Pre-Industrial Britain

Question 1

Define Popular Recreation

Answer 1

The sport and pastimes of people in pre-industrial Britain

Question 2

Define Feudal system

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Define foot racing

Answer 3

Competitive running / walking in 17th & 18th Century Britain - involves feats of endurance, evolved into pedestrianism / race-walking

Question 4

Define a Patron

Answer 4

Member of gentry who looked after a lower-class performer - would arrange competitions for them to participate in, putting up prize money and generally looking at the welfare of the performer

Question 5

Identify six Socio-Cultural factors in Pre-Industrial Britain

Answer 5

Transport / Communications
Illiteracy / uneducated
Harsh society
Seasonal time / long working hours
Pre-Industrial / pre-urban revolutions (rural)
Two-tier society / feudal system

Question 6

Identify six characteristics of Popular Recreation

Answer 6

Played occasionally
Played locally
Limited rules
Violent
Wagering / Gambling
Functional

Question 7

Examples of Lower-Class Popular Recreation

Answer 7

Mob Football
Cock-Fighting
Boxing / Wrestling / Fighting

Question 8

Examples of Upper-Class Popular Recreation

Answer 8

Real Tennis / Tennis

Fox Hunting

Question 9

In what ways was real tennis different from most other popular recreation activities (e.g. mob football)?

Answer 9

Courtly / exclusive / played by upper class
Complex written rules
Non-violent / etiquette / respect for opponents
Played regularly
Played in purpose-built facilities / specialist equipment
Non-local / travel to play
Complex skills (not violence)

Question 10

Identify three ways in which Mob Football reflects the characteristics of pre-industrial Britain

Answer 10

Male dominated / young men
Annual / occasional / irregular
Localised / played in a village / rural location
Violent
Large numbers too part / few rules

Question 11

Summarise five characteristics of real tennis

Answer 11

Exclusive / courtly in nature
Played by upper class males
Written rules
High moral code
Played regularly
Purpose-built facilities / specialist equipment
Non-local
Highly skilled / technical

Question 12

State the characteristics of popular recreation

Answer 12

Occasional / irregular
Few simple rules
Violent / damage to property / force not skilled based
Male-dominating / wagering
Low structure / unlimited numbers / no set space / limited facilities / limited equipment
Local
Lower class development