education + leisure Flashcards
1
Q
what were attitudes to education
A
- no national system of education
- purpose of education was to prepare people for their role in life - focused on practical skills
- only 15-20% could read / write
2
Q
what did humanists do
A
argued education was valuable & not merely a way of preparing people for a role in life
3
Q
how were the nobility taught
A
- at home
- private tutor
- finished education in household of another noble family
4
Q
what were parish schools & age
A
- up to 10
- set up by church + run by clergy
- taught basic literacy to children of yeoman , farmers + craftsmen
5
Q
what were petty schools
A
- up to age of 10
- run privately from peoples homes
- attended by children of gentry , yeomen, merchants farmers + crafts,en
6
Q
what were grammar schools
A
- boys aged 10-14
- provided education independently of the church + charges fees - scholarships available -.
- taught bible , debating , Latin etc
7
Q
what were dame schoo,a
A
- taught girls (wealthy)
- run by middle class women
- taught lessons in needle craft + reading + basic numeracy
8
Q
what sports were enjoyed by nobility
A
- hunting : on horseback with hounds / with birds
- fishing : men + women
- real tennis : cross between tennis + squash , indoors , only men
- bowls
9
Q
what sports were enjoyed by poor people
A
- mostly after church on sunday
- football : few rules
- wrestling : could compete in public
10
Q
what sports were enjoyed by everyone
A
- baiting : watching animals fight to death
- cock fighting : cockerels fight each other with blades attached to beaks
