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quiz #1 Flashcards

1
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When did pre-agricultural societies occur?

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10 000 - 9 000 BCE

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2
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why were pre-agricultural societies staying active?

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They had to be physically active to stay alive. (run for your life)

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was there structure in primal fitness?

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No, they were only running, hunting… no strict, life instinct

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4
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what is Darwinism

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the theory of the evolution of species by natural selection

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5
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when did training to kill occur

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4 000 BCE - 476 AD

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6
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what was the first olympic event

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200 yard dash (nude) called stade

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7
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what is special about the ancient greeks and sports

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they were the first population to do it for the physical and mental benefits.

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when and where did the first Olympic Games occur

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Athens in 776 BCE

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what sports came to the olympics after stade

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discus, wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin…

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10
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Roman Empire

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50 BCE - 500 CE

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what type of sports did the Roman Empire favour for the continuity of the olympics ?

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brutal sporting events like gladiator combat

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12
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did they olympic games ever disappear ?

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yes, when the Roman Empire declined.

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13
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When did the modern olympic revival occur?

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1896

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14
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the dark age

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476 AD - 1 300 AD

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15
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the renaissance

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1300 - 1600

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what marked the renaissance a important in sports

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a revival of interest in greek and roman culture

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17
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during what period did the studies of human anatomy and physiology intensify ?

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the renaissance

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18
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when was the first childhood physical education class

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1420

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19
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industrial revolution and victorian era

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1750-1850

20
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what economy shift happened around the 1750s

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rural agrarian economies shifted to urban based manufacturing economies

21
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what major advancement happened for spectator sports during the industrial revolution/ victorian era

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time limits and rules were set to accommodate worker’s schedule

22
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what was the victorian ideal of amateurism

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excluded women, people of colour and lower classes (sports were only for rich white men)

23
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what school system instaured phys ed first

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the British because sports built character and it was viewed as vital to a young withe man’s privileged education.

24
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who brought their sports to the British colonies

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victorian young men

25
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fitness boom and nationalism

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1850 AD - 1900

26
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what are the arctic winter games

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a high profile sport competition for northern and arctic athletes that is held every 2 years

27
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what were the Olympic Games suppose to promote when they came back

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the ideal of a sound mind in a healthy body and to toughen up young French men for combat

28
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who could compete in the olympics before

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European men

29
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what is the olympic charter

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it details the goals of the olympic movement

30
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what is the olympic movement

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it promotes values such as peace, tolerance, international understanding and amateurism

31
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what has the goal of the olympic movement evolved to

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create a better world by educating through sports without discrimination

32
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what is the connection between nationalism and the olympics

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hosting the Olympic Games leads to a surge of nationalistic fervour

33
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first Winter Olympics

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1924

34
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difference between Paralympics and special olympics

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physical disabilities vs intellectual disabilities

35
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how were professional teams born

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when teams started paying their athletes to retain them full time and motivate them

36
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what is title IX

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a section of the US educational Amendements Legislation that prohibits any kind of gender discrimination in schools.

37
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when was title IX passed

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in 1972

38
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first year where women were allowed to compete in all olympic sports

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2012

39
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non-white participation was banned until

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1990

40
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what is the role of sports canada

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develop sport policies and provide funding for sports programs

41
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what is participation

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was created in 1971 to encourage Canadians to be more active on a daily basis

42
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what is cs4l

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it promotes physical activity and sports that focus on developmental age rather than chronological age

43
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what is coc

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Canadian olympic committee 1907

44
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what is own the podium

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an initiative to deliver more olympic and Paralympic medals to Canadians

45
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