golden age

Question 1

advancements in the golden age

Answer 1

art
exploration
education
literature
architecture
theatre
science
technology

Question 2

when did elizabeth pass laws to control what people wore

Answer 2

1562 to reinforce the great chain of being

Question 3

why was fashion important

Answer 3

it was a way of showing wealth
and a status symbol

Question 4

examples of clothing

Answer 4

ruff - exaggerated collar made of lace
men: jerkin - colourful velvet jacket
women: farthingale - hooped petticoat
white makeup to show they didn’t work outside

Question 5

previous main function of a home

Answer 5

security & protection
defensive features like walls and gates

Question 6

elizabethan homes were created for

Answer 6

comfort fashion & a display of wealth / intellect

Question 7

the elizabethan period for architecture was known as

Answer 7

the great rebuilding
wealthy elizabethans built many stately homes

Question 8

how was the great rebuilding possible

Answer 8

the dissolution of monasteries - the wealthy could buy lots of land
increase in wealth amongst higher classes

Question 9

how can we see influence from the french & italian renaissance

Answer 9

geometric plasterwork
loggia
symmetrical layout of the house
oak wooden panelling
stonework

Question 10

different features in houses displaying wealth

Answer 10

glass - expensive
chimneys - could afford to heat
the long gallery - displayed art
^ all seen in hardwick hall

Question 11

negatives during the golden age

Answer 11

bloodsports like bear-baiting & dogfighting were still popular
life expectancy was low
large majority of people lived in poor conditions

Question 12

pre-elizabethan plays were mainly

Answer 12

religious tales or simple farces

Question 13

when did england have no theatres & why

Answer 13

1555
local authorities blocked theatres being built as travelling actors impacted law & order

Question 14

who gave financial & legal support to actors in london

Answer 14

robert dudley earl of leicester
owned leicester’s men theatre company in 1559

Question 15

what theatre company did the queen establish

Answer 15

the queen’s men in 1583
they performed plays in her royal court

Question 16

when did london allow the building of theatres

Answer 16

1567
first one was the red lion in whitechapel

Question 17

name other prominent elizabethan theatres

Answer 17

the theatre 1576
the rose 1587
the globe 1599

Question 18

who could see theatre productions

Answer 18

all classes
working class paid 1 penny to stand in the pit
rich paid for their seats

Question 19

types of plays performed

Answer 19

comedies - rude humour
non-religious plays

Question 20

when did people watch mystery plays

Answer 20

1558
they acted out stories of saints & passages from the bible

Question 21

who disapproved of mystery plays

Answer 21

protestants - believed they were catholic interpretations of the bible
elizabeth’s government then stopped them to prevent violence between protestants & catholics

Question 22

when did elizabeth’s government introduce censorship of the theatre

Answer 22

1572

Question 23

theatre companies needed what to operate

Answer 23

a theatre license
government would approve & read all scripts

Question 24

who did shakespeare write for

Answer 24

the lord chamberlain’s men

Question 25

opposition towards the theatre

Answer 25

sinful - could indulge in alcohol
immoral - prostitutes would be present in crowds
dangerous - crime - pickpocketing was common
unhygienic - diseases easily spread
ungodly - puritans saw it as a distraction from praying

Question 26

elizabeth used propaganda in theatre like

Answer 26

good defeating evil & monarchy
great chain of being
supported elizabeth’s reign