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