Early History of Sports

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Across
  1. 1. period of technological development during 1700s-1800s that transformed agrarian societies in the US and Europe into industrialized ones
  2. 7. When a powerful country takes control of a weaker country in order to increase its own power and wealth
  3. 9. The organization that was formed based upon the beliefs of muscular christianity
  4. 10. System in medieval Europe in which people were given land in exchange for labor or military service
  5. 13. Ancient society from Mesopotamia that held a "footrace month" in order honor their gods
  6. 15. Most gladiators who fought in ancient Rome were ____________ (social status)
Down
  1. 2. Which country is credited as being the origin of modern sports
  2. 3. What major event slowed the growth of sports in the US during the mid-1860s
  3. 4. The idea that modern sports do not have connections to any particular religion
  4. 5. traveling women’s baseball team the challenged minor league and semi-pro teams
  5. 6. Member of Egyptian society who used sports in order to prove their strength as a leader
  6. 8. The main, current sport that Native Americans have been credited with creating
  7. 11. The equivalent of the Olympics for women in ancient Greece
  8. 12. The man who invented basketball (last name)
  9. 14. The ancient Olympics were dedicated to this Greek god