Pre Industrial Britain

Question 1

What are the 4 C’s about what life was like in pre industrial Britain

Answer 1

Cruel
Clear class division
Countryside
Communications

Question 2

What is a feudal system

Answer 2

It was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service of labour

Question 3

Popular recreations

Answer 3

The sport and pastimes of people in Pre industrial Britain

Question 4

What were activities like in pre industrial Britain

Answer 4

Aggressive

Male dominated

Lots of damage to property

Lots of injuries

Reflected a harsh society

Question 5

What are the socio-cultural factors why people couldn’t play sport in Pre industrial Britain

Answer 5

Limited transport/communications
Illiteracy/ uneducated
Harsh society
Long working hours
Two tier society/Feudal system

Question 6

What were popular recreational characteristics

Answer 6

Sport localised

Limited organisation/ simple rules

Violent

Occasional

Class divide

Question 7

Why was the sport localised

Answer 7

This is because people couldn’t travel far as they had limited transport.

Question 8

Why was the rules simple in pre industrial Britain

Answer 8

People were uneducated and couldn’t read and write

Question 9

What is mob football

Answer 9

Mob football is an example of an activity played in pre industrial Britain which very much reflected the characteristics of popular recreations and socio-cultural factors evident at the time

Question 10

What is real tennis

Answer 10

Real tennis also called ‘Royal Tennis’ or ‘The Sport of Kings’ was another activity played in pre-industrial Britain, but it did not reflect the typical popular recreations characteristics of many activities of the time

Question 11

What was Athletics (foot racing)

Answer 11

A form of competitive running/walking in the 17/18 century involving feats of endurance.

Question 12

What were festival occasions

Answer 12

Early athletics in Pre-industrial Britain also took the form of a ‘festival occasion’, with individuals organising rural, community festivals containing ‘athletic events, Including running, hurdles and football.

Question 13

What is a patron

Answer 13

A member of the gentry who looked after a lower-class performer.

Question 14

How was mob football played

Answer 14

It was played by the lower class in the fields using natural resources.
For example pigs bladder

Question 15

Where was mob football played

Answer 15

It was a localised form of activity, due to limited transport an limited communication

Question 16

What was mob football like

Answer 16

Male dominated
Violent
Little rules
Unruly in nature which reflects conditions in society

Question 17

When was mob football played

Answer 17

Long working hours meant that it was only played on special occasions e.g holy days

Question 18

Who played real tennis

Answer 18

It was an exclusive activity played by the upper class males.

Question 19

What characteristics did mob football have and how did it reflect society

Answer 19

It was very violent
Male dominant
Unruly which reflected society at that time

Question 20

How was real tennis played

Answer 20

It was played to a high moral code so it lacked violence and was instead played in a civilised manner, with opponents mutually respectful of one another

Question 21

Where was real tennis played

Answer 21

The upper class had the ability to travel to play real tennis so it was non local in nature

Question 22

What was real tennis like

Answer 22

It was a skilful game with difficult technique demands, which enables the upper class to show their superiority over the lower class

Question 23

When was real tennis played

Answer 23

With plenty of leisure time the upper class were able to play real tennis on a regular basis in expensive, purpose built facilities using expensive specialist equipment

Question 24

Who took part in Athletics

Answer 24

Footmen (hired servants) competed as messengers for the upper class for their speed of movement across open land

Question 25

Who benefitted from participating in Athletics

Answer 25

Success in the athletics meant increase social status for a ‘gentleman’ so the upper class would act as patrons to the working class performers.

A patron would set up competitions and put up prize money