Sports throughout the ages

Mesopotamian sports and games

6000 BCE

There was boxing, wrestling and early forms of polo and rugby. For toys they used toy guns, boomerangs, and throw sticks. They also played with hoops, slingshots and balls. They had dice made out of bones.

Indusvalley sports and games

4000 BCE

They made toy carts and animals out of clay. They also made bird whistlers and rattles out of terracotta. They had had a throw and chase disk like a frisbee. They had a proper stone dice with numbers on them.

Egyptian sports and games

3100 BCE

The Egyptians had a form of bowling. They also had wrestling, weightlifting, swimming and ball games

Mayan sports and games

2000 BCE

The Mayans played many ball games. Sometimes slaves were held captive. If the slave's team won, they would be set free, however if they lost, they would be a human sacrifice. They also played a game called Pokatok . There is a hoop and a bouncy ball. You have to put the ball through the hoop without using your hands. They mainly used their hips for this sport.

Aztecs

1428 BCE

The Aztecs played the same games as the Mayans. I think this is because both the civilizations were based in the same place.

Chinese

1046 BCE

The Chinese danced. They also played and early form of polo and football.

Greek sports and games

146 BCE

The Greeks had the olympics. They held it in Olympia. It was created to honour Zeus. The olympics had a Pentathlon. This included Javelin, Running, Jumping and Discus. They also did boxing, wrestling and charriot racing

Romans

27 BCE

The Romans had an early form of Handball, Football, Field Hockey, Catch games and a form of dodge ball. They also had Swimming, Boxing, Wrestling, Jumping, Chariot Racing and Gladiator fights. We play many of these games now.

Now

2017

Now we play badminton, tennis, football, basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, cricket, baseball, t-ball, hockey etc.