Pre Industrial Britain Flashcards
What are the 4 C’s in terms of what life was like in pre-industrial Britain?
Cruel
Clear class levels
Countryside
Communications
What is the feudal system?
Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service of banter.
What are popular recreations?
The sport and pastimes of people in pre-industrial Britain.
What were activities like in pre-industrial Britain?
- Activities were aggressive.
- Male dominant.
- Reflected a harsh society.
- Lot’s of damage to poverty.
- Lot’s of injuries.
What are the Socio-cultural factors in Pre industrial Britain?
- Limited transport/communications
- Illiteracy/uneducated
- Harsh society
- Seasonal time/long working hours
- Pre industrial/pre urban revolution
- Two tier society/feudal system
What are popular recreational characteristics to reflect these socio-cultural factors.
- Sport was localised
- Limited organisation/simple rules/uncodified
- Sports were violent/highly aggressive
- Occasional/ part of a festival occasion
- Rural/natural/simple
- Gentry/upper class activities were clearly separated from lower class/ peasant activities.
What was a characteristic that reflects the factor of limited transport/communications?
Sport was localised.
What was a characteristic that reflects the factor of illiteracy?
Limited organisation/simple rules/uncodified.
What was a characteristic that reflects the factor of a harsh society?
Sports were violent/aggressive.
What was a characteristic that reflects the factor of seasonal time/long working hours?
Occasional/part of a festival occasion.
What was a characteristic that reflects the factor of pre industrial/pre urban revolutionary?
Rural/natural/simple.
What was a characteristic that reflects the factor of Two tier society/federal system?
Gentry/upper class activities were clearly separated from lower class/ peasant activities.
Who played mob football?
The lower class in society, reflecting the clear division of society into two tiers.
What was mob football?
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.
Where was mob football played?
It was localised due to limited transport being available.
What did they play mob football with?
Natural resources such as a pigs bladder.
What was mob football like?
- Aggressive
- Male dominated
- Illiteracy meant not many rules
What was real tennis?
An activity played in pre-industrial Britain, but it did not reflect the typical popular recreations characteristics of many activities of the time.
Who played real tennis?
It was an exclusive activity, played by the upper class males of society.
How was real tennis played?
Played to a high moral code so it lacked violence and was instead played in a civilised manner.
When was real tennis played?
Due to lot’s of leisure time the upper class were able to play real tennis on a regular basis in expensive, purpose built facilities using expensive special equipment.
Where was real tennis played?
The upper class had the ability to travel to play real tennis so it was non-local nature.
What was real tennis like?
It was a skilful game with difficult technical demands, which enabled the upper class to show their ‘superiority over the lower class’.
What was athletics?
Athletics in pre-industrial Britain took the form of an activity known as Foot Racing.
