Monday, February 25, 2008

Entertainment

Inca commoners did not have much free time as they worked from dawn to dusk. However, they did play Pisqoynyo, a top game. They also enjoyed playing dice, sports (the religious ball game Tlachtli), and dancing the Qamili. Incas made instruments from brass, made flutes and percussion instruments.
Romans enjoyed circuses, but favoured chariot- racing over Roman athletics, even though the circuses included both. The admission was free for poor citizens, but the richer could pay to get better seats. Romans also liked gladiator fights. Gladiators were usually slaves and social outcasts who were bought and trained to be a gladiator, or were trying to win their freedom. Elephants, zebras, or giraffes could be trained to fight with each other to their death, or to kill humans.
The gladiators fought in an ampitheater- a huge arena that could seat thousands of people and the floor of the fighting area was covered with sand to soak up any blood. The Colosseum was one of the biggest theaters in Rome, seating up to 50,000 people. The arena could also be flooded with water to hold boats- which meant that navel battles were hosted.The Romans liked watching gladiator fights better, but most people went to see plays on holidays. Most plays were held in the morning so that there would enough light, and also in the afternoon. For the Romans, public baths were for leisure, but also was for socializing. Public baths, called Thermae, allowed people to visit gardens, gyms, libraries, museums, promenades, and relax in massage rooms. The Romans loved parties and banquets as well.
Many people think that because the Romans were living too well, they let their civilization collapse. The Inca however, were hard- working, honest people who were defeated by the Spanish.

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