elizabeth -culture Flashcards
what was the order great chain of being
god
angels
humans
queen
gentry
peasants
plants and animals
what was the great chain of being
a hierarchy which the elizabethens believed in
it could not change
how was wealth shown
-banquets of meat and wine
-having a pale face (shows you didnt have to work outside)
-elaborate clothes e.g.ruffs
explain the rise in country houses at the time
the ammount of county houses grew due to
-it being a prosperous time for the gentry
-wanted large houses in the county as a break from the city
describe the houses
-E or H shaped
-lots of bold decor
-big chimneys in main rooms
-servants quarters
-grand staircases
shakespeare
-most celebrated playwright
-wrote 38 plays
-histories ,tragedies and comedies
-aim was to make the audiance want to come back for more
people at the theater
-would push , shove and heckle
-cheaper seats were closer to the stage
-puratains believed it was a distraction from god
history of the theater
-mainly for common people and originally performed in pubs
-biblical stories
-nobles made plays more respectable and popular
purpose build theaters were made
hardships theater faced
-the plague caused it to briefly shut
-puritans saw plays as a distraction away from god
-burns down in the great fire of london
art
-portraits became popular
-textiles and silverware became more detailed
peace and power
-there were no wars with elizabeth as ruler
-her long reign established peace
-militant sucsess made people proud to be english
science and tech
-navigation and astronomy breakthroughs
-the printing press meant infomation could be shared
culture negatives
-torture was still widely used
-little to no medication
-dog and bear fights
