The ORGINAL purpose was for Greek men to show off their skills and enforce the relationships between different Greek cities. At that time, only mean were allowed to compete. Not women.
Some ORIGINAL sports in the Olympics were Wrestling, Running, and Boxing
Original purpose : <u>The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses.</u><u> </u>
Some of the sports competition of the original Olympics is :<u> </u><u>The ancient Games included running, long jump, shot put, javelin, boxing, pankration and equestrian events.</u><u> </u>
The Eastern Orthodox Church thought that this was not the way to worship God. they thought this because of the Ten Commandments, that they were idolizing the icons over God.
How did they treat the people that they conquered? cruelly: they burned cities, tortured and killed captives, deported populations and forced them to pay big taxes.Explanation:
