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The Assyrian kings were famous for hunting lions, elephants, ostriches, wild bulls, and many other wild beasts. Through the king preferred to hunt the larger, more aggressive animals. The sport had both religions and political implications: as a successful hunter. The king proved that gods favored him and that his power was therefore legitimate.

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Both boxing and wrestling were depicted in art. Terra-cotta plaques showing boxers imply thatboxing was a popular sport.In one plaque the boxers are beside two menbeating their enormous drum in time with theirmotions.

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In addition to spectator sports and theater, the Coming of the Greek and Romans also provided for new types of games, music, and other novel entertainment staples. Along with sports, the presence of public baths presented a culture challenge throughout the ancient near east as public nudity was nearly a universal mark of shame in religion.

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Religion shows dancing done in time to music, singing, and clapping. Dancing was mentioned in the tablets, but usually in reference to the cult and not as independent activity. At the annual feast for the goddess, Ishtar and the goddess, whirling dancing were done by honor both men and women.

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The origin and development of China’s activities are closely related with the production, work, war, and entertainment of the time. Traces of the earliest sports activities, such as hunting, archery and rowing race, can be from some bronze ware of the late Neolithic ages as well as from other articles.

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Although China has been associated with the martial arts sport in China, including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao. Traditional Chinese culture regards physical fitness and important aspect since the 20th century. A large number of sport activities, both Western and traditionally Chinese, are popular in China

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First recorded 2,000 years ago, Cuju is known as the earliest form of football. The popularity of the sport peaked in Tang and Song Dynasties.

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In Chinese legend, sword play wasn’t always just a man game. Due to her skills with a blade, a teenage girl living in the forests of the ancient state of Yue attracted the attention of Theking, who sent her to train the royal army. Sword play was prevalent in later dynasties as it matured and became more complicated.

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Boxing as one of the Ancient Greek sports was much more intense and brutal than today. The contestants wore no clothing and even oiled themselves to look better.

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Chariot races and horse and rider races are regular events during the most popular games of Ancient Greece. The chariots would race 12 laps and the jockeys would race bareback competing in a single lap around the arena.

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Some sports that the Ancient Romans played included pretty much any test of Athlecticism. They included anything from riding to wrestling and swimming. The Ancient Romans would throw and catch as well as hunt and fish. Women just watched, they had nothing really to do with sports.

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The most popular sports in all of the Roman Empire were boxing, chariot racing, and gladiator battles. Boxing gloves made of oxhide covered the palm of the hand, exposing the fingers. The right arm was used for fighting and the left arm was used mostly for defending.

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Indus Valley people have seemed to love toys. They made many toys, such as toy carts, and toy animals made from baked clay. Archaeologists have found model cows that waggle their heads on a string, and toy monkeys that could slide down ropes.

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Indus children may have also played with pull-along animals on wheels, as well as rattles and bird-whistles all made from terracotta.

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In early India, games and sports were very much concerened about the development of the physique and for the art of offense and defense. Also games were considered a kind of recreation, which played a vital role in the development of a mans personality.

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Fortunately, India has a rich heritage of these activities and can be found in the archoeogical excavations of Mohenjadaro and Harappa.

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A variety of sporting activities and athletics were part of an Ancient Egyptian lifestyle. Wrestling, archery, and throwing the javelin seem to have been the favorites. Navigating the Nile made the Ancient Egyptians expert rowers. Rowing competitions seem to have been as common as ball games.

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Many of today’s sports were practiced by the Ancient Egyptians, who set the rules and regulations for them. Inscriptions on monuments indicate that they practiced wrestling, weightlifting, long jump, swimming, rowing, shooting, fishing, and athletics, as well as various kinds of ball games.

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Ancient Egyptians played a game that is similar to our present-day hockey. Drawings on tombs at Ben Hassan shows players holding bats made of long palm tree branches, with a bent end similar to that of the hockey bat. The hockey ball was made of compressed papyrus fiber covered with two pieces of leather in the shape of a semi-circle.

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Fishing was one of the sports practiced by kings, princes, and commoners. There are many drawings of scenes of fishing as a hobby on the Saqqara tombs of the old kingdom as much as there are on the new monuments.

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