Daily lives (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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What system structured Elizabethan society?
What system structured Elizabethan society?
A system of patronage based on the Great Chain of Being.
Who were the three groups in Elizabethan England?
Who were the three groups in Elizabethan England?
The rich, middling sort, and the poor.
What defined the rich in Elizabethan England?
What defined the rich in Elizabethan England?
They were landowners, including the gentry.
What was the status of the middling sort?
What was the status of the middling sort?
Above peasants, below the nobility.
What fraction of the population were the labouring poor?
What fraction of the population were the labouring poor?
Approximately one-third of the population.
How did gentry display their status?
How did gentry display their status?
Through lavish homes, fashion, food, and entertainment.
What was the staple diet of the poor?
What was the staple diet of the poor?
Barley and rye bread supplemented by soup.
What indicated wealth in the houses of the gentry?
What indicated wealth in the houses of the gentry?
Multi-storeyed with many glass windows.
What showed status differences in food across classes?
What showed status differences in food across classes?
Rich ate fine bread, poor ate coarse, dark bread.
What legislation prevented lower classes from dressing up?
What legislation prevented lower classes from dressing up?
Sumptuary Laws restricted clothing based on rank.