education and leisure Flashcards
what was the purpose of education
to help people prepare for their expected roles in life
what percent of people could read and write
15-20%
by the early 1500’s what were the humanists arguing and what did this mean
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
what did the protestants require and what did this require
that people ought to be able to study the scriptures. this required people to be able to read, boosting literacy
what did the growth of printing press mean and what did that mean
meant books became less expensive, giving people more opportunities to read
what did the parish schools do and who set them up
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
what did the private tutors do
they delivered education privately to members of the nobility, who often finished their education in the household of another noble family
what were the two universities in Elizabethan england
Oxford and Cambridge
what were the 7 subjects you could study at university
- geometry
- music
- astronomy
- philosophy
- logic and rhetoric (persuasive speaking used in law)
- medicine
- law and divinity
what was the highest possible university qualification
doctorate
what were the petty schools
they were ran privately from people’s homes
who went to the petty schools
children of the;
- gentry
- merchants
- yeoman farmers
- craftsmen
what were the two changes in the education in 1558-88
- 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
what was the 5 leisure activities the nobility people took part in
- hunting
- fishing
- real tennis
- bowls
- fencing
what were the 2 sports the farmers, craftsmen and the lower classes took part in
- football
- wrestling
describe hunting
took place on horseback with hounds or with birds. involved men and women
who did fishing
men and women
describe real tennis
played indoors. a cross between modern tennis and squash that was increasingly popular, done by men only
what was bowls similar to
the modern game (men only)
what was fencing
undertaken with blunted swords (men only)
describe football
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
describe wrestling
men of all classes took part in public wrestling matches with people gambling on the outcome
what were the two spectator sports in elizabethan england
- baiting
- cock-fighting
what was baiting
involved watching animals fight to death. dogs were encouraged to attack chained bears and bulls, and bets were made on the outcomes of fights
what was cock-fighting
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
what kind of plays were popular
mystery plays
