Elusive Egyptians
Greek Origins
A Roman Romp
"M"edieval Drama
Asian Antics
100
These texts are a performance and etiquette guide for priests’ use in ceremonial burials for pharaohs
What are the Pyramid Texts
100
This man is credited as the inventor of tragedy and the first individual actor
Who is Thespus (Thespis)
100
Completed in 80 BC, this building was the home of the gladiator battles until 404 BC
What is The Colosseum
100
1 of 3 religious plays; usually allegorical in nature; ex. Everyman
What is morality play
100
This form of Japanese Theatre featuring high stylized movements is rooted in tradition and ritual
What is Noh
200
2100 BC  These rituals honored the birth and death of Osiris
What are the Memphite Dramas
200
This man introduced the 2nd actor; Dates 525 – 456 BC; works include The Oresteia Trilogy
Who is Aeschylus
200
A public obsession until 549 AD, this event took place in the Circus Maxima
What is Chariot Racing
200
1 of 3 religious plays; performed in cycles; usually about Christ
What is mystery play
200
Dengakuno in Korea is adapted from these rituals
What are harvest rituals
300
2500 BC  This was the first recorded dramatic production in Egypt
What is the Abydos Passion Play
300
This man introduced the 3rd actor; Dates 496 – 406 BC; works include Philoctetes
Who is Sophocles
300
240 BC  This man is known for translating Homer’s Odyssey into Latin
Who is Livius Andronicus
300
1 of 3 religious plays; usually patronized historical and legendary saints
What is miracle play
300
Theatre in China is said to have begun in this Dynasty
What is the Tang Dynasty
400
These festivities were divided into three parts: the defense of Osiris, the demise of Osiris and the triumph of Osiris
What are the Osirian Mysteries
400
435 BC  This man built the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens
Who is Pericles
400
46 BC  The Romans would flood the Colosseum and stage naval battles during this event
What is Naumachia
400
These were often performed between meals; allegorical in nature featuring dance and spectacle
What are masques
400
Most plays in this tradition are based off of two epics: the Mahabharata and the Ramayama
What are Sanskrit Dramas
500
3100 BC  The Ramasseum Dramatic Papyrus is an account of this event for Pharaoh Senusret I
What is his coronation
500
This man used the literary device, deus ex machina; Dates 480 – 406 BC
Who is Euripides
500
This festival honoring the god Jupiter became an official theatrical event in 346 BC
What is Ludi Romani
500
These Teutonic people are the primary preservers of tribal history until Christianity denounced them as just mimes
What are minstrels
500
The goal in early Indian Theatre is to achieve this, a total theatrical experience affecting all five senses
What is raasa
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