>>12883681literally organized sports & events like Olympics, Panhellenic Games,Nemean or Isthmian Games btwn. city states was about power and ivolved lots of politics & religion which insured all hostility between city-states were put on hold until the end of the events, which was known as the Olympic truce. Modern revival of the Olympics in 1800s ' started after the Greek War of Independence in 1821. The young nation wanted to reconnect with its long-forgotten past after over 400 years of Ottoman occupation. Fast forward 1936' Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany which made sure that the games would be all about politics complete with the natural superiority of the Aryan race and Nazi banners and symbols. Even in the Americas For many pre-Columbian cultures, such as the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztec, it was a ritual, political and social activity that involved the whole community.Maya and Aztecs used the ball game to solve hereditary issues, wars, to foretell the future and to make important ritual and political decisions.
