Religion
The Puritans' views on church attendance.
What is entirely mandatory?
While below the father in the family hierarchy, this family member was often a figure of authority alongside him.
Puritan clothing was often made of these common materials.
What is wool and cotton
What did Puritans value?
They valued religion and family life.
Who was educated in Puritan society?
Men, women, and children all received a basic education.
What fathers were expected to teach their family about religion.
What is the Puritans' exact interpretation of the Bible?
When a child was expected, parents were also expected to do this daily.
What is pray
True or false. All puritans wore black clothing all the time.
False. Although they were known for their modesty they were not required to wear black.
Why did Puritans believe in hard work?
It showed they were saved.
The basis for the Puritans' harsh punishments against crime.
What is the thought that it is God's will to harm those who willfully stray from his path?
A reading of the Scripture was usually done by this member of the household.
What is the father
Why were puritan priests robes different from traditional robes.
They believed in modest clothes and down to earth fashion.
What position/occupations were valued the most in Puritan sociaty?
Educated teachers and merchants.
What was the requirement for having a funded school in a puritan village that everyone could attend?
A village must boast more than 50 families.
What is a complement to church teachings?
This vocal practice was encouraged when pure and biblical
What is singing
You had to have 200 pounds (dollars) to your estate in order to wear what kinds of jewelry?
What is gold and silver.
How often were the Puritans active in the community?
They were active all the time, either in worship or reading scripture.
What skills were taught to children in general? To boys specifically? To girls?
All children were taught reading and writing. Boys were typically educated about how to care for the farm while girls were taught how to clean and cook.
The religious belief of the Puritans that was used to justify misogyny.
What is the idea that the soul had an immortal masculine half and a mortal feminine half?
Parents were not to force their children into a marriage or this that they weren't attracted to.
What is an occupation
Why couldn't Puritans wear short sleeves or short dresses?
It was believed to be impious and an unnecessary temptation.
Were the Puritans good with literature?
Yes, they believed if one did not know how to read they were useless as they wouldn't be able to read the bible.
What was the "Old Deluder" Act?
Hint: This is in the education category, and the Old Deluder was Satan.
A law passed to prevent Satan from deceiving people with illiteracy, as that would prevent them from reading the Bible.