The origin of

Recreational
Activity

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PERIOD 5,000 BCE

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAMES
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo
SENET has indicated that the oldest game from
The way the game was played is that ancient Egypt was called “Senet”. It is a
each player rolled dice and, using sticks board game that was played by many of
would try to move the board pieces the members of the royal families,
around and eventually off the board, including Tutankhamun.

2,900 BCE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN PERIOD

They made toy bows and arrows, sling
shots, boomerangs, hoops, and invented
many games that used balls (throwing,
tossing, chasing, rolling).They played a
game called button buzz. They also loved
hunting, boxing, wresting, racing, music,
dancing, feasting, and story telling!
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN
GAMES
The ancient Mesopotamian people
loved toys and games. They
worshiped their gods every day, but
they also found time to play. They
invented a board games that today
we call checkers. Some of their
game sused dice.

ANCIENT ISRAEL PERIOD 1,00O BCE

ANCIENT ISRAEL
DANCES
Music and dancing were
performed for ritual
Practices such as divination and purposes for social
prophecy were also common activities and
forms of religious devotion. celebrations.

400 BCE ANCIENT GREEK PERIOD

ANCIENT GREEK GAMES
Ancient Greeks played games seriously
as well as with full dedication, especially
physical athletic competition. The Greeks
loved to see their people strong, fit,
graceful human bodies, particularly boys’
and men’s bodies.
Many of the games played in ancient
Greece are included in the Olympics of
today. Some of these games are boxing,
weightlifting, and the pentathlon. Boxing
was much the same in ancient Greece as
it is today.

MEDIEVAL PERIOD 1370

Chess was widely popular and often Some games played during
a source of gambling the Middle Ages are still played
entertainment; both in the today, including bowling,
traditional format and in a simpler prisoner's base, blind man's
version played with dice. Dice were bluff (also called hoodman's
easy to carry and were played in all blind), and simple "horseplay".
ranks of society, including the Draughts (checkers) were a
clergy. popular pastime, as was
backgammon.

1500 THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD

Both the low and middle-class citizens GAMBLING AND CARD

enjoyed playing games, cards, gambling, GAMES
painting, and music, among other The Renaissance was a time of
activities. leisure just as much as it was a
time of humanist revival.

THE COLONIAL PERIOD 1770

the people of colonial times had both individual

and team sports, board games, gambling, card
RECREATION IN AMERICA
games, and so much more. Whatever was fun at the
Recreation in colonial times time was what the people did.
consisted of many of the factors
that make it what it is today.
Considered to be leisure activities,
 THE INDUSTRIAL PERIOD
Football became important in this
culture. In an age of social dislocation,
the pub also provided the closest thing to
home, especially for the single man in
lodgings and for the travelling artisan
Although by the turn of the
century schools began to offer
even more sports activities for
females, such as gymnastics
and basketball. Movie theaters
and TV programmes became
really important freetime
activities.
1ST MILLENIUM PERIOD
People love using electronic
and entertaining methods,
devices, mobile phones and
outdoor actions. People also
loves doing exercise or
playing sports .
favorite leisure activities include
horse racing, team sports such as
hockey, singalongs, roller skating
and board games.
ACTIVITY 1
ALENOR G. MAITUM
BSA 2-2A
1829
THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
These early ritualised leisure activities
continued after the influx of people into
the early Victorian towns. A Frenchman
who witnessed a football game in Derby
in 1829, was moved to remark.
1900 2ND MILLENIUM PERIOD
GAMES AND FREETIME IN 90S
Although men performed the
majority of sports activities at this
time, opportunities for women, too
appeared as the nineteenth century
ended. Sports in which women
participated included canoeing,
rowing, and walking,
2,000
GAMES AND FREETIME
ACTIVITIES IN 2000
Nowadays, people love enjoying
media entertainment to reduce the
stress. After long day at work or
school, people usually feel tired and
need to relax. There are many
channels such as watching films,
listening music and playing games.
2011 MODERN PERIOD
GEORGE KARLIS, LEISURE AND
RECREATION IN CANADIAN
SOCIETY
In Canada, a cold country
with winter's long nights,
and summer's extended
daylight, such as horse back
riding.
REFERENCES:
Rojas & Sarmiento (2013) "History of
games and leisure activities". retrieved
from https://www.timetoast.com/