Society on Elizabeth’s accession

Elizabethan society was very _____, based on ____ and _____ ______ or structure where everyone knew their place

rigid, social hierarchy

___% if the population of Elizabethan England lived in the countryside

90

___% of the population of Elizabethan England lived in towns

10

Who was the nobility in the countryside of Elizabethan era

Major landowners

Who was the gentry in the countryside of Elizabethan era

owned small(er) estates

Who was the yeomen in the countryside of Elizabethan era

owned a small amount of land

Who was the tenant farmers in the countryside of Elizabethan era

rented land from yeomen and the gentry

Who was the landless and labouring poor in the countryside of Elizabethan era

people who did not own or rent land, and had to work or labour to provide for themselves and their families

Who was the homeless people and vagrants in the countryside of Elizabethan era

moved from place to place looking for work

Who was the merchants in the towns of Elizabethan era

traders who were very wealthy

Who was the professionals in the towns of Elizabethan era

lawyers, doctors and members of the clergy

Who was the business owners in the towns of Elizabethan era

often highly skilled craftspeople

Give an example of business owners in towns in Elizabethan era

Silversmith, glovers, carpenters, or tailors

Who was the craftspeople in the towns of Elizabethan era

skilled employees, including apprentices

Who was the unskilled labourers and unemployed people in the towns of Elizabethan era

people who has no regular work and could not provide for themselves and their families

In Elizabethan society how did you treat people above you

with respect and obedience

In elizabethan society how did you treat people below you

duty of care to those below

who was usually the head of the house in elizabethan era

the husband or father