Pre-Industrial Britian

Question 1

What does popular recreation mean?

Answer 1

• the sport and pastimes of people in pre industrial Britain

Question 2

When was pre industrial britain?

Answer 2

• 18th century
• before 1780

Question 3

What were the social cultural factors in pre-industrial Britain?

Answer 3

• seasonal time/long working hours
• transport
• communication
• education
• harsh society
• two tier society
• pre industrial revolution

Question 4

What is the acronym for remembering the socio-cultural factors in pre-industrial britain?

Answer 4

• Some Teachers Can’t Enable Happiness To People

Question 5

How did seasonal time/long working hours affect life in pre-industrial britain?

Answer 5

• there was limited free time
• frrr time was dictated by the agricultural calendar/seasons
• lower class worked very long hours

Question 6

How did transport effect popular recreation?

Answer 6

• popular recreation activities were local and community specific
• richer people could afford to travel

Question 7

How did the two tier society affect popular recreation?

Answer 7

• your class would determine the sports your took part in

Question 8

How did communication affect popular recreation in pre-industrial britain?

Answer 8

• popular recreation activities were local and people were informed through word of mouth

Question 9

How did education affect popular recreation?

Answer 9

• literacy was low among lower class so rules were very simple and basic

Question 10

How was the harsh society reflected in sport?

Answer 10

• lower class lives in a harsh society and there activéis reflected this
• aggressive, male dominant, lots of damage to property and injuries occured

Question 11

What were some upper class popular recreation activities?

Answer 11

• real tennis
• horse racing
• hunting

Question 12

What were some lower class popular recreation activities?

Answer 12

• bare knuckle fighting
• mob football
• cock fighting