Who invented board games?
King Tutankhamon's Senet Board (ca. 1300 BC) When were the first board games? People were playing board games earlier than we have any records. Probably the first board games were [...]
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When was backgammon invented?
Royal Game of Ur (2600 BC; British Museum) Backgammon's from older board games Backgammon is descended from much older board games from Africa and West Asia like Senet and Tabula [...]
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Wrestling, Martial Arts, and Olympics – History of Sports
Sports history: The Discus-Thrower (ca. 450 BC) The earliest sports Indo-European people like Central Asians and the Greeks had a very strong tradition of athletic competition. Competing in, and winning, [...]
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Ancient Egyptian games: play and toys in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian games: knucklebones Egyptian board games: senet and mancala Ancient Egyptian games were a lot like some games people still play today. Some Egyptian games were traditional African games. [...]
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Playing backgammon – West Asia projects
A backgammon board made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Beginning about 3000 BC, backgammon was one of the most popular games in ancient Mesopotamia and elsewhere in West [...]
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Playing gladiators – Ancient Rome project
Gladiators mosaic First read the account of a day at the games on the page about Roman gladiators. Then, how about putting together a play showing the events of the [...]
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Hold your own Olympics – Ancient Greece project
Olympic long jumping with weights to make him go further Competition, for the Greeks, was a way of pleasing the gods. Competition pleased the gods by creating order out of [...]
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A day in medieval Europe – food, costumes, activities
Two women raking straw in a field (Tres Belles Heures du duc de Berry) If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so [...]
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Hosting a medieval tournament – an activity
Modern-day re-enactors having a tournament Tournaments were a common form of entertainment in the Middle Ages. A group of knights came together at the castle of some powerful duke or [...]
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A day in the Islamic Empire – Activities, food, costumes
Islamic archery contest If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Islam, here's some ideas other people have found useful: [...]
