Pre-industrial (pre-1780) Flashcards
1
Q
socio-cultural factors in pre-industrial britain
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- limmited transport and communication
- uneducated
- harsh society
- long working hours
- fuedal system
- rural areas
2
Q
popular recreation characteristics
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- sport was local to your area
- no rules for sport/limited organsiation
- limitations in certain groups
- dangerous
- male supiroty
- limited time to play sport - holy days , annual games
- clear division between class - mob footbal , real tennis
3
Q
mob football
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- lower class
- localised -limited transport , little communication
- rural in nature
- natural resources
- long working days - played on holy days
- male dominated - unruly
- illiterate
- damadge , violent , death , gambling , drunken behaviour
4
Q
real tennis
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- royal tennis
- exclusive activety - upper male
- educated - complex rules
- high moral code - no violence
- leusire time
- expensive
- not local
- requires skill - shows suprioty
5
Q
athletics
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- foot racing/pedestriansm
- hired servants being messagers
- were payed
- success meant social status
- patrons set up races
- simple , localised , rural , wagering
6
Q
feudal system
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- lower
- higher
- big split between the two
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