Education
Gymnasium is the greek word for
Naked
_____ was a small training school for wrestling and the physical training teacher was called a _____
Palestra
Paidotribe
The term olympiad means
Four-year period
Referred to the month-long treaty or truce that surrounded the games
Pax olympia
Olympics started in
776 BC
Olympics ended in
394 BC
- The first presence of a “coaches handbook” con training was in the 3rd century bc
- amateurism versus professionalism was never an issue in the ancient form of the games
Ancient olympics games
- training for males was directed entirely toward preparation for the military
-women were considered more important in the roman culture than the greek culture
The Roman Empire
Roman viewed sport in two ways: Military training, Entertainment
Roman Sport
Roman culture use the concept of sport as a means to entertainment to the point where they used captured serves as the competitors or
Gladiators
- roman catholic church was opposed to physical education for three reasons
-it considered the roman character that resulted from sport and games to be undesirable
-the roman style games were considered pagan due to their relationship with honoring the gods
- the church believe that the emphasis on development of the body was evil in nature
Physical Education under Catholicism
- it is reported that there was a revival of athletic tournament during this period so that nights could maintain a level of fitness and refine skills for battle
Medieval and Renaissance Times
- upper classes were primarily the participants in sport and games activities
- lower classes were generally not permitted to compete and did not have the time to train in order to be competitive
Class struggles and sport issues
- colonist organized and attempted to fight against the british forces for Independence
- it quickly became apparent that colonial life was not adequately rigorous to prepare them for life as a soldier in war
- skills used in earlier colonial life was limited to the job skills of the individuals
Revolutionary period
The topic of hygiene was taught primarily by physicians during this period
Early colonial period
Male indians played a game called _____ which meant game of ball
Beggataway
Females play the game with sticks that eventually became
Field Hockey
