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Who financed the York minster?
People who chose to donate sponsored York Minster. It was built entirely upon legacies and gifts given freely by people.
In the ancient Greek Olympic games what did the winner receive?
A wreath of olive branches was placed on the winner's head at the ancient Olympics in Greece.
What descriptive name has been given to the Athenian civilization of the last half of the fifth century BCE?
golden age of greece
What is the name of the government that is ruled by a few rich families in ancient Greece?
The rule of the few is called Oligarchy. However, this does not necessarily mean rule by the rich, which is Plutocracy.
Why did the Olympics start again?
In Olympia, Greece the Olympic Games were held every four years. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC; that was about 3,000 years ago. At that time this great festival took place to honor the Greek gods. Olympics were held during the great festival. My resources say Olympics were held to please the various gods. One God, in particular, the most important was called Zeus. The Olympics were called Olympiad in Greece. Now we know where the games are held, but we dont know what games they played? In the first thirteen Olympic games, there was only one event and that was the sprint. The sprint event was about one hundred and eight meters in length. Then later Pentathlon was added and it had different events. There was discus, javelin, jumping, running, and wrestling. After a while, they added Equestrian events and that included chariot racing and riding. The Ancient Olympics did have lots of events. They had two major events Equestrian and Pentathlon events.
