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GCSE History: Elizabethan society
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What is a key aspect of Elizabethan society during the Age of Exploration?
Social hierarchy
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What are the 5 key topics of Elizabethan society?
Education
Culture and leisure
Poverty
Exploration
Colonisation
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How did education change under Elizabeth I?
Grammar schools
for middle-class boys were established
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Did education improve life chances for the poor during Elizabeth's reign?
No
, the
social hierarchy
remained
unchanged
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What percentage of men were literate by 1603?
30%
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What percentage of women were literate by 1603?
10%
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Why was boys' education considered more important than girls' education?
Boys
went
out to
work
,
unlike
girls
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Who received a better education among girls during Elizabeth's reign?
Wealthy girls
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What was the state of schooling at the start of Elizabeth's reign?
Schooling for all children was very limited
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What was the primary purpose of education before Elizabeth's reign?
Preparing for
expected
life roles
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Who primarily provided education before Elizabethan times?
The Church
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What were the new ideas in education during Elizabeth's reign?
Humanists emphasized learning for its own sake.
Protestants wanted people to read the Bible in English.
Growing trade required basic literacy and numeracy.
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How were wealthy children educated during Elizabeth's reign?
They were tutored at home
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What subjects did wealthy boys study?
Languages, History,
Philosophy
,
Theology
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What subjects did wealthy girls study?
Horse riding
, music, and
dancing
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What was the focus of education for middle-class boys?
Grammar schools
with a strong discipline
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What was the curriculum in Grammar Schools?
Latin
History
Greek philosophers
Bible studies
Chess
Archery
Debating
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What alternatives existed for the education of boys from yeomen farmers?
Apprenticeships to train for work
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How were girls educated during Elizabeth's reign?
At home to be
wives
and
mothers
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What were Petty Schools and Dame Schools?
Schools for
basic skills
run by local women
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What was the education situation for most poor children?
Most had no education
at all
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What did poor children do instead of attending school?
Worked at an
early age
on farms
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How many universities existed during Elizabeth's reign?
Two
:
Oxford
and
Cambridge
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What subjects were taught at universities?
Philosophy
,
Law
, and Medicine
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What college did Elizabeth establish at Oxford?
Jesus College
for
Welsh
boys
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Who could attend university?
Wealthy
boys or
poorer
boys training as clergymen
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How did leisure opportunities differ among social classes?
Wealthy
had more leisure opportunities
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What leisure activities did the nobility and gentry enjoy?
Hunting
,
fishing
, and
hawking
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What public spectator sports were popular among working people?
Wrestling
, football, and bear baiting
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How did literature change during Elizabeth's reign?
Shifted from
religious
to non-religious plays
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Who were Elizabeth's 'The Queen's Men'?
Theatre
group performing plays
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What was the role of music in Elizabethan society?
Popular across all
classes
during events
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What was a common activity enjoyed by all classes?
Dancing
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What was the perception of the poor at the start of Elizabeth's reign?
Poor
were
blamed
for their
poverty
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What caused poverty during Elizabeth's reign?
Unemployment
and
population growth
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What did new laws aim to do for the poor?
Create
work
opportunities
for
the
poor
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What distinction was made among the poor?
Deserving
and
undeserving
poor
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What was the main cause of poverty according to Elizabethan society?
Population growth
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What percentage did the population grow during Elizabeth's reign?
35%
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How did population growth affect job availability?
More people sought work than available jobs
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