Pre Industrial Britian

Question 1

Popular recreation definition

Answer 1

The sport and pastimes of people in pre industrial Britian

Question 2

Feudal system

Answer 2

~ a way of structuring society around a relationship derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.
~ Class divisions clearly existed - upper and lower class.
~ People lived in the countryside/rural areas.

Question 3

Socio-cultural features of pre-industrial Britain

Answer 3

~ limited communication and transport
~ widespread illiteracy
~ harsh society
~ little free time due to agricultural and seasonal work
~ majority of population lived in countryside

Question 4

Characteristics of popular recreation

Answer 4

~ restricted geographically to the area people lived
~ simple and basic rules that were set locally, lack of codification and limited organisation
~ violent, aggressive and unruly in nature and male dominated with gambelling on the outcome
~ mob football was only play annually
~ clear division between lower and upper class and the sport they played
~ mob football was played in countryside using natural resources eg: pigs bladder as ball

Question 5

Mob football characteristics

Answer 5

~ It was played by the lower class It was a localised form of activity Rural in nature
~ Simple rules
~ Male dominated
~ Highly violent
~ Unruly in nature

Question 6

Popular recreation was banned by authorities due to

Answer 6

~ They were violent or unruly in nature
~ They led to injury or death
~ They led to damage of property
~ They involved gambling
~ They were linked to alcohol consumption/drunken behaviour

Question 7

Real tennis characteristics

Answer 7

~ Exclusive activity played by the upper class males of society
~ Henry VIII had a court at Hampton Court
~ They were educated and highly literate so complex rules could be written down. Played to a high moral code- civilised manner and respect for opponent.
~ Plenty of leisure time- played on a regular basis.
~ Expensive to play more often
~ Purpose built facilities
~ Expensive specialist equipment
~ Ability to travel therefore non local in nature
~ Real tennis was a skillful game with difficult technical demands which enabled the upper class to show their superiority over the lower class.