KIN 375 Lecture Notes and links

Mechikoff, R. A., & Estes, S. G. (2006). A history and philosophy of sport and physical education: From ancient civilizations to the modern world (4th ed.). Boston, MA: WCB McGraw-Hill. (ISBN 0-07-297302-1)

UNIT 1 -- INTRODUCTION

• " Challenges in Physical Education and Sports: What May Be Learned From the Past?"
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• Why Study History? (PDF -- Lecture Notes)

The Romans

• The Rise of Rome and Roman Sports
• The Gladiators of Rome (PDF -- Lecture Notes)

The Dark Ages

• The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
• Bizantine Empire: Overview
• The Byzantine Empire
• The Byzantine Empire During the Crusades
• Map of the Byzantine Empire

The Middle Ages

• From the Spiritual World to the Secular World: Changing Concepts of the Body ¹
• Medieval Times (PDF -- Lecture Notes)

Renaissance and Reformation

• The Impact of the Renaissance and Reformation Movements upon the Catholic Church
• Renaissance (PDF -- Lecture Notes)
• The Black Death
• Education and Physical Education During the Reformation (PDF -- Lecture Notes)
• Physical Education and Puritanism (PDF -- Lecture Notes)

The Age of Science and Enlightenment

• A Cultural and Political Storm Caused by the Friction Between the Renaissance and the Reformation
• The Enlightenment
• Charles Darwin

The Industrial Revolution

• Industrial Revolution and Nationalism (PDF -- Lecture Notes)

US HISTORY

• US History: The Colonial Period
• Africans in America
• Muscular Christianity: Evangelical Protestants and the Development of American Sports

Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., Professor
School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8162
Phone: (323) 343-4662
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