education and leisure Flashcards

1
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what was the purpose of education

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to help people prepare for their expected roles in life

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2
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what percent of people could read and write

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15-20%

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3
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by the early 1500’s what were the humanists arguing and what did this mean

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that education was valuable and not merely a way of preparing people for a role in life, this meant that educational opportunities gradually improved during Elizabeth’s reign

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4
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what did the protestants require and what did this require

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that people ought to be able to study the scriptures. this required people to be able to read, boosting literacy

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5
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what did the growth of printing press mean and what did that mean

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meant books became less expensive, giving people more opportunities to read

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what did the parish schools do and who set them up

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they were set up locally by the church and ran by the clergy. they taught basic literacy to the children of yeoman farmers and craftsmen

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7
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what did the private tutors do

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they delivered education privately to members of the nobility, who often finished their education in the household of another noble family

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8
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what were the two universities in Elizabethan england

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Oxford and Cambridge

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9
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what were the 7 subjects you could study at university

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  • geometry
  • music
  • astronomy
  • philosophy
  • logic and rhetoric (persuasive speaking used in law)
  • medicine
  • law and divinity
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10
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what was the highest possible university qualification

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doctorate

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11
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what were the petty schools

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they were ran privately from people’s homes

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12
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who went to the petty schools

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children of the;

  • gentry
  • merchants
  • yeoman farmers
  • craftsmen
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13
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what were the two changes in the education in 1558-88

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  • new grammar schools meant children were now educated independently of the church. scholarships allowed people from poorer backgrounds to receive an education
  • literacy improved, especially in the towns. this was the combined result of the printing press, parish schools and the need to read the scriptures
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14
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what was the 5 leisure activities the nobility people took part in

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  • hunting
  • fishing
  • real tennis
  • bowls
  • fencing
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15
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what were the 2 sports the farmers, craftsmen and the lower classes took part in

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  • football

- wrestling

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16
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describe hunting

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took place on horseback with hounds or with birds. involved men and women

17
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who did fishing

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men and women

18
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describe real tennis

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played indoors. a cross between modern tennis and squash that was increasingly popular, done by men only

19
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what was bowls similar to

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the modern game (men only)

20
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what was fencing

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undertaken with blunted swords (men only)

21
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describe football

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men only. the aim was to get the ball into the other side’s goal, although the rules varied. no limit to the numbers involved or the size of the pitch. could be very violent-men were often killed during matches

22
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describe wrestling

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men of all classes took part in public wrestling matches with people gambling on the outcome

23
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what were the two spectator sports in elizabethan england

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  • baiting

- cock-fighting

24
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what was baiting

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involved watching animals fight to death. dogs were encouraged to attack chained bears and bulls, and bets were made on the outcomes of fights

25
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what was cock-fighting

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cockerels attacked each other using metal spurs and their beaks. in many small towns, special arenas were built for cock fighting. money was bet on the outcome of these fights

26
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what kind of plays were popular

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mystery plays