What+was+the+Sacred+Truce?

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The city-states of Greece were often at war. This made travel between them dangerous. So messengers sent out from Elis announced a 'sacred truce' (peace) lasting one month before the Games began. This meant people could travel to Olympia in safety. The Olympic Games were more important than wars because they were a religious festival. The messengers went all over the Greek world, as the map shows.=====

GLOSSARY
Sacred: sagrado Truce: pacto Safety: seguridad

VERBS
Can → could (poder) Be → was/were (ser, estar) Make → made (hacer) Send → sent (enviar) Announce → announced (anunciar) Begin → began (empezar) Mean → meant (significar) Go → went (ir)

TRUE OR FALSE
1.- Wars made travel between cities safe.

2.- The Olympic Games were more important than wars.

3.- The sacred truce is peace.

4.- The Greek city-states were never at war.

COMPARE THE ANCIENT GAMES
The modern Olympic Games don't have a sacred truce. In the modern Olympic Games the countries at war can participate, because the modern Olympics Games, as the ancient, are more important than a war. Some countries don't want to participate because they think that the war is more important. Other countries can't participate because they're sanctioned by the UN (United Nations).