English vocab Flashcards
Vulnerable
able to be hurt or harmed or attacked
corrupt
dishonest; willing to accept bribes
malicious
a desire to harm other people in spite
Naive
showing a lack of experience or good judgement innocent or trusting
brutality
cruel and violent
injustice
lack of fairness or justice
dehumanised
deprive of positive human qualities
discrimination
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality
inequality
difference in size, degree, circumstances
hierarchy
a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority
hypocrisy
the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case
where was oliver twist born
workhouse
what were people fed in the workhouse
bread porridge(gruel)
watered down milk and occasionally meat and poatatoes
what year span was the victorian period
1837-1901
When was Charles Dickens born?
7 February 1812
Where was Charles Dickens born?
Portsmouth
When did Charles Dickens Die?
9 June 1870
What was the workhouse known as?
The poor house
What period of time was the Industrial Revolution?
1750-1900
Name all the key characters in Oliver Twist?
Oliver Twist
Monks
Mr Brownlow
Mr& Mrs Sowerberry
Bill Sikes
Fagin
Nancy
Mr Bumble
Noah Claypole
JackDawkins(Artful Dodger)
What were built in the industrial revolution
Huge factories
What could coal and steam be used to power
factories
large machines
flour and cotton mills
What did coal and steam to power factories do
reduced time it took to make something and increased the amount that could be made
What expanded in the Industrial Revolution
towns
what kind of work did people do in the workhouse
Degrading “prion-like” work
What kind of sleeping arrangements were used in the workhouse
Trough sleeping arrangements were dark and cramped
