Pre-Industrial Britain

Question 1

When is the pre-industrial period?

Answer 1

1750-1800

Question 2

Name pre-industrial characteristics

Answer 2

Rural countryside, lower and higher class, women seen as weaker, limited transport, only upperclass were educated

Question 3

What sports were popular?

Answer 3

Mob football, animal baiting/hunting, Real tennis (upper class only), cricket, pedestrianism

Question 4

what were the social factors affecting sport?

Answer 4

gender, law and order, education/literacy, availability of time, money, transport.

Question 5

Gender

Answer 5

women seen as weaker, lack of opporturtunity,

Question 6

Law and order

Answer 6

no formal police force set up, many sport were violent and rowdy

Question 7

education and literacy

Answer 7

only upper class educated and literate, they could participate in sophisticated and complicated sports, lower class had more simple rules

Question 8

availability of time

Answer 8

lower class worked long hours which limited time for sports only played on holy days, upper class had abundance of time

Question 9

transport

Answer 9

roads were limited and very poor quality, activities were therefore local, upper class travelled via horse and carriage but limited due to road conditions