Early Elizabethan England(1558-1588)

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What is the order of the Social Hierarchy in Elizabethan England?
Monarch, Nobility, Gentry, Yeomen, Tenant Farmers, Landless, Homeless
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What is the order of the Social Hierarchy in towns?
Merchants, Professionals, Business Owners, Craftsmen, Unemployed
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The population in the middle of the 16th century was?
3 Million, mainly living in the countryside
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What did most people do for a living?
Worked on the land in farming
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What was most important for deciding the price of food?
The harvest quality
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Average life expectancy?
35 years
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What are Courtiers?
Usually a member of the nobility, spent most time with Elizabeth
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What is a Militia?
A military force of ordinary people, used in an emergency
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What is meant by Divine Right?
The belief that the monarch's right to rule came from god
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What is a Patron?
Someone who gives financial support to an individual or cause
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What is the Crown?
The Crown refers to a monarch and their government
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What is Succession?
The issue of who will succeed the throne.
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What could Elizabeth I do?
Declare war/peace, Rule in legal cases, Grant titles, land etc. Reject any law
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What were Elizabeth I's three main problems on the throne?
Her legitimacy, gender and marriage
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