Elizabethan Age Use your handout to follow along with the notes. Be sure to fill in the blanks as we discuss each slide.

Unit Essential Questions: Who was Shakespeare and why are we still reading his works today? In what ways did the Elizabethan time period affect Shakespeare's writing?

Family Most families had 12-15_______ There were no cars, postal service, ________, no pre-made butter or bread _______ helped their mother with serving, while boys helped their father hunt

Food Upper class ____ roast and boiled meat, chicken and fish The use of sugar became popular Spices were used First _____ __ ___ ____ was breakfast (porridge) like oatmeal

Dinner was around 11-12:00 and supper was between 6-9:00pm Bread, cheese and fruit were popular When meat was available, they ate ____, geese, chicken, and ______ They also ate a lot of vegetables (____ than we do today)

Each person carried his own _____ and that was what they used at the dinner table—no forks. People drank ale and cider. _____ was not healthy due to poor sanitation _______ was fruit, pies, tarts and custards

Clothing Clothing represented people’s ______ and social position. Girls were heavily dressed. They wore stockings, a leather corset, a waist petticoat and a _____ on top. Girls always covered their heads with a hat or ______ Boys wore shirts, fitted jackets, ______ and breeches

Entertainment All music was performed ______ In upper class society, playing a musical instrument was expected. It was a sign of culture. In _______ homes, musicians were hired to play songs during dinner. The upper class favored the lute, the _____ and the recorder.

The lower class enjoyed music too. They would go to the _____ ____ and listen to musicians play. They favored the bagpipe and the fiddle. Hearing literature read _____ was a form of entertainment.