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The Elizabethans: An Indroduction Elizabethan England Flashcards

1
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Elizabethan England was in the 16th century (___), it was a ___ society

A

1500s
agriculture

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In Elizabethan England there was a struggle for ___

A

survival

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3
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In Elizabethan England the majority of the population lived in the ___

A

south

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4
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Approximately 120,000 people lived in ___

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London

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in Elizabethan England, the houses were beautiful on the exterior, but the inside had ___, dark, dingey, lit by candles

A

no running water or proper drainage

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5
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Population ___ by 1 million during Elizabeth’s reign

A

increased

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6
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1561 - ___ plague kills 17,000 in London

A

bubonic

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7
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dusty roads, travel by ___

A

horseback or boat

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8
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major industry: ___ exported as ___ to Europe

A

wool
cloth

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9
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Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of ___ - 2nd marriage to ___

A

Henry VIII’s
Anne Boleyn

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Queen Elizabeth I was known as the ___ because she never married

A

Virgin Queen

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11
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Queen Elizabeth I never married because…

A

she liked the power of being Queen and didn’t want to share

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Queen Elizabeth I was born in ___

A

1533

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Queen Elizabeth I’s mother was executed in ___, Elizabeth declared ___ and ___ from court

A

1536
illegitimate
banished

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14
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Queen Elizabeth I befriends ___, ___ and lives with her after his death in 1547

A

Catherine Parr
Henry’s 6th wife

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Upon her half-sisters death, Queen Elizabeth I …

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becomes Queen in 1558 at 25 years old

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16
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Queen Elizabeth I was ___ for the enormity of the task which lay ahead and had to maintain a ____

A

ill-prepared
politically low profile

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17
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What was Queen Elizabeth I’s greatest talent?

A

an ability to choose and inspire capable men to govern her kingdom

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18
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Queen Elizabeth I inherited a ___ at a time when profound ___ changes were sweeping

A

weak, divided, dispirited nation
political and social

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19
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powerful neighboring countries were ____ as ___ tore at the very hearts and souls of her subjects

A

threatening invasion
conflicting old and new ideologies

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20
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When was Elizabeth’s Reign

A

1558-1603

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21
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Current state during Elizabeth’s Reign:

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England at war with France, who is allied with Scotland

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22
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Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___(1509-1547) - broke with Rome, dissolved all monasteries, and established the ___

A

Henry VIII
Church of England

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23
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Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___ (1547-1553) - ___

A

Edward
hard-line Protestant

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24
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Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___ (1553 - 1558) - ___, publicly burned heretics at the stake

A

Mary I
Catholic

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25
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William Shakespeare is believed to be the ___ in history

A

greatest playwright

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26
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William Shakespeare was known for his…

A

ability to depict human character

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27
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William Shakespeare was born ___

A

April 23 1564 in Stratford upon Avon

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28
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William Shakespeare married ___

A

Anne Hathaway

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29
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Anne Hathaway was ___ like most women

A

illiterate

30
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Where did William Shakespeare spend most of his time

A

London

31
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William Shakespeare died on ___ at ___

A

April 23 1616
52 years old

32
Q

___ paid Shakespeare’s theater company the highest possible compliment by endowing its members with the status of ___

A

King James
King’s Players

33
Q

There is very little ___ on Shakespeare so some believe that his plays were written by someone else

A

factual biographical information

34
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Shakespeare is said to have written __ plays and __ sonnets

A

37
154

35
Q

When did William Shakespeare gain the bulk of his fame

A

posthumously

36
Q

In the late 1580’s William Shakespeare becomes involved with a ___ and moves to ___

A

travelling group of actors
london

37
Q

1594 - William Shakespeare was a founding member of the ___, an acting company

A

Lord Chamberlain’s Men

38
Q

1598-1599 - ___ built on Bankside; Shakespeare is a shareholder

A

Globe Theater

39
Q

16th century theater was staged in ___

A

the open air

40
Q

in 16th century theater only ___ wore costumes

A

principle actors

41
Q

in 16th century theater, there were no ___,___,___, minimal ___ and ___

A

women
probs
curtains
music
sound effects

42
Q

in 16th century theater there were strong ___ and power of ___ which had a ___

A

storylines
verse
universal appeal

43
Q

What was Julius Caesar’s full name?

A

Gaius Julius Caesar

44
Q

Julius Caesar was born july 12, ___

A

100BC

45
Q

Julius Caesar was considered ot be a ____

A

military genius and brilliant politician

46
Q

Julius Caesar was supposedly a direct decendant of the ___

A

Trojan Prince Aeneas (son of Venus)

47
Q

Julius Caesar lived during the harsh dictatorshop of ___

A

Lucius Cornelius Sulla

48
Q

Julius Caesar ___ when father-in-law Cinna is killed

A

fled to asia

49
Q

Julius Caesar joined army where he became a ___

A

decorated war hero

50
Q

Julius Caesar returns to Rome where he begins his political carrer after ___

A

sulla dies

51
Q

Julius Caesar formed the first ___ with ___ and ___

A

triumvirate
Pompey the Great
Marcus Licinus Crassus

52
Q

___BC - ___BC, ___ War occurs, which was started by Caesar

A

58-49
Gallic

53
Q

In 50BC Pompey ordered Ceasar to ___ his army and return to Rome. Ceasar ___ and is accused of ___.

A

disband
refuses
treason

54
Q

Julius Caesar returns in 49BC and ___

A

ignites a civil war

55
Q

48BC, Julius Caesar defeats ___ and is ___

A

Pompey
appointed sole ruler of Rome

56
Q

Julius Caesar became a ___ and a ___ to the Romans who immediately built ___ and minted ___ of his profile, which only ___

A

an icon
god
statues
coins
inflated his ego

57
Q

Julius Caesar completely disregarded the ___ in Rome and became an enemy of ___

A

electoral system
the state

58
Q

___ (once close friend and confidant ) began to conspire with his brother-in-law and friend (___) and others

A

Marcus Brutus
Cassius

59
Q

Marcus Brutus and Cassius called themselves the ___ and masterminded a plan to ___ Ceasar

A

Liberators
assasinate

60
Q

___, Ceasar was lured to the forum to discuss a fake petition

A

March 15 (Ides of March)

61
Q

how did Julius Caesar die

A

he was stabbed to death by his conspirators

62
Q

most accounts say Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times

A

23

63
Q

Shakespeare said Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times

A

33

64
Q

Over __ men witnessed or participated in the assasination

A

60

65
Q

Julius Caesar the play takes place in ___ when ___

A

ancient Rome in 44BC
Rome was the center of an empire form Britain tp North America and from Persia to Spain

66
Q

The empire suffered from a ___ (wealthy vs plebeian)

A

sharp division between citzens

67
Q

many men attempted to become the ___, but only Julius Caesar seemed to achieve this status

A

absolute ruler of Rome

68
Q

Those favoring more ___ feared that Caesar’s power would lead to the ___ of Roman citizens by one of their own

A

democratic rule
enslavement

69
Q

Shakespeare’s play includes ___ as well as much of the ___

A

the events leading up to the assassination of Ceasar
much of the subsequent war

70
Q

Julius Ceasar portrays the shift from ___ to ___ and the Elizabethan era’s trend toward ___

A

republican
imperial Rome
consolidated monarchical power

71
Q

In 1599, when the play was first performed, Queen Elizabeth had already reigned for almost __ years, but because of her age (66), many believed her reign would soon end and she lacked ___ (as didi Julius Caesar) causing much distress

A

40
any heirs

72
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A

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