Pre industrial Britain

• What are some factors that affected participation in sport?

  Amateurism, professionalism, changing working conditions
• What do socio-cultural factors consist of?

  Influences relevant in our community
• Around what time did the Industrial Revolution take place?

  1750-1850
• Historically, how has sport influenced society?

  Preparing for war, hunting, improving fitness
• What limited peasants' involvement in activities in medieval times?

  Little time or energy
• What activity brought villages together on holy days in medieval times?

  Mob football
• What kind of game was mob football?

  A mass game with few rules
• What type of game was mob football?

  Football/rugby-type game
• When was mob football played?

  During times of celebration and festivity
• Why would people barricade their homes during mob football games?

  Due to its violence
• What was the goal in mob football?

  Force ball into enemy village centre
• Why did the bourgeoisie frown upon mob football?

  Un-Christian nature and lack of regulations
• What time period does 'pre-industrial Britain' refer to?

  Before 1750 and 1850
• What was pedestrianism?

  Eighteenth-century competitive walking
• Which social class primarily participated in cock fighting?

  Upper class
• What was a major element involved in cock fighting?

  Gambling
• What did the lower classes often participate in on Shrove Tuesday?

  'Throwing at cocks'
• In 'throwing at cocks', how could someone claim the bird?

  Knock it over and pick up stick first
• In pre-industrial Britain, what were the two main social classes?

  Upper class and lower/peasant class
• What characterised the activities of the peasant classes?

  Simple, violent, few rules
• What characterised the activities of the upper classes?

  Sophisticated, complex rules, expensive
• What role did the upper class have in pedestrianism?

  Patrons or sponsors
• How did the upper class develop sophisticated activities?

  Money, education, means of transport
• What was pedestrianism linked to?

  The occupation of the peasant classes
• What other activity was associated with public houses?

  Cricket
• What did the different roles in cricket reflect?

  Status of the participants
• What terms reflected the status of participants?

  'Gentlemen' and 'players'
• In what way were women seen in pre-industrial Britain?

  The 'weaker' sex
• What determined the activities women could be involved in?

  Expected behavior
• What were peasant women awarded in 'smock races'?

  A basic dress
• What activity were upper-class women involved in?

  Archery
• What shaped the activities undertaken by the peasant classes?

  Lack of formal law and order
• Violent activities reflected what in society?

  Lack of order
• What did the few rules in mob football reflect?

  The lack of law and order
• When was the Metropolitan Police Act created?

  1829
• What characterised the upper classes in pre-industrial Britain?

  Educated and literate
• What could the upper classes do because they could read and write?

  Understand the rules of activities
• What is a professional?

  Earns income by participating
• What was the availability of time like for peasants?

  Very long and exhausting hours
• What could the upper classes do because of more time?

  Be involved in longer lasting activities