Society on Elizabeth's accession (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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In what year did Elizabeth I become queen?
In what year did Elizabeth I become queen?
1558
What percentage of England's population lived in the countryside in 1558?
What percentage of England's population lived in the countryside in 1558?
90%
What was Elizabethan social structure mainly based on?
What was Elizabethan social structure mainly based on?
Land ownership, wealth, and birth
Who were the nobility in countryside society?
Who were the nobility in countryside society?
Major landowners with vast estates
What role did the gentry often serve in local affairs?
What role did the gentry often serve in local affairs?
Justices of the peace
Who were the yeomen in rural society?
Who were the yeomen in rural society?
Small landowners who farmed their own plots
What was the key characteristic of tenant farmers?
What was the key characteristic of tenant farmers?
They rented land but didn't own it
Who was at the top of urban society?
Who was at the top of urban society?
Wealthy merchants
Which groups made up the professionals in towns?
Which groups made up the professionals in towns?
Lawyers, doctors, and clergy
What principle bound different social groups together?
What principle bound different social groups together?
Mutual obligation
What duties did those with higher status have?
What duties did those with higher status have?
Care for those below them
What was true about social mobility in Elizabethan England?
What was true about social mobility in Elizabethan England?
It was extremely limited