Historical development of physical education (primitive socety, ancient oriental countries and...

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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Additional

• Archery • Split-feather dance

• Whole-feather dance

• Battle dance

• Jujitsu • Polo

• Tug-of-war • Kite flying