History 222: History of Sport Exam 1
Britain's Festive Culture - ANS-Citizens would engage in various games to coincide with
large gatherings of people either in celebration of religious or pagan holidays or simply
celebrating everyday life. Most popular=May Day
Royal Sports - ANS-Sports that were played by the wealthy included: joust, tilt yard,
tennis, and fox hunting
Puritans - ANS-Purified the Church of England of its Catholic tendencies and also
purified the Sabbath, which mean that from sundown on Saturday to sundown Sunday
every waking moment should be devoted to God and nothing else
Sabbatarian Laws - ANS-Banned recreation of any kind but also proscribed activities
that were deemed acceptable during the rest of the week such as sexual intercourse,
unnecessary traveling, and any type of frivolity
Southern Gentry - ANS-Slave holders were considered the highest of the social class.
The only way to achieve upward mobility was to own more slaves.
Lawful recreation or sport - ANS-Games that were believe to foster drinking and
gambling were expressly forbidden, games that refreshed the mind, body, and spirit
were allowed
Two requirements: could have no association with the British festive culture that the
Puritans were rebelling against and it had to refresh participants so they could perform
worldly duties
Folk Games - ANS-Development included exclusive association with a particular
(annual) feast and the damage to life and property that it usually risked would have
been more than bearable. They are based off of festivity and community.
Violent Games - ANS-Most popular was football, primarily known as a Shrove Tuesday
tradition. The game was very violent and to be associated with football was not food for
reputation
Pageant of Misrule - ANS-Males got together and elected a "Lord of Misrule" the
parents or village would have the final approval in who he would marry
Married men, the monarch, older men, and the upper class would be mocked
, Oliver Cromwell - ANS-He wanted to bring back the power of the parliament, lessen the
power of the king, and reform the Church of England. He was more tolerant on sports
because he was an avid hunter and horseman
"Book of Sports" - ANS-Written by James I, known as the Declaration of Sports. Argued
against Puritan vision of the Sabbath and the allowance of sports on Sundays
Maytime festivities allowed as long as there was no neglect of Divine Services
Not allowed: blood sports, bull and bear hunting, football, bowling
4 Folkways - ANS-Chesapeake, New England, Backcountry, and Middle Colonies
Quakers - ANS-From the Delaware Valley (Middle colonies), were viewed as outcasts
because of their pacifists beliefs. William Penn set up new colony that was tolerant to all
religions, but very intolerant of sports
Tavern pastimes - ANS-Place that was centered around drinking and gambling. Popular
games included board games, billiards, and dice games.
Cockfights and horserace were organized near taverns as well as military training1
Republicanism - ANS-The idea that the new nation would be a republic giving the power
to its citizenry, not hereditary monarchy
Rough and Tumble - ANS-Participants were from the lower class and there were no
rules and the goal was to gouge out opponent's eyes
Kolven - ANS-Dutch game which translates to Golf
Quarter Horses - ANS-Much smaller horse with large hindquarters that excelled at
sprinting shorter distances of a quarter mile or less
Toli - ANS-Game of stickball played by Europeans most closely resembling lacrosse
Popular with American Southeast tribes including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek,
Cherokee, and Seminole
Needful Recreation - ANS-The sports and activities that were allowed included
swimming, ice skating, gardening, and hunting and fishing as long as it put food on the
table
Primogeniture - ANS-First born sone inheriting the family fortune
Britain's Festive Culture - ANS-Citizens would engage in various games to coincide with
large gatherings of people either in celebration of religious or pagan holidays or simply
celebrating everyday life. Most popular=May Day
Royal Sports - ANS-Sports that were played by the wealthy included: joust, tilt yard,
tennis, and fox hunting
Puritans - ANS-Purified the Church of England of its Catholic tendencies and also
purified the Sabbath, which mean that from sundown on Saturday to sundown Sunday
every waking moment should be devoted to God and nothing else
Sabbatarian Laws - ANS-Banned recreation of any kind but also proscribed activities
that were deemed acceptable during the rest of the week such as sexual intercourse,
unnecessary traveling, and any type of frivolity
Southern Gentry - ANS-Slave holders were considered the highest of the social class.
The only way to achieve upward mobility was to own more slaves.
Lawful recreation or sport - ANS-Games that were believe to foster drinking and
gambling were expressly forbidden, games that refreshed the mind, body, and spirit
were allowed
Two requirements: could have no association with the British festive culture that the
Puritans were rebelling against and it had to refresh participants so they could perform
worldly duties
Folk Games - ANS-Development included exclusive association with a particular
(annual) feast and the damage to life and property that it usually risked would have
been more than bearable. They are based off of festivity and community.
Violent Games - ANS-Most popular was football, primarily known as a Shrove Tuesday
tradition. The game was very violent and to be associated with football was not food for
reputation
Pageant of Misrule - ANS-Males got together and elected a "Lord of Misrule" the
parents or village would have the final approval in who he would marry
Married men, the monarch, older men, and the upper class would be mocked
, Oliver Cromwell - ANS-He wanted to bring back the power of the parliament, lessen the
power of the king, and reform the Church of England. He was more tolerant on sports
because he was an avid hunter and horseman
"Book of Sports" - ANS-Written by James I, known as the Declaration of Sports. Argued
against Puritan vision of the Sabbath and the allowance of sports on Sundays
Maytime festivities allowed as long as there was no neglect of Divine Services
Not allowed: blood sports, bull and bear hunting, football, bowling
4 Folkways - ANS-Chesapeake, New England, Backcountry, and Middle Colonies
Quakers - ANS-From the Delaware Valley (Middle colonies), were viewed as outcasts
because of their pacifists beliefs. William Penn set up new colony that was tolerant to all
religions, but very intolerant of sports
Tavern pastimes - ANS-Place that was centered around drinking and gambling. Popular
games included board games, billiards, and dice games.
Cockfights and horserace were organized near taverns as well as military training1
Republicanism - ANS-The idea that the new nation would be a republic giving the power
to its citizenry, not hereditary monarchy
Rough and Tumble - ANS-Participants were from the lower class and there were no
rules and the goal was to gouge out opponent's eyes
Kolven - ANS-Dutch game which translates to Golf
Quarter Horses - ANS-Much smaller horse with large hindquarters that excelled at
sprinting shorter distances of a quarter mile or less
Toli - ANS-Game of stickball played by Europeans most closely resembling lacrosse
Popular with American Southeast tribes including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek,
Cherokee, and Seminole
Needful Recreation - ANS-The sports and activities that were allowed included
swimming, ice skating, gardening, and hunting and fishing as long as it put food on the
table
Primogeniture - ANS-First born sone inheriting the family fortune
