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This word, for a type of cultural institution, comes from the Greek word mouseion which
means “a temple of the muses”
What is museum?
During this time period, outdoor public pageants, which toured on portable wagons, were
prevalent
What were the Middle Ages?
This word, which means “rebirth” describes a particular time in European history when the
social, political, economic and cultural environments were undergoing huge changes
What is Renaissance?
During the 17th -19th centuries many arts institutions were established on this continent
What is Europe?
In the United States, from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, a monopoly known as
_______________ controlled theatrical presentations around the country
What is The (Theatrical) Syndicate?
The Greeks started a system of state-sponsored play festivals, beginning around this time
What is 500 (5th century) BCE?
In the West, this institution was the biggest producer and sponsor of artistic activity during the
Middle Ages
What was the Catholic Church?
During the Renaissance, primary sponsorship of the arts shifted from the church to private
patrons, like the Medici of Florence. As a result, wealthy families like the Medici began to
acquire these
What were private art/ artifact collections?
A majority of the arts organizations in Europe formed in the 17th -19th centuries were
sponsored and managed by this entity
What is the state/government?
Symphonies in the US were established, with the help of wealthy private patrons, in these two
places in the mid-to-late 1800s
What were New York & Boston?
Research in the history of theatre tells us as many as 100 days a year, there were state-
sponsored festivals during this government’s rule
What was the Roman Empire?
A work such as Giotto’s Lamentation from the Arena Chapel is an example of this primary
reason the church sponsored artistic activity during the middle ages
What was religious instruction/teaching?
In 1594, the first documented example of this art form, entitled Dafne (written by Jacopo Peri,
seen at left) premiered in Florence, Italy and laid the foundation for the form
What is opera?
Laws in this country passed in 1870 and 1888 helped promote the growth of museums and
performing arts facilities
What is Great Britain?
This art form was part of touring performances, but permanent, resident companies of this art
form were not established in the US until the 20th century
What is Dance?
Our textbook notes there are historical records of performing arts events - similar to those
produced during the time of the Roman Empire – that were produced in the Asian countries of
_________ and __________.
What are China and Japan (or India)?
By the 14th century, the influence of the church on performances began to wane, as a system
of private patronage developed through these groups
What were trade guilds?
Court dances of the 13th & 14th centuries served as a model for this art form
What is Ballet?
This country established a state theatre in 1767 and it became the foundation for a national
network of gov’t subsidized arts organizations
What is Germany?
One of America’s largest and most established museums started with this private patron’s
bequest
Who is James Smithson?
Additional financial support (apart from state support) for artistic activities in ancient Greece
came from this group
Who were the choregoi (wealthy citizens)?
This is the name of dramatic performances which served as a type of religious instruction
during the Middle Ages
What is liturgical drama?
Alterations to the nude figures in The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel is one example of an
issue which arts managers dealt with during the Renaissance, and continue to face today
What is censorship?
Theatre, opera and ballet companies were organized in state-supported facilities in this
European country during the 17th -19th centuries
What is France?
This funding source, developed by a family of private patrons, helped create a support system
for dance and opera and aided a major expansion in the arts in the US during the 1950s & 60s
What is the Ford Foundation?