exam questions Flashcards
1
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what were the roles of the gentry, nobility and peasantry
A
mobility held senior positions
gentry owned land and businesses and held important positions
peasantry laboured on farms
2
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how was the great chain of being important
A
it acted as a guide for the structure of Elizabethan society
3
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how is Elizabethan theatre different to what came before it
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before it there were no permanent theatres and it was seen as something for ordinary people
4
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what reasons were there for it to be a golden age
A
art exploration theatre peace buildings literature education science
5
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what reasons against the golden age
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torture and execution
blood sports
poverty
life expectancy
