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23 06, 2017

Wrestling, Martial Arts, and Olympics – History of Sports

By |2018-04-20T08:29:29-07:00June 23rd, 2017|Games|Comments Off on 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, [...]

6 06, 2017

Ancient Chinese games – board games and martial arts

By |2019-12-04T20:54:07-08:00June 6th, 2017|China, Games|Comments Off on Ancient Chinese games – board games and martial arts

Women of the Tang court playing double land (about 800 AD) - Ancient Chinese games Where did Chinese games come from? In ancient China, as in other places, both board [...]

31 05, 2017

Central Asian games – wrestling, polo, archery

By |2017-09-18T11:19:19-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, Games|Comments Off on Central Asian games – wrestling, polo, archery

Wrestlers from Samarkand (Uzbekistan, 600s AD) People in Central Asia played games that helped them get better at skills they would need in their lives. They needed to ride horses [...]

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