Statues of Cynisca

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the honored individual?Cynisca of Sparta
2. What is the sporting discipline?Chariot racing at the Olympic Games
3. Who was Cynisca of Sparta?Cynisca was a princess and sister of King Agesilaus II. She won Olympic chariot races in 396 and 392 B.C.
4. Why were two statues made instead of one?Because she won twice, the makers wanted to emphasize the magnitude of her dual victories.

Cynisca of Sparta: A Spartan princess and the first woman to win an event at the ancient Olympic Games.
Pausanias: A Greek traveler and geographer whose writings provide significant details about ancient Greek history and monuments.
Hellenic World: The geographical and cultural area inhabited by ancient Greeks.
Patriarchal Structures: Social systems where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.