Characteristics Of Pre Industrial Britain

Question 1

What are the 4 Cs?

Answer 1

Cruel
Clear class division
Countryside
Communications

Question 2

Define Feudal system

Answer 2

Broadly defined it was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service of labour

Question 3

Popular recreations

Answer 3

The sport and pastimes of people in pre industrial Britain

Question 4

How often were popular recreations played?

Answer 4

Not often as most people would always be working the only days that would be common to play on would be festivals or holy days

Question 5

What natural recourses was used to replicate a football?

Answer 5

An inflated pigs bladder

Question 6

What is an example of a lower class sport?

Answer 6

Mob football

Question 7

What was an example of an upper class sport?

Answer 7

Polo, swimming

Question 8

What were activities like?

Answer 8

-Male dominated
-Lots of injuries
-Activities we’re aggressive
-Reflected a harsh society
-Lots of damage to property

Question 9

Who played mob football?

Answer 9

Lower class citizens

Question 10

Where was mob football played?

Answer 10

Locally due to the lack of transport

Question 11

How was mob football played?

Answer 11

It was played on a field using an inflated pigs bladder

Question 12

When was mob football played?

Answer 12

Only very occasionally as the lower class would work long hours and wouldn’t have near to any leisure time meaning it was mainly reserved for holy days and festivals

Question 13

What was mob football like?

Answer 13

An aggressive, unruly, violent game which could end in serious injury due to the lack of rules at the time which was caused by the illiteracy of the lower class

Question 14

Who played real tennis?

Answer 14

Real tennis was played by the upper class men of society

Question 15

How was real tennis played?

Answer 15

It was played to a high moral code so it lacked in violence and was instead played in a civilised manner, with opponents mutually respecting of one another

Question 16

When was real tennis played?

Answer 16

With plenty of leisure time the upper class were able to play real tennis on a regular basis in expensive, purpose built facilities using expensive specialist equipment

Question 17

Where was real tennis played?

Answer 17

The upper class had the ability to travel to play real tennis so it was non-local in nature

Question 18

What was real tennis like?

Answer 18

It was a skilful game with difficult technical demands, which enabled the upper class to show their ‘superiority’ over the lower class

Question 19

Who took part in athletics?

Answer 19

Footmen (i.e hired servants) competed as messengers for the upper class for their speed of movement across open land

Question 20

What was athletics like?

Answer 20

A form of competitive running/walking in the 17/18 century involving feats of endurance. As time went on racing developed with some ‘challenge rules’. The foot racers/pedestrians were allowed to compete against one another, with a wagering on how many miles they could cover in a specified time period.

Question 21

What impact would Success have for the upper class and the performer in athletics?

Answer 21

Success in athletics meant increased social status for a ‘gentleman’ so the upper class were very happy to act as patrons to the working class performers.

Question 22

What is a patron?

Answer 22

Member of the gentry who looked after the lower-class performer, e.g. by
The upper class acted as patrons of the lower class runners by setting
arranging competitions for them to participate in, putting up prize money and up races and providing prize money for success.
generally looking after the welfare of the performer.