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Greek music, dance, and theater gradually developed from what?
Early religious rites
Of the hundreds of plays written by ancient Greeks, about how many remain?
30
What little is known of Greek drama was pieced together from what?
Later descriptions, paintings, and artifacts
How many actors usually played all of the parts in Greek drama?
Three
Were the Roman or Greek actors treated better?
The Greeks
What was the purpose of the Roman arts?
To glorify the state
During social occasions, what was predominant in their pagan religious rites?
Music
In Greek music, one of the earliest instruments was the aulas. What is an aulas?
a double-pipe reed instrument with a shrill, piercing tone
Was it the Romans or the Greeks who were responsible for making use of a front curtain to indicate a time lapse in their plays?
The Romans
Trumpets were developed for military purposes by _____________.
The Romans
What was considered vital to the upper class Roman?
A knowledge of music
During the Greek period, artists idealized the ___________________.
Human form -- they did this in sculpture, painting, mosaics, and pottery
What has recorded more information about how the Greeks lived than many written records?
Pottery
What was one of the greatest legacies from the Greek/Roman time period?
Architecture
What was a major contribution of the Romans?
Realistic portrait, sculpture, and painting
Name one of the 6 historical events during the Greek/Roman time period.
city-states developed in government, had great philosophers, had Caesar of Rome, had the Golden Age of Mythology, began development of machinery, ship building
