# A guide to the history of physical education Author: Leonard, Fred Eugene, 1866-1922; McKenzie, R. Tait (Robert Tait), 1867-1938 [Editor] Genre: Physical education and training Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78009 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+guide+to+the+history+of+physical+education+Leonard&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Man’s earliest endeavor to perfect the body, discipline the mind, and mold the character of the young by means of selected forms of physical activity and special regimen could doubtless be traced back to a prehistoric age. The study of ancient customs of China and India, Egypt, Babylonia and Assyria, the Phœnicians and Carthaginians, the Persians, and the Hebrews might also yield some curious facts. But if one’s purpose is to follow the evolution of modern forms of physical education in Europe and America and to note the significant contributions and modifications introduced at various stages, it is sufficient to begin with Greece as it was in the century and a half whose middle point is... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/38/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/49/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/51/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/52/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/50/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/37/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/54/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/41/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/53/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/55/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/42/index.md) - [Volume VIII of the _Journal of the Royal United Service Institution](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/47/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/56/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/48/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/44/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/46/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/35/index.md) - [Book I, Chapters 16-22, 26 and 27, comprising more than an eighth of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/29/index.md) - [Book V is concerned with the education of Sophie, Émile’s future wife.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/32/index.md) - [chapter nine (The State of Germany till the Invasion of the Barbarians,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-guide-to-the-history-of-physical-education-78009/chapters/3/index.md)