T2 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Poor Flashcards
How were gentry sons educated?
They went away to school.
How were noble sons educated?
They were tutored at home.
How were noble daughters educated?
They were taught to run a household.
What clothes did the rich wear?
Silk, linen, velvet; with many layers.
What were the homes of the rich like?
They had a defensive structure, with large windows and separated servant wings.
How were the Poor educated?
Some were taught to read and write.
What clothes did the poor wear?
They had few changes of clothes, made of wool; with lots of layers.
What were the homes of the poor like?
An Earth floor with a thatched roof in one room which was shared with animals.
Name the first three causes of poverty.
Rising population
Rising inflation
Bad harvests in the 1590s
Name the second three causes of poverty.
Costly foreign wars and demobbed soldiers
Rural depopulation
Changes in the cloth industry
Name the last three causes of poverty.
Rack-renting
Changes in farming methods
Dissolution of the monasteries
Name the vagrant who steals with a hook.
Hooker/Angler
Name the vagrant who is a former soldier.
Ruffler
Name the vagrant who rubs arsenic on their skin to make them bleed.
Clapper dudgeon
Name the vagrant who pretends to be unable to speak.
Dummerer
Name the vagrant who pretends to be mad.
Abraham man
Name the vagrant who is normally a woman and steals chickens.
Doxy
Who were the two types of poor?
The Idle Poor and the Deserving Poor.
Name the 1563 poor law.
Statute of Artificers
Name the 1572 poor law.
Vagabonds Act
Name the 1576 poor law.
Act for the Relief of the Poor.
Name the 1598 poor laws.
Act for the Relief of the Poor and the Act for the Punishment of Rogues.
Name the 1601 poor law.
Act for the Relief of the Poor.
