Elizabeth Topic 3

Question 1

why did education boost in this time

Answer 1

the purpose of education was to prepare people for their expected roles in life. Only 15-20% of the population could read and write. Very few went to school. BUT attitudes were changing: growth in trade and Protestantism increased the need for people to be able to read and write. The printing press made books cheaper.

Question 2

what schools were introduced

Answer 2

parish schools: taught basic literacy and learning to children of yeoman and craftsmen
grammar schools: 10-14 years olf. paid fees but scholarships were available for poorer families
petty schools: up to 10
universities: Oxford and Cambridge
private tutors: boys and girls of richer families to be taught at home

Question 3

what sports and pastimes could the nobility do

Answer 3

hunting
hawking
fishing
tennis
bowls
fencing
baiting
cock fighting
dancing
music

Question 4

what sports and pastimes could farmers, craftsmen, and lower ranks do

Answer 4

football
wrestling
bull and bear baiting
cock fighting
dancing
music

Question 5

how did theatres blossom in this time

Answer 5

was very popular during Elizabeth’s reign and many new plays were written. New theatres such as the Globe and the Rose were purpose-built. Many wealthy patrons, including the queen, sponsored groups of professional actors (e.g. Leicester’s Men were sponsored by the Earl of Leicester).

Question 6

reasons for increase in poverty in Elizabethan times

Answer 6

• population growth
• so increase of food, housing and land
• bad harvests so reduce food supply and prices increased
• enclosure drove many people off their land, they became vagabonds and vagrants
• economic recession cause by trade embargo caused unemployment

Question 7

attitudes towards the poor

Answer 7

Many believed that poverty led to social disorder, while the poor became an increasingly visible presence in towns and cities.

Question 8

what was the deserving poor

Answer 8

poor people who couldn’t help themselves

Question 9

who was the idle poor

Answer 9

people who chose not to work

Question 10

what was done to help the poor

Answer 10

charity and poor rates were raised at local levels for the deserving poor

Question 11

what was the statue of artifices

Answer 11

punished those who refused to pay poor rates

Question 12

when was the statue of artifices

Answer 12

1563

Question 13

what did the poor relief act and vagabonds act do

Answer 13

punished those who was guilty of vagabondage
government attempts to deal with the issues of the poor

Question 14

when was the poor relief act introduced

Answer 14

1576

Question 15

when was the vagabonds act introduced

Answer 15

1572

Question 16

what was the reason for explorations

Answer 16

• expanding trade routes
• improvements in ship design
• men wanted more adventure

Question 17

how did drakes circumnavigation of the globe help Englands status of exploration

Answer 17

Increased England’s reputation as a great sea-faring nation, encouraged further exploration and increased trade. BUT contributed to declining relations with Spain.

Question 18

what was the colonisation of Virgina

Answer 18

1. Expedition of 1584-5 was organised by Sir Walter Raleigh (he raised the money but didn’t travel with them).
2. 107 colonists (mainly soldiers and sailors, but a few craftsmen and farmers too), led by Richard Grenville, set out for Roanoke, Virginia.
3. Went to Virginia because the native people were thought to be friendly; they wanted a base to attack Spanish settlements, they hoped to establish trade with native people and planned to ship resources back to Europe.
4. The colony failed because: Lack of food (arrived too late to plant crops, food damaged on the voyage); poor leadership (Grenville and Raleigh did not get on); lack of experience and skill (e.g. lack of stonemasons or enough men used to the physical work needed); attacks from Native Americans (angered by the diseases the colonists had brought with them and the demands for food) and war with Spain (few ships were available to resupply the colony).

Question 19

when was drakes circumnavigation of the globe

Answer 19

December 1577
September 1580

Question 20

when was the colonisation of Virgina

Answer 20

1584 to 1585