Elizabeth I

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Whick word meaning 're-birth' is used to describe culteral development of the 15th and 16th centuries?
Renaissance
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Which group of people become larger, more wealthy and important?
The Gentry
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Name three famous figures from the English Renaissance?
Thomas Tallis, Francis Bacon and John Dee
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Which invention meant that ideas could be spread quickly?
The printing press
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Which Laws controlled what people could wear depending on their social rank?
The sumpuary Laws
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What term describes the development of architecture?
The great re-building
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Who was the leading architect?
Robert Smythson
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Name two famous houses built?
Hardwick Hall and Longleat House
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What was the name of the common large windows?
Mullioned windows
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Why did puritans disaprove acting?
Acting was 'The work of the devil'
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When did London's first purpose built theatre open and what was the name?
1576 and was named 'The Theatre'
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Where were the Theatres kept inside London?
Outside the city walls
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Where could you buy the cheapest tickets from?
The 'pit' or the 'yard'
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Name two famous Elizabethan playwrighters?
William Shakespear and Christopher Marlowe
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What was the name of Shakespears Theatre?
The Globe
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Name three Shakespeare plays?
Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and McBeth
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What was the nickname given to Elizabeth?
The virgin Queen
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Name one of Elizabth's paintings?
The Pelican Portrait
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What is meant by the 'golden age'?
A period of large cultural change?
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Which area of London was the poorest?
The north-west
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How much did the population rise by?
43%
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The term used to describe risen prices?
Inflation
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Why was there more silver in Europe?
There was more silver in Europe because Spain bough back silver from the new world to Europe
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Term used to describe expensive rent in Elizabethan times?
Rock-renting
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Term used to describe combined fields surrounded by hedges or fences?
Encloser
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What are 'dearth-conditions'?
When food is so scarce famine is likely to happen
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What were the two main types of poor?
The deserving poor and undeserving poor
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What did Elizabeth's recoinage mean?
Old debased coins were melted and new ones were made
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When did Elizabeth's poor law pass?
1597 and amended in 1601
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When did the poor law last until?
1834
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Whick empire blocked the land trade to the east?
The ottoman empire
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Which new device could locate and plot ships accurately?
The astrolabe
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Name three Europian explorers?
Bartholomew Diaz, Vasco De Gama and Christopher Columus
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What name was given to English pirates?
Privateers
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When was the east-India company formed?
1600
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Name two famous English explorers?
Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh
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Where was Englands first successful colony set up?
Virginia in America
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