Leisure And Education Flashcards
1
Q
What education did the lower class get?
A
No formal education, learnt skills to provide for family
2
Q
What education did middle class get?
A
Boys had petty school ages 4-8, grammar school 8-14 and university. Girls had dame school, focusing on home.
3
Q
Way education did the upper class get?
A
Boys have private tutor until teens, then noble household, university and inherit fathers titles.
Girls had no university, developed social links.
4
Q
Who did education benefit most?
A
Boys
5
Q
Why was education become increasingly important?
A
- Humanist movement, fought that education was important.
- Protestants wanted people to be able to read the bible.
- Increased business and trade meant more educated people were needed.
- Elizabeth wanted education for Protestant clergy to convert Catholics.
6
Q
What leisure did the classes take part in?
A
- Male nobles: Hunting, fencing, wrestling, fishing
- Male working class: wrestling, swimming, football.
7
Q
Examples of entertainment
A
- Theatre
- Bull baiting
- Bear baiting
- Cock fighting.
