The Ancient Olympic Games Crossword Puzzle;Use the wepage and clues to fill in the blocks down and across
Across
- 2. / Originate in Ancient....
- 3. / First recorded winner
- 6. race / Coroebus,event participated in
- 9. gladiator / shows and team chariot racing were not related to the Olympic Games or to Greek athletics.
- 12. / Festival where women participated in... that was not part of the Olympics
- 13. / Greece lost its... to Rome
- 15. / Stadium derived from this word
- 16. Augustus / held games in Italy and Greece
- 17. / Emperor Nero disgraced himself and the Olympic Games when he entered a chariot race, ... off his vehicle
- 18. / Occupation of first winner
- 20. / Evidence regarding women spectators at Olympic events
- 21. / Interval period of four years between games
Down
- 1. / Three events added years later to the games...,...,...
- 4. / Answer yes or no to women's events at the Olympics?
- 5. / Games ... by 400 CE
- 7. thousand / Occurred about... years ago
- 8. / neither trained or participated in Greek athletics
- 10. Garland / Prize for winning
- 11. / Includes five events; foot race, long-jump, javelin throw, discus throw, wrestling
- 14. / Athletes performed in the...
- 19. / Olympic Games held at