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2. Minstrels used _ to tell stories.
3. Queen Elizabeth I promoted _ theater.
4. Theaters in the Renaissance were _.
7. The Roman theater often featured _ races.
9. Roman theater was known for being _.
11. The Roman Empire’s influence on theater included _.
14. _ plays were a key feature of medieval minstrels.
16. Medieval minstrels were often seen as _ and pagan.
18. Queen _ I was a major supporter of theater.
19. _ and Porrex was a famous Renaissance play.
20. Many Renaissance plays were written in _.
21. The medieval Church promoted _ stories.
22. Elizabethan plays often featured _.
24. Medieval performances included _, a form of entertainment.
27. Minstrels performed in _, public places, and festivals.
28. Minstrels kept theater alive by performing as _.
29. _ was the primary material for costumes.
33. Renaissance plays were often performed _.
35. Elizabethan actors performed on _ stages.
36. A well-known Roman playwright was _.

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1. Many medieval performances involved _ humor.
2. A key theme in medieval plays was _.
3. The Church staged biblical plays on _ Sundays.
5. Medieval theaters often used _ instead of real actors.
6. Elizabethan actor companies were known as _ players.
7. In medieval Europe, theater was banned by the _.
8. The Globe Theater was famous for _.
10. Roman comedy plays thrived between 350 and 250 _.
12. A well-known Renaissance playwright was _.
13. Plays in Roman theaters often included _ sports.
15. Elizabethan actors traveled in _.
17. Some minstrels acted as traveling _.
23. Minstrels often played the _.
25. Roman audiences enjoyed spectacles, especially _ combat.
26. Minstrels told tales of heroic _.
28. The Elizabethan stage was known for its _ actors.
30. The Renaissance period saw the rise of _ theater.
31. Minstrels entertained at _ courts.
32. The medieval Church opposed _.
34. Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the _.