Sylabus
1. The physical culture of ancient civilizations. Physical Education of Ancient Greece.
2. Ancient sport and panhellenic games. Greek athletes and Roman gladiators.
3. Christian world and physical culture.
4. Physical culture of renaissance and humanism, philanthropism.
5. Physical education systems of the 19th century.
6. English sport and first attempts to restore Olympic games.
7. Origin and development of modern sport and Olympic movement.
Anotace
The course deals with the development of all forms of physical culture, their content and social context from the beginnings of human civilization to the present.