1.2.5 Elizabethan Society

• The nobility in Elizabethan England held high political power and were aristocratic landowners.


  True
• Peasants in Elizabethan England were landless laborers and the lowest social class.


  True
• Match the social class with its description:

  Nobility ↔️ Aristocratic landowners with high political power

  Gentry ↔️ Wealthy landowners with local political power

  Merchants ↔️ Profited from trade and commerce

  Peasants ↔️ Landless laborers
• The Elizabethan Settlement established the Church of England as the state religion.
• Yeomen were prosperous farmers who owned their own land in Elizabethan England.

  True
• The enclosure of common lands benefited peasants in Elizabethan England.

  False
• Order the social classes in Elizabethan England from highest to lowest.

  1️⃣ Nobility

  2️⃣ Gentry

  3️⃣ Merchants

  4️⃣ Yeomen

  5️⃣ Peasants
• Women in Elizabethan England were allowed to represent their families in public.

  False
• Traditional Catholic practices completely disappeared during the Elizabethan era.

  False
• The enclosure movement led to the displacement of many peasants in Elizabethan England.


  True
• The highest social class in Elizabethan England was the nobility
• Peasants in Elizabethan England were often displaced by the enclosure movement.
• The enclosure movement benefited peasants by increasing their land ownership.

  False
• Which economic activity was associated with the merchant class in Elizabethan England?

  Overseas trade
• Match the gender with its role in Elizabethan England:

  Men ↔️ Hold authority over the family

  Women ↔️ Manage household tasks
• What was the main consequence of the enclosure movement for peasants in Elizabethan England?

  Displacement from their land
• Who were the yeomen in Elizabethan England?

  Prosperous farmers who owned land
• What were the leading centers of higher education in Elizabethan England?

  Oxford and Cambridge
• Which playwright is associated with the Elizabethan era?

  Shakespeare
• What was a common leisure activity for the nobility in Elizabethan England?

  Hunting
• What was social mobility like in Elizabethan England?

  Limited but not absent
• Which social class grew in power and influence during the Elizabethan era?

  The merchant class
• What type of political power did the gentry hold in Elizabethan England?

  Local political power
• What led to the growth of the merchant class in Elizabethan England?

  Overseas trade and colonization
• In Elizabethan England, the patriarchal roles within the family placed the father in a position of authority.


  True
• Wealthy landowners who held local political power in Elizabethan England were called the gentry
• The lowest social class in Elizabethan England consisted of landless laborers known as peasants
• Which religious settlement established the Church of England as the state religion?

  Elizabethan Settlement
• What type of family structure was common in Elizabethan England?

  Extended
• Which religious institution dominated religious life in Elizabethan England?

  Church of England
• What was the primary economic activity of the gentry in Elizabethan England?

  Enclosure of common lands
• What years define the Elizabethan era in English history?

  1558 to 1603
• Merchants in Elizabethan England profited primarily from overseas trade and colonization.


  True
• Key events in Elizabethan England

  1️⃣ Growth of overseas trade

  2️⃣ Rise of the merchant class

  3️⃣ Enclosure movement

  4️⃣ Establishment of the Church of England
• Catholics and Puritans faced persecution during the Elizabethan era.
• In Elizabethan England, the family structure was typically extended.
• What was the dominant state religion in Elizabethan England?

  Church of England
• The universities of Oxford and Cambridge were leading centers of higher education.
• Peasants in Elizabethan England owned their own land.

  False
• Grammar schools in Elizabethan England taught subjects like Latin and Greek.


  True