society and government

Question 1

privy council

Answer 1

a group of around 20 of the Queen’s most trusted counsellors. They advised her on all aspects of government and ensured her wishes were carried out.

Question 2

Elizabeth used ………. to ensure the support of the nobility and gentry.
this often involved handing out …….

Answer 2

patronage

titles and offices that gave the holder a source of income.

Question 3

Elizabeth distributed patronage widely in order to…

Answer 3

make sure everyone felt equal and helped ensure political stability.

Question 4

parliament was made up of…

Answer 4

members of the nobility and gentry.

Question 5

the Queen needed Parliament’s consent to…

Answer 5

pass new laws or raise taxes.

Question 6

parliament only met when…

Answer 6

Elizabeth summoned it

Question 7

Elizabeth tried to avoid using parliament. she only called it … times during her 44-year reign.

Answer 7

13

Question 8

The Queen relied on members of the nobility and gentry to enforce…

Answer 8

law and order throughout the country.

Question 9

local government posts were… (sheriff, Justice of peace), but many men volunteered in order to increase their ………… and ……

Answer 9

unpaid

local power and influence.

Question 10

Why were Justices of peace particularly important?

Answer 10

they enforced law, provided for the poor and ensured roads and bridges were maintained.

Question 11

England’s population had been ……….. since around 1500

Answer 11

rising steadily

Question 12

most people lived and worked in …….. areas, but towns and cities were ………

Answer 12

rural

growing rapidly.

Question 13

the economy was dominated by ……………, but farming practices were ………..

Answer 13

agriculture

changing

Question 14

the export of …………… to Europe was very important to the economy.

Answer 14

woollen cloth

Question 15

merchants were starting to explore………

Answer 15

trade with N+S America and Asia

Question 16

Elizabethan society was dominated by a small, land-owning aristocracy of ………..

Answer 16

nobility and gentry

Question 17

the gentry were part of the social elite, below the level of …………. .
members of the gentry were people who……

Answer 17

nobility

owned land and lived off the income it provided. they didn’t have to do other work to survive.

Question 18

there was a growing number of wealthy men who earned their living as l……….. and m………….

Answer 18

lawyers, merchants

Question 19

the division between the rich and the poor was …………. .
there was great inequality.
………… became a major problem in Elizabethan England.

Answer 19

growing

poverty