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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Man moves according :
to their satisfaction
needs and necessity
PRIMITIVE SOCIETY
Hunting wild animals
Fishing along the rivers
Sometimes they engage murder for their protection
Dance and play
ANCIENT ORIENTAL COUNTRIES
China is concerned only by their intellectual excellence and they neglect physical activities.
Military training in ancient China includes:
ANCIENT CHINA
Wrestling Pugilism
Fencing Tripod lifting
Horse-racingHunting and swimming
Kong-fu
INDIA
Physical education is strongly influenced by their religious belief.
They focus on spiritual needs, not the needs of the body and worldly things.
Throwing Tumbling
Chariot races Riding elephants and horses
Playing marbles Swordsmanship
Dancing Wrestling and foot races
Yoga
The civilizations of ancient Egypt,
Assyria, Babylonia, Syria, Palestine and Persia believed that the strong drive to physical education and sports would provide to them a strong and powerful military army.
ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN COUNTRIES
Egyptian youths were reared in a manner involving much physical activity. As young boys they were instructed in the use of various weapons of war, such as..
Egypt
Bow and
arrow Battle axe
Mace lance and shield
Marching Running
Jumping Pirouetting
Their main objective was building an empire through military aggression. A strong army Persian army meant a healthy and physically fit army.
Persia
Running Slinging
Shooting a bow
Throwing a javelin
Riding and hunting
Marching
thank you.
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• Archery • Split-feather dance
• Whole-feather dance
• Battle dance
• Jujitsu • Polo
• Tug-of-war • Kite flying