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No women were not allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics , started in Athens by the Greeks. No women were not allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics , started in Athens by the Greeks. and they get burned and have to stay in the house for days
Ancient and Modern OlympicsSimilaritiesWe still have discus, javelin, wrestling.There are many of the same events like racesthey were also held every four yearsThe winner gets an award that was not moneyDifferencesThey used to sprint but it wasn't a 100 meters.There were no world records in the Ancient GamesThere were no water sportsThere were no winter sportsThere were no women allowed to compete, and only young, umarried women were allowed to watch. Married women that were even inside Olympia were thrown off cliffs.The Ancient Games were a religious festival, so oxen were sacrificed and eaten.There was no Olympic Torch Relay.
Athletes from the various Greek city states. Only the men could compete because they were considered strong and powerful and the women were considered an offense to Zues.
No women were not allowed to act in the theater but were allowed to dance for a small while in the chorus in front of the stage. Women were not allowed to act as it was considered unwomanly and dishonourable.
Women were given suffrage in Egypt in the year 1956.