rich and poor lifestyle

Question 1

give the causes of poverty

Answer 1

rising inflation
rising population
changes in clothing industry
costly foreign wars
dissolution of the monasteries
rural depopulation and urban overpopulation
rack-renting
changes in farming methods
bad harvest

Question 2

what was rent-racking

Answer 2

very high rent to pay a landlord

Question 3

what was the dissolution of the monasteries

Answer 3

henry the eighths ending of he catholic church for more money and to divorce his first wife

Question 4

who were sturdy beggars

Answer 4

poor people looking for work who wandered the streets

Question 5

what was a female vagabond who stole items and hid them in her bag

Answer 5

a doxy

Question 6

what did clapper dudgeon’s do

Answer 6

put arsenic on their face to create sores to get sympathy when begging

Question 7

what were ruffrlers

Answer 7

ex-soldiers

Question 8

how did land owners maintain their wealth

Answer 8

renting out land
sheep farming
mining coal or iron

Question 9

what did many large houses have

Answer 9

a long gallery with family and servant wings

Question 10

what were new rich houses made of

Answer 10

brick
timber
wattle
daub
leaded glass for those who couldn’t afford glass

Question 11

what were nobles clothes made of

Answer 11

silk linen and velvet and other expensive materials

Question 12

what would women wear to display their wealth

Answer 12

jewellery

Question 13

what were children of nobles education like

Answer 13

they were tutored at home and learned french latin and greek and daughters learned how to run a house with lots of staff

Question 14

who were the gentery

Answer 14

lesser land owners with an income of around £200 each year

Question 15

what did the gentry do with their land

Answer 15

farm or rent it

Question 16

what were the gentry’s houses like

Answer 16

made of stone and timber and had at least eight rooms with servants

Question 17

what was the gentry’s dress like

Answer 17

stylish and taken seriously but they lacked the money for gold and silver-fashion was a sign of power

Question 18

where did sons of the gentry go to school

Answer 18

gramma school and they were flogged if they skipped

Question 19

what were the gentry’s hobbies

Answer 19

tennis music and dancing

Question 20

what were the poor houses like

Answer 20

small one room made of wattle and daub with a thatched roof and only some could afford windows chimneys and bedrooms

Question 21

how many hours did farmers work

Answer 21

12

Question 22

why did the poor have a low life expectancy

Answer 22

the died from disease

Question 23

what did poor spend their free time doing

Answer 23

in inns, taverns, or batting rings, playing cards or dice

Question 24

what was the government legislation of 1563

Answer 24

statute of artificers-compulsory 7 year apprenticeship

Question 25

what was the government legislation of 1572

Answer 25

vagrancy act-severe punishments for vagrants

Question 26

what was the government legislation of 1576

Answer 26

act for the relief of he poor-houses of correction built in every county

Question 27

what was the government legislation of 1598(first one)

Answer 27

act of relief of the poor-overseers to supervise issues of poor relief

Question 28

what was the government legislation of 1598 (second one)

Answer 28

act for punishment of rogues-houses of correction for vagabonds
begging made illegal

Question 29

what was the government legislation of 1601

Answer 29

the elizabethan poor law-act for the relief of the poor set up legal frame work to tackle poverty

Question 30

what was poor relief

Answer 30

action taken by the government taken by the government church or individuals to help the poor