Pre and Post Industrial Britain

Question 1

What time period is Pre-Industrial Britain?

Answer 1

1850 and before

Question 2

What time period is Post Industrial Britain?

Answer 2

1850 and after

Question 3

What sports did the Lower Class play?

Answer 3

Mob Sports (Mob Football/Rugby)
Bare Knuckle fighting

Question 4

What are the characteristics of Mob Sports?

Answer 4

Played by peasants
Played between villages (lots and lots of people)
Usually football/rugby like games
Lots of physical force
Little skill
Happens on holidays

Question 5

Why were Mob Sports popular?

Answer 5

People could be extremely aggressive
Everyone got involved, which provided a sense of belonging

Question 6

What sports did the Upper Class play?

Answer 6

Cockfighting
Tennis
Cricket
Fox Hunting

Question 7

What are the characteristics of Cockfighting?

Answer 7

14ft square encloser
2 male chickens fight to the death
Metal spikes attached to their feet to increase brutality
Upper class would bet on chickens

Question 8

What sport did both Lower Class and Upper Class play?

Answer 8

Pedestrianism

Question 9

What are the characteristics of Pedestrianism?

Answer 9

Lower Class would compete in walking races
Upper Class would bet or sponsor the Lower Class racers
Farmers and hard labour jobs competed as they were the fittest

Question 10

In Post-Industrial Britain, what are Amateurs?

Answer 10

The Upper and Middle Class people who are NOT paid to play, so they play purely for enjoyment.

Question 11

In Post-Industrial Britain, what are Professionals?

Answer 11

The Lower Class who are paid to play, since they excel at their sport.

Question 12

Amateurs and Professionals often played on the same teams. What was the result of this?

Answer 12

Amateurs and Professionals where forced into using different changing rooms.
Amateurs were made to clean the kit, which they were not pleased with.
This caused rugby to split into rugby league and rugby union.

Question 13

What was a woman’s role in Pre and Post Industrial Britain?

Answer 13

Education was deemed pointless for females.
The only work for women was teaching, which was very poorly paid.
Women were meant to support their husband in his life.

Question 14

What Classes developed the laws in sports?

Answer 14

Upper and Middle Class

Question 15

What sports were discontinued due to the development of laws in sports?

Answer 15

Cock fighting
Mob Sports

Question 16

What were the effects of railways on sport?

Answer 16

Better players could travel further, which causes better competition.
Bigger crowds can travel to watch a team.
Teams can travel around the country to play more teams.

Question 17

Name a few of the 9 original public schools.

Answer 17

Eton
Rugby
Charterhouse
Harrow
Shrewsbury
Westminster
Winchester
St Paul’s
Merchant Taylors

Question 18

Who could go to public schools?

Answer 18

Upper and Middle Class.
Only male to begin with.
Exclusive due to travel and tuition fees.

Question 19

When was the designated time for sports in schools?

Answer 19

Wednesday Afternoons

Question 20

Why did schools allocate time for sports?

Answer 20

It was a measure of social control so students didn’t cause mischief.
It taught students teamwork, discipline and sportsmanship.

Question 21

What are Rationalised Sports?

Answer 21

Sports that have a set of rules and take place in an organised environment.

Question 22

What are the differences between Mob Football and Rationalised Football?

Answer 22

Mob Football:
No rules
Can use hands
Unlimited amount of people
No pitch/boundaries
No goal posts

Rationalised Football:
Rules to abide by
Limited to 11 players on the pitch per team
Designated pitch
Goal posts
Kits

Question 23

How did public schools influence sport influence sport?

Answer 23

Interhouse competitions.
Development of Rules.
Headmasters could influence how sport was run in a school.