Elizabeth Impact Of Prosperity And Poverty On Society

Question 1

How was wealth split across the country?

Answer 1

South-East most prosperous
North-West poorest

Question 2

What was life expectancy?

Answer 2

35

Question 3

Infant mortality rate

Answer 3

134 out of 1000

Question 4

What % of national income belonged to what % of families?

Answer 4

14% of National Income belonged to 1.2% of families

Question 5

Which groups advanced within society ? Why?

Answer 5

Lawyers and merchants
Through purchasing land, increased prosperity

Question 6

How % of families were considered labouring poor?

Answer 6

50%

Question 7

What % of expenditure did food and drink account for for the poor

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

What % of people in towns and rural areas lived in absolute poverty ?

Answer 8

20% in those living in towns
10% in rural areas

Question 9

Poor harvests

Answer 9

9/44 described as poor
1594-7 successive poor harvests

Question 10

Cost of living + average wages

Answer 10

Cost of living rose by 40%
Wages rose by 20%

Question 11

What happened to London’s population in 1563?

Answer 11

1/4 died of a plague outbreak

Question 12

What % of the population were skilled workers?

Answer 12

40%

Question 13

What % of the population were urban labourers?

Answer 13

40%

Question 14

Enclosed land

Answer 14

End of reign 9% enclosed
Some areas 70% enclosed

Question 15

What did boom in London cloth trade lead to?

Answer 15

Other towns eg. Kings Lynn lost overseas trade

Question 16

When were the food riots?

Answer 16

1586 Gloucestershire + Hampshire
1596-7 Somerset + Sussex + Kent

Question 17

Anti-enclosure riots

Answer 17

1596
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