Entertainment

and Open Spaces

,in the Old Ages

Group # : 4
Sub-Group #: 15
Prehistoric Period

In order for a community to have Entertainment

there must be a civilized society at first.

 Unsettlement
Finding food and shelter and trying to survive
 Hard and harsh life
 Agricultural revolution
 Pottery making and simple statues
 Mesopotamia
 The Typical city was divided into
residential, mixed use,
commercial and civic spaces.
 Sports, games and entertainment
were part of their everyday life.
Some had religious or magical
significance, others just for fun.
 Most famous entertainment
games and arts:
Hunting, Sports, Board games,
Performances of Literary Works,
music and dancing.
Khorsabad
Ancient Egyptians
 Afterlife
 Religious rituals , festivals and nightlife
 Sports (Boxing, Handball, Hockey, Running, Wrestling,
Swimming, Horse riding, Hunting, Mind games.
Greek Civilization
 People in Greece had a remarkable
veneration for their gods and goddesses.
 They also praised their gods through
religious festivals:
 They would have someone play the flute.
 They would watch woman dance or tell stories.

 It was popular to come upon street poets,

singers of all variety and ability.
 Sports played a large role in ancient Greek
entertainment:
 They were held in Olympia.
 Ancient Greek entertainment called for four different
Olympics each year.

 The theater was a new

form of entertainment
invented by the Greek.
 Roman Civilization
 How the location affected the civilization:
 Centralized in the world , strategic trading location, so the
citizens grew an instinct of aggression which affected their
entertainment life.

 The main features of

entertainment was gladiating &
animal compact, which were
practiced in the forums.
 Later on the idea was progressed
into the amphitheaters, such as
colosseum.
 How their religion affected their civilization

 The Romans' praised

the human body , this
appears in the stabian
bath design, which
included :
i. Palaestra
ii. Swimming pool
iii. Baths (Men & Women)
 References:
 The Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City – Elizabeth C. stone and Paul Z.
 The symposium in ancient Greece.
 Ancient Greece entertainment-Stewart Ross
 Private Life of Romans – Harold Whetstone Johnston
 Fletcher
 History of Ancient Egypt – Nicolas Grimale
 ‫الهيئة العامة لالستعالمات المصرية‬
 http://www.eternalegypt.org
 http://www.wikipedia.com
 http://www.gatewaystobabylon.com/myths/texts/life/recreation.htm

Group Names:
• Ahmed Basiouny Ahmed • Mohamed Adel Mohamed
• Ahmed Mahmoud Amr Ibrahim Saeed.
• Amira Moussa Yassine • Mahmoud Mamdouh
• Sara Mohamed Ahmed • Marwan Mahmoud Baheeg