Pre-Industrial Britain

Question 1

What were the two classes in pre-industrial Britain

Answer 1

Upper class - born into the class
Lower class - born into the class

Question 2

Name three characteristics of the upper class

Answer 2

Wealthy
Landowners
Privileged

Question 3

Name three factors about the lower class

Answer 3

Worked manually on the land
Uneducated
Poor

Question 4

What was pedestrianism

Answer 4

Pedestrianism was running or walking races between landowners footmen as they would bet on who’s footman was quicker

Question 5

What was real tennis

Answer 5

Real tennis was a complex sport played at landowners houses and so the lower class were uneducated and couldn’t afford to play

Question 6

How did gender affect participation in pre industrial Britain (2 things)

Answer 6

1. Women weren’t permitted to take part in anything considered too dangerous or strenuous
2. Women were considered to be the weaker sex

Question 7

Describe the sports the two classes of women would participate in in pre industrial Britain

Answer 7

1. Lower class would compete in a smock race where the winner would win a smock which is a basic dress
2. Upper class women would participate in gentle activities such as archery

Question 8

How did law and order effected participation in pre industrial Britain (2 things)

Answer 8

1. Lawlessness was common as there was no police force

2. Sports could be violent and cruel as there was no rules

Question 9

Describe how the lack of law and order influenced sports in pre industrial Britain

Answer 9

1. Mob football had no rules and it would allow for fights and brawls to break out constantly
2. The upper class were educated with an easier life so could afford to be more civilised and play sports such as real tennis

Question 10

How did education and literacy effect participation in pre-industrial Britain

Answer 10

Upper class were educated whereas lower class were uneducated

Question 11

Describe how education effected sports in pre industrial Britain (2 things)

Answer 11

1. As the upper class were educated and literate they could play complex sports such as real tennis
2. As the lower class were uneducated and illiterate they played simple sports such as mob football as it was easy to understand as there were no rules

Question 12

How did availability of time effect participation in pre industrial Britain (2 things)

Answer 12

1. The upper class didn’t have to work so sports could be more frequent and last longer. Eg - fox hunting
2. The lower class worked 7 days a week for the majority of the day so could only play 4 x a year on festivals or religious days

Question 13

How did availability of money effect participation in pre-industrial Britain (3 things)

Answer 13

1. The upper class were rich so could afford equipment, clothing and facilities to play sport
2. The lower class were very poor so couldn’t afford to play and when they did it was done in the streets in work clothes
3. Lower class might have wagered the little money they earned to go from ‘rags to riches’

Question 14

How did availability of transport influence participation in pre-industrial Britain

Answer 14

1. Although the roads were poor quality, the upper class could travel to other landowners households to play sport by horse and carriage
2. The lower class could only walk so sports like mob football were usually played between neighbouring towns/villages