education and leisure

Question 1

what was the purpose of education

Answer 1

to help people prepare for their expected roles in life

Question 2

what percent of people could read and write

Answer 2

15-20%

Question 3

by the early 1500’s what were the humanists arguing and what did this mean

Answer 3

that education was valuable and not merely a way of preparing people for a role in life, this meant that educational opportunities gradually improved during Elizabeth’s reign

Question 4

what did the protestants require and what did this require

Answer 4

that people ought to be able to study the scriptures. this required people to be able to read, boosting literacy

Question 5

what did the growth of printing press mean and what did that mean

Answer 5

meant books became less expensive, giving people more opportunities to read

Question 6

what did the parish schools do and who set them up

Answer 6

they were set up locally by the church and ran by the clergy. they taught basic literacy to the children of yeoman farmers and craftsmen

Question 7

what did the private tutors do

Answer 7

they delivered education privately to members of the nobility, who often finished their education in the household of another noble family

Question 8

what were the two universities in Elizabethan england

Answer 8

Oxford and Cambridge

Question 9

what were the 7 subjects you could study at university

Answer 9

• geometry
• music
• astronomy
• philosophy
• logic and rhetoric (persuasive speaking used in law)
• medicine
• law and divinity

Question 10

what was the highest possible university qualification

Answer 10

doctorate

Question 11

what were the petty schools

Answer 11

they were ran privately from people’s homes

Question 12

who went to the petty schools

Answer 12

children of the;

• gentry
• merchants
• yeoman farmers
• craftsmen

Question 13

what were the two changes in the education in 1558-88

Answer 13

• new grammar schools meant children were now educated independently of the church. scholarships allowed people from poorer backgrounds to receive an education
• literacy improved, especially in the towns. this was the combined result of the printing press, parish schools and the need to read the scriptures

Question 14

what was the 5 leisure activities the nobility people took part in

Answer 14

• hunting
• fishing
• real tennis
• bowls
• fencing

Question 15

what were the 2 sports the farmers, craftsmen and the lower classes took part in

Answer 15

• football

- wrestling

Question 16

describe hunting

Answer 16

took place on horseback with hounds or with birds. involved men and women

Question 17

who did fishing

Answer 17

men and women

Question 18

describe real tennis

Answer 18

played indoors. a cross between modern tennis and squash that was increasingly popular, done by men only

Question 19

what was bowls similar to

Answer 19

the modern game (men only)

Question 20

what was fencing

Answer 20

undertaken with blunted swords (men only)

Question 21

describe football

Answer 21

men only. the aim was to get the ball into the other side’s goal, although the rules varied. no limit to the numbers involved or the size of the pitch. could be very violent-men were often killed during matches

Question 22

describe wrestling

Answer 22

men of all classes took part in public wrestling matches with people gambling on the outcome

Question 23

what were the two spectator sports in elizabethan england

Answer 23

• baiting

- cock-fighting

Question 24

what was baiting

Answer 24

involved watching animals fight to death. dogs were encouraged to attack chained bears and bulls, and bets were made on the outcomes of fights

Question 25

what was cock-fighting

Answer 25

cockerels attacked each other using metal spurs and their beaks. in many small towns, special arenas were built for cock fighting. money was bet on the outcome of these fights

Question 26

what kind of plays were popular

Answer 26

mystery plays