Early Storytelling
prehistoric form of storytelling involved depicting scenes from the daily lives
What is cave drawing (or painting)?
Newest technology that makes YOU the storyteller?
What is Social Media?
Considered one of the greatest Greek writers and best know for the Iliad.
Who is Homer?
First system created by the Greeks to maintain detailed records and to share Greek myths
What is an alphabet?
Before this invention, people got their news and stories from newspapers and books. But once it was introduced, people could gather to listen to exciting shows together.
What is the radio?
communication that used symbols and pictures on walls to tell stories
What are hieroglyphics?
Most significant technology in advancing storytelling during the Renaissance Era.
What was the Printing Press?
Storyteller who animated the fairytales collected by two brothers almost 100 years before him.
Who was Walt Disney?
First feature-length animated film
What is Snow White?
Name for the time period in which Hollywood movies became the most popular form of entertainment.
What was The Golden Age (of Hollywood)?
Purpose of the early cave drawings?
What was surviving/hunting?
This 1950 technology unfolded in living rooms across the country bringing stories to life.
What was the Television (TV)?
Novelist who created vivid images of Victorian society in his stories like Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
Who was Charles Dickens?
First book to be printed
What was the Bible?
This storytelling method opens a door to different worlds where superheroes battle against evil.
What were comics?
Ancient Greeks move to from oral stories to what type of storytelling?
What is written storytelling (or dramas/plays)
This technology has transformed storytelling from a passive experience, where you simply watch, into an interactive one.
What are Video Games?
English playwright and poet from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, is widely regarded as one of the greatest storytellers
Who is Shakespeare?
First comic book sueprhero
Who was Superman?
A popular type of story that emerged in the 18th century, featuring women authors and mysterious storylines. (Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, etc)
What is the Novel?
Invention that led to more people learning to read
What was the Printing Press?
Monks created this type of book using gold and silver paint on animal skins to help spread Christianity
What were Illustrated Manuscripts?
Once upon a time, two German brothers published a collection of stories that became one of the most influential works of folklore.
Who were the Grimm Brothers?
First movie made in color (1939)
What was the Wizard of Oz?
This newer technology allows users to become the characters.
What are video games?