KINE 2P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Minos
15 Dec 2015
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Professor: tammy whitaker-campbell tcampbell@brocku. ca (best way to get in contact with her) Weekly reading list available on sakai find on google scholar or brocku library database. Presentation: 20: lab week of march 20-27, due one week after the presentation. Bonus: 2: completed by april 10th, participate in 2 research studies. Ancient egypt acrobats vaulted over bulls. Ancient greece the word gymnastics derives from a common. Greek adjective (gymnos) meaning naked ; running, jumping, weight lifting, wrestling, swimming, etc. 2700bc 1400bc: king minos and his contemporaries had already given their royal approval and seal to physical exercises: wanted to use physical movement to increase the power of their military. Greek connection: soldier requirement: used to get ready for war. The skills, agility, and strength needed to perform gymnastics movement were thought to be great assets to those battling on the war field. Roman empire: gained power and ascended to the greek. Gymnastics became a vital component of greek education.
