Starter quiz
- Match the words with their definitions.
- poverty⇔is the state of being extremely poor. ✓
- monasteries⇔buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows ✓
- rebellion⇔an act of armed resistance against a government or leader. ✓
- Why do people at the time and today regard Elizabeth’s reign as a ‘Golden Age’? Select all of the correct answers.
- England set up colonies in America. ✓
- There was an increase in literacy rates. ✓
- There were new inventions. ✓
- The monasteries were dissolved.
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- What does referring to the Elizabethan period as a ‘Golden Age’ fail to take into account?
- the high levels of poverty ✓
- negative interpretations of Elizabeth I
- Henry VIII’s Break with Rome in 1534
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- Why did unemployment increased dramatically as the 16th century progressed? Select all of the statements that are correct.
- The population increased from 2.3 million in 1524 to 4 million in 1599. ✓
- Many soldiers were unemployed. ✓
- Sheep farming and enclosures became more popular. ✓
- Many people didn't want to work.
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- What happened to London's population over the Tudor period (1485-1603)?
- It shrank from 200 000 in 1485 to just 50 000 people in 1603.
- It increased from 50 000 people in 1500 to 200 000 people by 1603. ✓
- Lack of food meant London's population could not grow above 50 000 people.
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- Which two countries experienced large-scale rebellions linked to poverty in the 1590s?
- Austria ✓
- Finland ✓
- England
- The Netherlands
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Exit quiz
- ______ means the act of maintaining oneself at a most basic level.
- 'Subsistance' ✓
- ______ refers to towns and cities.
- 'Urban' ✓
- Which two reasons explain the population growth England experienced during the 16th century?
- increased birth rate ✓
- no major wars
- no outbreaks of plague
- decreased death rate ✓
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- The name of the fastest-growing city in England between 1500 and 1600 was ______.
- 'London' ✓
- Which of the following two statements accurately describes how the Elizabethan ruling elite viewed vagabonds?
- nothing more than travelling criminals ✓
- spreaders of disease ✓
- people who moved in order to find work, food and shelter
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- Which of the following statements describes the impact of population increase in urban areas?
- There was significant overcrowding. ✓
- Work and housing were hard to come by. ✓
- Food was increasingly expensive in the markets. ✓
- Conditions were better than in the rural areas.
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Key learning points
- The population of England was growing in the 16th century.
- Urban areas grew more rapidly than rural areas.
- Changes to land use in rural areas meant less food was being grown.
- There was a relationship between population growth and poverty.
Common misconception
Farmers will not starve because they grow their own food.
Poor harvests can put a great deal of strain on the amount of food a farmer can grow, even food for subsistence.
Keywords
Rural - rural refers to the countryside
Urban - urban refers to towns and cities
Subsistence - subsistence is the act of maintaining oneself at a most basic level
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