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Ancient Physical Education Practices

Physical education played an important role in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and Rome. In Greece, physical skills were taught from a young age in gymnasiums and the Olympics originated there. Sparta focused on military strength through rigorous training. In Egypt, physical education aimed to develop vocational, recreational and religious skills through apprenticeship training of various sports. Romans emphasized physical education for boys to build strength and skills for military service, though upper classes had more formal training than lower classes and girls received little education.

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Ancient Physical Education Practices

Physical education played an important role in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and Rome. In Greece, physical skills were taught from a young age in gymnasiums and the Olympics originated there. Sparta focused on military strength through rigorous training. In Egypt, physical education aimed to develop vocational, recreational and religious skills through apprenticeship training of various sports. Romans emphasized physical education for boys to build strength and skills for military service, though upper classes had more formal training than lower classes and girls received little education.

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Johne Dave Lapat

BPE 111

Physical Education in Greece

- Ancient Greece is well known for its emphasis on physical education. Plato
expressed the need for physical education and survival skills. Physical skills
were taught from a young age, and Ancient Greece developed the first
"gymnasiums," which were large structures where sports and races could held.
- Sparta - Young boys were sent off to military training from early childhood. Their
lives in barracks revolved partially around exercising, fighting one another, and
being sent to the wilderness for survival training.
- Every four years, men in ancient Greece competed in a physical education
games in western Greece. It became to be known as the Olympic Games which
they created because the places were called Olympia. Women were not
allowed to participate.
- Only the healthy and strong children were allowed to live by a council of elders.
Until the age of seven the mother was responsible fort the training of the child.

Sparta - focused in military strength


Athens – focused in reading and writing

Physical Education in Egypt

- Aims of P.E. : The vocational, recreational, and religious objectives of p.e than
in military or health objectives.
- Promotion of P.E. : Apprenticeship was the mode of education in Egypt.
- Program of P.E. : Swimming was one of the popular sports even among
women, dance, archery, lion hunting, fishing, stick fighting, acrobatics, ball
games etc.
- Methods of P.E. : Under the apprenticeship system, youngsters learned by
imitating the movement of their parents or tutor.

- Ancient Egyptians were play sports in order to prepare for a battle or to fight in
a war. Some of the most popular sports in Ancient Egypt were wrestling, javelin
throwing, archery, wrestling, boxing, hunting, rowing, fishing, driving, tug of war,
swimming and more.
- Egypt’s Physical Education: A Proper physical education at schools should
involve checkups, nutritional guidance and developing the body with the aim of
enhancing performance in class and behavior in public life, as well as
encouraging teamwork and social interaction.
- Egyptians believed in living full life. Life full of physical activity. Egyptians young
boys were instructed in the use of various weapons of war, such as bow and
arrow, lance and shield. They engaged in many sports and gymnastics
exercises.

Physical Education in Rome

- Young Roman boys were taught young to train and build their strength,
flexibility, speed and endurance in order to be a strong soldier or gladiator in
the future.

- In ancient times and history Romans were not great lovers of physical
education and activities as a part of their culture. For them it was a part of their
military training and a way to serve its military purpose.
- Roman political ambition incorporated physical education into a national
program for military preparedness. Centering on boys and men, physical
education focused on activities that built and maintained warriors.
- The lower classes did not have much in the way of formal physical education.
- Upper-class boys often received physical education as part of their studies at
academies.
- This would include sports such as running, boxing, wrestling, horsemanship,
jumping, and archery. This might occur in courtyards, palaestrae, bathhouses,
or dedicated gymnasia. Physical education of this sort was limited to boys.
- Girls received little or no formal education, and physical education was not
considered appropriate for girls by most ancient Romans.

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