Pre Industrial Britain Flashcards
What are the 4 C’s about the living conditions in pre industrial Britain
Cruel
Clear class division
Countryside
Communications
What was the feudal system
Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour
What was popular recreations
The sport and pastimes of people in pre industrial Britain
What were the activities like
Activities were aggressive
Male dominated
Reflected a harsh society
Lots of injuries
Lots of damage to property
Why was the sports localised
Because there was very poor travel and communication
Mob football
Mob football was played by the lower class in the fields using natural resources available to them (e.g pigs bladders instead of leather footballs)
Real tennis
Real tennis didn’t reflect the typical popular recreations characteristics of many activities of the time
Who played mob football and why
Lower class people because the rules where simple as most lower class people where illiterate
Where was mob football played
It was played locally due to limited transport being available
How was mob football played
It was played with little rules and with natural reasources
When was mob football played
Long working hours meant that the lower class only played mob football occasionally
What was mob football like
It was male dominated and very violent
Who played real tennis
It was an exclusive activity played by the upper clas
How was real tennis played
It was played with complex rules and lacked violence
Where was real tennis played
The upper class had the ability to travel so it was non local
