Sport Pre-industrial Revolution Mr.Jerwood

Question 1

How would communication and travel limitation affect sport.

Answer 1

People couldn’t organise games as easily and couldn’t travel far to play fixtures.

Question 2

How does 80% of England being countryside affect sport.

Answer 2

Means that there where more open spaces to play matches and to have pitches.

Question 3

What are the 4 Cs

Answer 3

Cruel.
Clear class division.
Country side.
Communications.

Question 4

Popular recreations

Answer 4

The sport and pastimes of people in pre-industrial Britain.

Question 5

Feudal system

Answer 5

A way of structuring society where the upper class owned land and the lower class would live and work on the land.

Question 6

How does a low literacy rate effect sport.

Answer 6

Couldn’t write or read rules so there would be injuries and unlimited number of players.

Question 7

What were activities like in pre-industrial Britain.

Answer 7

Male dominated
Aggressive 
Lots of injuries
Lots of damage to property
Reflected a harsh society

Question 8

Who played mob football

Answer 8

Peasants (lower class)

Question 9

Where was mob football played

Answer 9

Locally in open space.

Question 10

What was mob football played with

Answer 10

Pig’s bladders

Question 11

When was mob football played

Answer 11

During festivals and ho,y days (shrove Tuesday)

Question 12

What where the characteristics of mob football (2)

Answer 12

Male dominated and very violent

Question 13

Who played real tennis

Answer 13

The upper class(gentry)

Question 14

Did real tennis have rules

Answer 14

Was played to a high moral standard

Question 15

When was real tennis played

Answer 15

Played on a regular basis

Question 16

Where was real tennis played

Answer 16

Played in expensive,purpose built facilities

Question 17

Who where footmen

Answer 17

Hired servants

Question 19

When did competitive running/walking come around

Answer 19

17/18 century

Question 20

What else did foot racing involve

Answer 20

Feats of endurance

Question 21

What did success in athletics mean for gentlemen back then

Answer 21

Increased social status

Question 22

Define what patrons are

Answer 22

Members of gentry who would look after the lower class performer

Question 23

What would patrons do

Answer 23

Arrange competitions and putting up prize money

Question 24

Why were popular recreations eventually banned in the 19th century? (3)

Answer 24

Damage of property.
Violent.
Led to injuries.

Question 25

When were popular recreations banned

Answer 25

19th century

Question 26

Assess why popular recreations were banned in the 19th century

Answer 26

Popular recreations were banned because of many reasons like how they would lead to lots of destruction of property and people would most likely complain about their property being broken

Question 27

What was athletics called in pre industrial Britain

Answer 27

Foot racing

Question 28

Contrast two things about mob football and real tennis

Answer 28

Mob football was played by peasants in the open spaces and towns while real tennis was played by the gentry in purpose built facilities.

Question 29

What are rational recreations

Answer 29

Sports pastimes for the lower class which was designed by the middle class to be well ordered, organised and controlled.

Question 30

When did rational recreations come about

Answer 30

19th century

Question 31

What does HITFOR help u remember

Answer 31

Reasons for negative effects of rationalised sports

Question 32

What does H in HITFOR stand for

Answer 32

poor Health and Hygiene

Question 33

What does I stand for in HITFOR

Answer 33

Lack of Income

Question 34

What does T stand for in HITFOR

Answer 34

Lack of Time

Question 35

What does F stand for in HITFOR

Answer 35

Facility provision was lacking

Question 36

What does O in HITFOR stand for

Answer 36

Overcrowding and lack of space

Question 37

What does R in HITFOR stand for

Answer 37

Loss of Rights