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Tudors - Everyday Life
The bread of poor Tudors was made from acorns.

Tudors - Everyday Life

Tudor England is a significant part of KS2 history and this is the last of three quizzes on the subject. Specifically it looks at what everyday life was like for ordinary people living in the Tudor era.

The Tudor period is thought of as the beginning of the modern age. Many things associated with the Middle Ages, like the wealth of monasteries and feudalism, came to an end under the Tudors. But what was everyday life like for the ordinary people living in Tudor England? The Tudors had many new inventions that meant life was becoming a little better than it had been in medieval times. But it could still be hard - especially for the poor. Almost everything had to be done by hand at home and so housewives were very busy people!

Take this quiz and find out how much you know about everyday life for the ordinary people of Tudor England.

1 .
What type of houses did most Tudors have?
Brick built
Stone built
High rise flats
Timber framed
Timber framed buildings were much cheaper to construct than brick or stone ones
2 .
What was the fastest growing town in Tudor England?
Bristol
Newcastle
London
Halifax
The population of London rose from about 50,000 in 1530 to about 225,000 in 1605
3 .
What did rich people drink?
Beer
Wine
Mead
Cider
Poor people drank ale rather than wine
4 .
What was the bread of poor people made from?
Wheat
Corn
Acorns
Barley
Acorns were in plentiful supply and were free. They needed a lot of work to make them edible though
5 .
Which of these was NOT used by Tudors?
Chimneys
Forks
Windmills
Coins
Although forks had been invented, they were not popular in England until the 18th Century
6 .
What was the name of the collar worn by wealthy Tudor men and women?
A frill
A ruff
A choker
A flounce
Ruffs went out of fashion in the 1600s
7 .
What type of schools replaced the monastery schools?
Grammar schools
High schools
Primary schools
Nursery schools
The monasteries were dissolved by Henry VIII
8 .
What did the Tudors do when there was a fire in a town?
They called the fire brigade
They pumped water from the river
They threw on buckets of water
They sprinkled water from a helicopter
There was no fire brigade during Tudor times
9 .
What was the name of the tight fitting jacket worn by wealthy Tudor men?
Cardigan
Tunic
Doublet
Blouse
The doublet evolved from the padded clothes worn under armour
10 .
What did poor people put on the floor of their houses?
Carpets
Ceramic tiles
Marble
Straw
Underneath the straw was beaten earth

 

Author:  Amanda Swift

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