Pre-industrial Popular Recreations

Pre-industrial revolution recreational activities included joint activities between gentry and peasants.

• True

• False

Gentry or the upper classes took part in which types of activities?

• Hunting, Real Tennis and dancing

• Mob football

• Bare knuckle boxing

• Rowing

Popular recreations in Great Britain happened:

• Before 1780

• After 1780

• Between 1800 and 1850

• Between 1750 and 1800

The lower classes played games which were:

• violent

• courtly

• respectable

• simple

The gentry would act as patrons to which sports?

• Real tennis

• Foot races

• Boxing

• Cricket

In which sport would the gentry compete WITH the lower classes?

• Boxing

• Rowing

• Cricket

• Mob football

Mob games were:

• violent, organised, regular

• simple, violent, codified

• organised, regulated, respectable

• simple, violent, occasional

Mob games were simple and because:

• The lower classes could not understand rules

• The lower classes were all illiterate

• Life was hard for the lower classes

• Widespread illiteracy meant rules were passed by word of mouth

The lower classes lived

• In urban areas

• In rural areas

• In a cave

• In the suburbs

Which of these is a popular recreation?

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