Elizabethan KT3 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What was the basic literacy in Elizabethan England?
15-20%
What was a Parish school?
Set up by the church to teach basic literacy to children of yeomen farmers and craftsman
What were private tutors?
Delivered education privately to members of the nobility
What were grammar schools?
Provided an education separate of the church and charged fees
What were Petty schools?
Run privately from people’s homes
Hobbies the nobility did?
Hunting, fishing, real tennis, bowls and fencing
Hobbies the lower class did?
Football and wrestling
Hobbies everyone did?
Baiting and cock fighting
Reasons for poverty in Elizabethan England
Population growth
Bad harvests
Economic recessions
Sheep farming
Why did population growth lead to poverty?
Increasing demand for land which drove up rent prices and led to entry fees
Growth of towns which led to food prices increasing
Why did bad harvests lead to poverty?
In 1562, 65, 73, 86 there were bad harvests which increased the price of food and decreased the supply
Why did economic recessions lead to poverty?
Caused by trade embargos which created an increase in unemployment
Why did sheep farming lead to poverty?
Growth of wool trade led to farmers preferring to rear sheep than grow food
Enclosure also became popular which denied people the use of common land, which meant they were unable to provide for their family
What is the poor rate?
Local tax organised by the Justices of the peace which was used to improve the lives of the poor
What is the Statue of Artificers?
Those refusing to pay the poor rates could be sent to prison (1563)
What is the Poor Relief Act?
JP’s were required to provide the poor with wool and raw materials to make and sell things (1576)
What is the Vagabonds Act?
Vagrants were (1572) :
1st) Whipped and a hole was drilled in their ears
2nd) Imprisoned and arrest
3rd) Given the death penalty
Reasons for exploration during the Elizabethan Age
Expanding trade
Private investment
Improvements in ship design
Adventure
New technology
Development of standardised maps
When did Drake circumnavigate the globe?
Between December 1577 and September 1580
Why was Virginia colonised?
Trade
England would become less dependent on Spain, France and Italy for imported goods
Welcoming and friendly natives
Colonising Virginia would provide a base to attack Spanish settlements and colonies
Easier to fund other ventures if successful
Why did the colonisation of Virginia fail
Lack of food
Poor leadership
Lack of skills and experience
Native American attack
The war with Spain
