Pre-Industrial Britain

Question 1

Give some characteristics of mob football

Answer 1

Few rules
Played only occasionally between villages
Only rule was no murder allowed
A peasant sport

Question 2

What was pedestrianism?

Answer 2

A form of 19th century competitive walking amongst lower classes with the upper classes acting as patrons

Question 3

Was cock fighting generally an upper or lower class ‘sport’?

Answer 3

Upper class - high levels of gambling means this ‘sport’ survived for a long time

Question 4

Name two upper class sports from pre-industrial Britain

Answer 4

Fox hunting (requires money)
Real tennis (complex rules and requires money)

Question 5

Name three lower class sports from pre-industrial Britain

Answer 5

Mob football
Dog fighting
Prize fighting
(simple activities, few rules and violent)

Question 6

What time period would pre-industrial Britain be classed as?

Answer 6

Anytime before 1750

Question 7

Name the 7 social and cultural themes key to this topic of study

Answer 7

Social class
Gender
Education and literacy
Law and order
Available time
Available money
Available and type of transport

Question 8

What is the difference between and amateur and professional?

Answer 8

Amateur is a person who competes in sport but does not receive monetary rewards for participating.
Professional is a person who competes and earns an income for doing so.

Question 9

Name one sport where both classes competed

Answer 9

Cricket. The different roles reflected the status of the participants, with ‘gentlemen’ (upper class) and ‘players’ (lower class)

Question 10

Name one lower class and one upper class sport that women were allowed to complete in

Answer 10

Lower class = smock racing

Upper class = archery