We look to Ancient Greece as the "beginning of modern theatre" because Ancient Greece has the largest volume of early written records about theatre
the Egyptians had theatrical activities happening earlier
early academics decided it would be that way and we haven't changed it
we want to ignore non-western theatre

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

d definitly is not

both eastern and western early north american cultures were known for building wigwams and longhouses.

wigwams, also called wetus, were small houses of 8-10 feet tall, made of wooden frames covered with woven mats and sheets that were used by algonquian indians. similarly,   longhouses were also used by algonquian and the iroquois tribes, and they were built as well with pole frames and elm bark covering. however, the main difference between wigwams and longhouses is that the latter was much larger than the former, with 200 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 20 feet high with inner raised platforms used for sleeping space.

a u.s. citizen has to have lived in and been an american citizen for a year or more be for he or she can vote for presidential or country wide elections. they also have to register to vote. if the voting is for state representatives or issues, they have to have lived in that state for one month or more and meet the requirements for country wide elections.