Life and Living Conditions
Name 2 forms of violent entertainment involving animals.
Cockfighting
Bear baiting
What were the 2 possible punishments for murder?
What determined which punishment you received?
Death, branded with an M
Whether you could read or write
Who attended the theatre?
Everyone
In what years did Elizabeth rule England?
1558-1603
What term is used to refer to the reign of James 1?
Jacobean Era.
What percentage of people died of disease each year?
10 %
Name 3 things (that you wouldn't be arrested for today) you could be arrested for in the Elizabethan Era
Not having permission to have a guest
Wandering geese
Not going to church
What were those who stood to watch the play called?
Groundlings
What is a term used to refer to the Elizabethan age?
The Golden Age
What did Shakespeare call his company as a tribute to James 1 because James supported the theatre?
The Kings Men
What religion was replaced by The Church of England? And by Whom?
Catholic
Henry the Eight
What were the laws that ensured individuals dressed in clothes that reflected their status called?
Sumptuary Laws
What are 2 differences between Theatre in these times and today?
Open
Females not allowed
Rowdy
What were 2 areas of strength for England during te Elizabethan Era
Defence (navy) and Economy
What 2 things was James very frightened of?
Assassination and witchcraft
What was the hierarchical structure of Society called (God at top, Monarch, Nobility, Merchants, Peasants, Animals Plants)
The Great Chain of Being
What law did King James 1 pass about witchcraft?
Vagabond and Witchcraft Act
What problems did actors face?
Didn't get a whole script
What event in 1588 was a significant military victory for Elizabeth
Defeat of Spanish Armada
What was the attempt to blow up parliament and kill James 1 called?
The gunpowder plot
Who was considered God's representative on Earth?
Monarch
What was the punishment for being a traitor?
Beheaded, head on a stick and displayed
Why did the Globe burn down?
Canon in a play
Who did Quen Elizabeth 1 marry?
Non one. She was the Virgin Queen
Explain what progressive ideas/ events each of the following was responsible for.
Sir Frances Drake
Copernicus
William Harvey
Sailed around the world
World revolves around sun
Blood circulation