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400
fall of the Western Roman Empire
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Period: 450 to Jan 1, 750
Dark Ages
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Jan 1, 1110
Start of miracle plays
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Jan 1, 1200
Outdoor plays begin
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Jan 1, 1200
Bards became popular in Europe
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Jan 1, 1200
Mystery plays began
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Jan 1, 1250
German theatre starts
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Jan 1, 1320
Everday people act in a part of performances
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Jan 1, 1375
English plays start
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Morality plays
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Jan 1, 1402
First permanent playhouse
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Jan 1, 1490
Spanish drama begins
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Medieval theatre begins
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"Quem Quaeritis?" trope is presented
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Period: to Jan 1, 1200
Mass as Drama
early church: dialogue between choristers, solo voice