RELIGION:
8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England?
- Protestant and Catholic.
9. Who dictated the favored religion?
- Reigning Monarchs.
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When?
- Queen Mary I (1553-1558), Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603).
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in?
- Queen Mary I was a passionate Catholic and Queen Elizabeth I was Protestant.
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?
- Mary persecuted Protestants and they were burned alive. Elizabeth allowed Catholic practice as long as it presented no threat to her rule.
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories?
- To help stop the violence over religion.
ELIZABETHAN PERIOD:
14. What was the Elizabethan Period?
- The Elizabethan Period was the age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking.
15. When was this period?
- Renaissance Period.
16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why?
- Information and increased knowledge about science, technology and astrology led to a renewed interest in the supernatural including witches, witchcraft and ghosts which led to belief in superstitions and the supernatural.
17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in?
- It led to a renewed interest in the supernatural including witches, witchcraft and ghosts which led to belief in supertitions and the supernatural.
18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on?
- Fear of witchcraft and the persecution of witches.
19. Why were people of this period superstitious?
- Fear of the supernatural and forces of nature or God resulted in the belief.
20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with?
- 1) Blood
Temperament: Sanguine
Element: Air
Body Organ: Liver
Personality: Generous, Irresponsible, Happy, Courageous
Qualities: Warm & Moist
2) Yellow Bile
Temperament : Choleric
Element: Fire
Body Organ: Gall Bladder
Personality: Easily Angered, Violent, Vengeful, Ambitious
Qualities: Warm & Dry
3) Black Bile
Temperament: Melancholic
Element: Earth
Body Organ: Spleen
Personaliti: Despondent, Sleepless, Irritable, Sentimental, Gluttonous
Qualities: Cold & Dry
4) Phlegan
Temperament: Phlegmatic
Element: Water
Body Organ: Brain/Lungs
Personality: Calm, Unemotional, Sluggish, Cowardly
Qualities: Cold & Moist
21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained?
- Focused mainly on encouraging chastity and developing skills of housewifery.
22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold?
- The Great Chain of Being dictated everyone's social station and standing.
23. What is the Rotae Fortuna?
- It's a concept in medieval and ancient philosophies referring to the capricious nature of Fate.
8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England?
- Protestant and Catholic.
9. Who dictated the favored religion?
- Reigning Monarchs.
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When?
- Queen Mary I (1553-1558), Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603).
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in?
- Queen Mary I was a passionate Catholic and Queen Elizabeth I was Protestant.
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?
- Mary persecuted Protestants and they were burned alive. Elizabeth allowed Catholic practice as long as it presented no threat to her rule.
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories?
- To help stop the violence over religion.
ELIZABETHAN PERIOD:
14. What was the Elizabethan Period?
- The Elizabethan Period was the age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking.
15. When was this period?
- Renaissance Period.
16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why?
- Information and increased knowledge about science, technology and astrology led to a renewed interest in the supernatural including witches, witchcraft and ghosts which led to belief in superstitions and the supernatural.
17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in?
- It led to a renewed interest in the supernatural including witches, witchcraft and ghosts which led to belief in supertitions and the supernatural.
18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on?
- Fear of witchcraft and the persecution of witches.
19. Why were people of this period superstitious?
- Fear of the supernatural and forces of nature or God resulted in the belief.
20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with?
- 1) Blood
Temperament: Sanguine
Element: Air
Body Organ: Liver
Personality: Generous, Irresponsible, Happy, Courageous
Qualities: Warm & Moist
2) Yellow Bile
Temperament : Choleric
Element: Fire
Body Organ: Gall Bladder
Personality: Easily Angered, Violent, Vengeful, Ambitious
Qualities: Warm & Dry
3) Black Bile
Temperament: Melancholic
Element: Earth
Body Organ: Spleen
Personaliti: Despondent, Sleepless, Irritable, Sentimental, Gluttonous
Qualities: Cold & Dry
4) Phlegan
Temperament: Phlegmatic
Element: Water
Body Organ: Brain/Lungs
Personality: Calm, Unemotional, Sluggish, Cowardly
Qualities: Cold & Moist
21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained?
- Focused mainly on encouraging chastity and developing skills of housewifery.
22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold?
- The Great Chain of Being dictated everyone's social station and standing.
23. What is the Rotae Fortuna?
- It's a concept in medieval and ancient philosophies referring to the capricious nature of Fate.