(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Medium of Physical Education

During a cultural visit to a sports museum, a group of 7th-grade students had the opportunity to analyze a painting depicting an exciting basketball game from the 1950s, a time when basketball had not yet reached the level of mass sports that we know today. The image showed two teams in simple, unsponsored uniforms, a leather basketball, and the scoring table used at that time. The History teacher took advantage of the moment and explained that, in addition to the cultural aspect of the sport, this period was marked by significant changes in the rules and structure of the game. Based on the presented historical context and considering the improvement of reading and critical interpretation skills, analyze the following excerpt from a text describing the changes in basketball rules: 'During the primitive era of basketball, a made basket was counted individually, without distinguishing between field goals and free throws. With the evolution of the game and the need for a more complex scoring system, the differentiation between 2 and 3-point baskets was introduced, as well as free throws, providing a more diversified scoring dynamics.' Based on the analysis of the excerpt and knowledge about the basketball scoring system, identify and justify which specific rule was changed to allow the differentiation between field goals and free throws, and discuss the influence of this change on the current basketball game.