Kinesiology Test 2 Quizzes

Could be used to refresh the body and spirit so one could work and pray better

According to the Puritans in New England, recreation was used for what?

Judaism and Islam

Besides Christianity, what other religions (mentioned in Chapter 5) shaped ideas of Western civilization?

Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland

During Colonial America, race tracks were built where?

Correcting humoral imbalances

Medical treatment in the Middle ages was focused on What?

Held it in contempt

Most Christians help what opinion of the body?

True

T/F: Christian theologians attempted to use philosophy to prove their theological Christian dogma.

True

T/F: Eighteenth century Elizabethan England is the birthplace of modern boxing.

True

T/F: Gambling, especially on sporting events, reflected the core element of 17th and 18th century gentry values.

True

T/F: Shooting matches as well as boxing were popular sports in the South.

True

T/F: Some Christian monks practiced bodily mortification.

True

T/F: Southern gentlemen and plantation owners were often more observers and producers of sport rather than participants.

False- Puritan influence

T/F: Sport in New England during the colonization of America was influenced mostly by French Catholics.

False

T/F: The Southern gentlemen who lived in Virginia were the only group in the American South to oppose the practice of sports and games.

False

T/F: The church was NOT a political power during the Middle Ages?

Board game

Tafl was a type of?

Death and destruction

The bow and arrow symbolized what?

There were several incidents of property damage

The church intervened with prohibitions against certain games because

Benefited from the absence of the Puritan influence, was facilitated by a favorable climate, the English importation of sports and games was a positive force, and with a tolerant Catholic Church helped the growth and popularity of sports in the south.

The development of the American South...

Soule day

Which was not considered a major holiday during the Middle Ages?

Their attitudes toward sport depended upon which region of Europe they were from AND Religion had a profound impact on the attitudes the colonists had toward sport.

With regard to the attitudes that the colonists had toward sport, which of the following is true?