Hundreds of years before the introduction of true animation, people all over the world enjoyed shows with moving figures that were physically manipulated (manually, or sometimes mechanically) in puppetry, automata, shadow play, and the magic lantern (especially in phantasmagoria shows).
hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv tɹˈuː ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən, pˈiːpəl ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɜːld ɛndʒˈɔɪd ʃˈoʊz wɪð mˈuːvɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚz ðæt wɜː fˈɪzɪkli mənˈɪpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd mˈænjuːəli, ɔːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz mᵻkˈænɪkli ɪn pˈʌpɪtɹi, ˌɔːɾəmˈɑːɾə, ʃˈædoʊ plˈeɪ, ænd ðə mˈædʒɪk lˈæntɚn ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn fˌæntɐzmɐɡˈoːɹiə ʃˈoʊz.