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