Pre Industrial

Question 1

What time period was pre industrial era?

Answer 1

Pre 1780

Question 2

What was life like in the pre industrial era?

Answer 2

• Very restricted
• Sport and hobbies limited

Question 3

What was popular recreation?

Answer 3

The sport and past times of people in pre industrial Britain

Question 4

What are the socio cultural factors and their popular recreation characteristics?

Answer 4

Communication and transport limited - All local and specific to communicate
Widespread illiteracy - Limited rules/organisation
Big class difference - Class specific games
Limited free time/space - Annual events
Two tier class system - Agressive and male dominated
Countryside - Natural resources

Question 5

Name 3 types of popular recreation in pre industrial Britain

Answer 5

• Mob football
• Real tennis
• Athletics

Question 6

What are mob football characteristics? And when and why was it banned?

Answer 6

Aggressive and violent
Very little rules or regulation due to illiteracy
Banned in the 19th century due to death, damage, drunken behaviour and gambling

Question 7

What were the real tennis characteristics?

Answer 7

• Exclusive activity
• Upper class males
• Written rules
• No violence (high moral code)
• Regular basis
• Purpose built facilities
• Technical

Question 8

What were the characteristics of athletics?

Answer 8

• Often played by lower class and paid for by upper class as patrons
• Tool to increase social status by upper class
• Used by lower class to make money
• Festival/occasion (not regular)
• Main form was pedestrianism (foot racing)
• ‘Much Wenlock Olympic Games’- where some ‘athletics’ type activities were done- Running/Hurdles/football/cycling