Ancient Sports

By farberd21
  • 3000 BCE

    Senet- Egypt

  • 2500 BCE

    Backgammon- Mesopotamia

  • 2000 BCE

    Various Other Sports in Egypt

    Sports that include throwing and catching, running contests, jumping, fighting and wrestling
  • 2000 BCE

    Use of Dice in Mesopotamia

  • 1500 BCE

    Tlachtli- Central America

  • 800 BCE

    Olympics- Greece

  • 600 BCE

    Polo- Persia

  • 100 BCE

    Metal-Studded Boxing Gloves- Rome

  • 100

    Sumo Wrestling- Japan

  • 500

    Chess- India

  • 600

    Go- Japan

  • 800

    Dominoes and Playing Cards- China