Hierarchy, Leisure, Sports Flashcards
What was the role of women
At all levels it was to have a family and look after the household
What did social and political hierarchy affect
The type of education and leisure activities that people would undertake
What was the name and the date of the first purpose built theatre
1567, the read lion / the theatre
Who would go to the theatre
All classes but sit in different areas
When the theatre became popular, who had there own actor comany
The queen
Earl of Leicester
What classes was gambling popular with
All
Who was a fan of bear bating + did they die?
Elizabeth, didnt die as they were expensive
Could bulls die in bull baiting
Yes
4 spectators sports
Bear bating
Gambling
Cock fighting
Bull baiting
Why were puritans against spectator sports
Didn’t like that it happened on a day of rest (Sunday)
Believe Gambling was against god
What sports did the lower class do
Hunting (rabbits and ground animals)
Football - no rules on picking up or tripping people
What sports did nobility do (who had time and money)
Nobel men: fencing, real tennis.
Hunting, hawking ( time consuming and expensive), fishing
Popular sports (6)
Wrestling, swimming, baiting, cock fighting, hunting, football
What sports would all classes take part in
Wrestle and swim (never mix, higher class in private)
Inns and taverns were an important part of everyday lives for lower class
True
What 3 things became increasingly popular for all classes
Literature
Dancing and music
Eating and drinking
What goods from the new world started to be used
Tobacco (very expensive)
2 examples of feast days that would give people the opportunity to have large feats and parties
Saints days
May days
Who did writing poetry become increasingly popular for
Well educated
What did development of the printing press lead to (literature)
More people able to read books about history and roman and greek classics
What Instruments would Nobel amd upper class houses own
Lutes and harpsichords
Who was dancing popular with
All classes (never mix)
What did dancing give an opportunity for
Men and women to come together
Wealthy familys didnt employ own musicians
False
What instruments would lower class household often own
Bagpipes and fiddles
Where would lower class listen to music
Festivals and fayres Music in church Tavern Barbers In the streets
At the beginning of the Elizabethan period where do people go to watch please and what were they about
Performed in ins and marketplaces and performed Bible stories and mirical plays 
Why did Protestantism help to stimulate theater
Protestants wanted new plays so that catholic would stop controlling them
Why did actors find it hard to perform
Audience wonder around during performances
eating and drinking ,clapping , booing
throwing things at the actors rowdy making a massive distraction.
Actors also had very little tine to be prepared and expect to do new place every three days
How did powerful people try to help actors
They gave them legal and financial support to ensure they could continue to perform
What was billed in 1576 1577 and 1587
1576 - The first theatre called the red lion/the theatre it’s by James Burbage
Located in 1577 and the rose in 1587

Why were theaters built in London
The growth of London’s population and the printing press
Who were able to go watch plays at the theatre
Everyone can watch the theatre because of the affordable prices of only 1p for standing area two or 3P they could stand in the galleries the upper-class sat on stores on the stage
Why do people enjoy going to these plays
People enjoyed complex characters gripping plots and memorable lines different story lines are in the Bible as they didn’t know the ending,
an example of this is sew of Malta
What opposition was there from puritans 
Puritans believed in the theatre was the work of the devil
To what extent was the Queen a fan of the theatre
She was a fan to a certain extent as she enjoyed the plays and invited actors to court and she left £3 tip in 1572 however she was worried theatre audiences may hear religious or political messages that criticised the government
