The Olympics by Kristi McCracken
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| agility | quickness and coordination
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| archeologist | a scientist who tries to find the truth of things that happened in the past
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| chariot | a roofless carriage pulled by one or more horses
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| column | a long, usually round stone support that holds up a bigger structure
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| diaulos | a Greek race that ran two lengths of the stadium
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| drachma | an ancient Greek coin
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| hippodrome | a track for horse races
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| ode | a serious poem written to honor a person or event
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| javelin | a throwing spear
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| Korebus | the first Olympic winner whose record was written down
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| momentum | the force of a moving object
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| oracle | where the gods answered questions through a person or place
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| palaestra | a place to practice combat sports, such as wrestling or boxing
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| pankration | a combat sport mixing wrestling and boxing
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| Panhellenic | athletic events that included the Olympics, Pythian, Isthmian, and Nemean Games
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| penthalon | a sporting contest with five events
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| ritual | a custom or ceremony that is repeated (same form & rules)
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| sacrifice | offering some thing to a god
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| spectators | people who watch an event
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| triathlon | a sporting contest with three events
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| truce | a stop in a war or fight
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| wreath | a ring of leaves or flowers that has been tied together
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