Pre industrial britain

Question 1

characteristics

Answer 1

Local, Undefined rules, Cruel, Class based, Occasional, Wagering, Natural - football for mob football made from inflated pig’s bladder, played in the street with no purpose built facilities

Question 2

factors affecting participation

Answer 2

• availability of time and money
• gender
• social class
• education
• type and availability of transport
• law and order

Question 3

availability of time and money

Answer 3

• UC more time as they didnt work and earned money through owning land so more money than lower class so had time to play sport and money to buy equipment e.g. for real tennis
• LC worked long hours and didn’t have much money so less time to play sport, couldn’t afford equipment to play real tennis

Question 4

gender

Answer 4

• Had very little rights
• Upper class engaged in light exercise such as archey
• Lower class participated in smock racing to win a dress

Question 5

Education

Answer 5

• Upper class could afford an education and literate so some sports e.g. real tennis had defined rules
• Lower class illiterate so no written rules

Question 6

law and order

Answer 6

• Violent sport cruel natures, harsh times, no law and order
• Upper class enforced rules and acted as police

Question 7

Type and availability of transport

Answer 7

• Lower class walked everywhere or had to carry upper class in boxes
• Horse drawn carriages