Ancient Forms of Entertainment Comparative Civilizations 12 Theatre

Ancient Forms of Entertainment Comparative Civilizations 12

Theatre & Literature

Literature � Poetry popular: epic (longer, about _______) & lyric (shorter, more personal) � ________ taught moral lessons through stories with animal characters

Theatre � Built outdoors & on a _______ (easy construction of seating) � Semi-circular with _____ floor, stage & backdrop � Actors & playwrights = ______ � If women could attend, they sat _________

Theatre � Playwrights often ______ the world around them (e. g. role of women) � ______ danced, sang & recited parts of the story � 2 -3 actors changed _____ to change parts � In Rome, chorus became ________

The Olympic Games

The Olympics � Held every 4 years in honour of ______ � 1 of 4 Pan-Hellenic games where winners received crowns of branches from ________ trees � Sacred truce allowed games even during _____ � Winners received valuable rewards from their ______________ � Part of religious ________ � Only _______ males could compete � _______ couldn’t even watch � Events included track, wrestling, equestrian, _____, racing in armour and pentathlon

Public Baths

Public Baths � Pools of different temperatures & _____ rooms � Place to bathe & ________ � ________ could use them, but men & women kept separate

Chariot Races

Chariot Races � One of the oldest spectator sports (enjoyed by the ______ too) � 7 laps around an oval track (______) � Men & women sat ______ � Racers began as ______, but could win money to buy freedom � Charioteers were _______ � ________ sport

Gladiator Games

Gladiators � Romans sponsored gladiator games to show off _____ & power � Gladiators were ______ � Could become famous ______ symbols � Expensive investment: � Strict _______ � Special _____ � Best _______ � Host owed ________ for every gladiator killed

Gladiators � Specialized in different styles of ________ � Evidence of ________ suggests rules � Philosophers & ______ objected to violence, but generally popular � Women sat _________ � More than entertainment: � Reinforced ______ state � Politicians used them to gain _________ � Maintain public order & release ______