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IndexI. Introduction……………..………..pag. 3II. chap. 1: Ancient Olympic Games…………..pag. 4III. chap. 2: Sporting events………………….p. 5IV. chap. 3: Ancient vs. Modern.………………..page. 6V. Conclusion................................................. ...............page 7VI. Bibliography.…………………......................................... ..page 8VII. Logbook………………................................................. ........page 9IntroductionWe want to know more about the Olympic Games because the Olympic Games will be soon, we think their history is very interesting and important to learn. We also want to know the origin of the Olympic games and why they were invented and by whom. And we want to compare (with information about ancient Olympic games and modern games) which Olympic games were the best, the worst, or the best. more dangerous. We want to know why they like to do it and for what or for whom. We want to try to use more books, magazines and newspapers as a source more than the Internet. And we hope to learn something that wasn't mentioned in our own questions. I hope you enjoy reading! Ancient Olympic Games If you think of the Olympic Games, think of Vancouver, Sochi, Sydney, Beijing etc. But the Olympic Games in Olympia were the oldest and most important sporting events in Greece and still are very important throughout the world. The Olympic Games originated in 776 BC (according to ancient sources) in ancient Greece in In a city in southwestern Greece, called Olympia, This was one of the most important things in the world. Olympia was seen as the most important sanctuary of the god Zeus, and the games were held in his honor. Sacrifices and gifts were offered and athletes swore to obey the rules before… middle of paper… hem. It didn't take long to make this sheet because we made a plan that we had to create a chapter and it was very fun and informative because we learned almost everything about the ancient Olympic Games in Greece. We hope to do another article sometime in the future, this year or in other school years.Thank you for readingBibliographyTitle Internet/Book Link/Author ISBNAncient Olympic Games Internet http://www.olympic.org/ancient -olympic-games NoneOlympics Internet http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Olympics/ NoneOlympische Spelen Book Charles Hupperts9055739138Olympische Spelen in de oudheid Book MI Finley, HW Pleket, ML Verhoef9025313825Ancient Sport Events Internet http://www.perseus.tufts .edu/Olympics/equestrian .html NoneAncient Olympic Games Internet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games#Events None