16th Century Context (1500’s)

Question 1

What period was the 16th century

Answer 1

Tudor period

Question 2

Who were the monarchs in the 16th century

Answer 2

Mary I - 1553
Queen Elizabeth I - 1558

Question 3

When were Shakespeare’s plays written

Answer 3

1590-1612

Question 4

How did Shakespeare influence the English language and what centuries

Answer 4

16th and 17th centuries
He coined 2500 neologism, phrases and new words
He altered common words to create new ones

Question 5

Who developed the printing press and when

Answer 5

-Caxton
-developed in the 15th century
-by the 16th century it was in full practice

Question 6

How did the printing press impact Britain

Answer 6

-books could now be mass produced
-improved literacy
-contributed to standardisation

Question 7

When was the Renaissance

Answer 7

14th - 17th centuries

Question 8

What did the Renaissance bring to Britain

Answer 8

-Latin, French and Greek words
-classical mythology
-descriptive language

Question 9

How did world trade impact Britain

Answer 9

-brought lots of loanwords / borrowings as a result of colonisation

Question 10

How did science impact Britain in the 16th century

Answer 10

-science emerged as an academic subject
-Latin was the scientific lingua Franca of Europe so scientific texts were only accessible to the educated elite
-science books began to be written in the national language of writers so jargon was developed and simpler syntax for understanding so enhanced standardisation

Question 11

When was the eduction act

Answer 11

1870

Question 12

What did the Education act : 1970 do

Answer 12

Set the framework for schooling of all children ages 5 - 13 so made it more affordable
Mostly for the middle class

Question 13

When did the persecution of witches begin

Answer 13

16th century

Question 14

What was the religion of the 16th century

Answer 14

-first quarter Catholic with Latin the language of church
-the practices were questioned during the later half leading to Protestantism

Question 15

How were women viewed in the 16th century

Answer 15

-expected to be domestic wives
-some did work in jobs such as spinning cloth, washerwomen, midwives, bakers
-most women were housewives
-marriages were often arranged except for the poorest people
-divorce was unknown

Question 16

What technology came about in the 16th century

Answer 16

-flush toilet
-knitting machine
-pocket watch