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What were some things in ancient Greece?
They created olympic events to honour the gods they had a war against Persia
What are some Olympic events that have stayed the same since ancient Greece?
Running, boxing, wrestling, discus, javelin.
Who invented the olympic games in 1800?
In ancient Greece, the Greeks invented the Olympic Games in honor of their gods. These athletic contests began about 776 BC. The games were held in Olympia, Greece and some of the athletic events included discus throws, running, and wrestling.
What Olympic games do you have now and ancient Olympics did not?
Aquatics [1], Archery, SOME of the Athletics events [2] Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boat related events (Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing), Cycling, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwondo [3], Tennis, Triathalon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Winter Olympic Events [4]. [1] Modern events NOT included in ancient games include: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo. [2] Modern events NOT included in ancient games include: Hurdles, Steeplechase, Relay races, Walking, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Hammer Throw, and various footrace distances that were not originally in the games. [3] Taekwondo was NOT in the ancient games, BUT they did have a form of mixed martial arts. [4] Modern events NOT included in ancient games include: Alpine Skiing, Biathalon, Bobsleigh, Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboarding, Speed Skating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics#Sports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics
Are modern Egyptians descended from ancient Egyptians?
Some, but most are Arabs.
