PPT-Elizabethan society in the Age of exploration 1558-88

Focus 3 Exploration and voyages of discovery Factors prompting exploration including the impact of new technology on ships and sailing and the drive to expand trade The reasons for and significance of Drakes circumnavigation of the globe. A Historical Background. England from 1558 - 1616. Queen Elizabeth ruled . England. She . was a very popular . ruler.. She created a strong English pride in her subjects. . She . led England to a victory over the Spanish . Causes of Exploration. Renaissance ideas of humanism and intellectual progress. God: Reformation and Counter-Reformation create desires to convert people to religions. Gold: . Desire for Luxury Goods and . Overview. History. The ‘Players’. Noteworthy Playwrights. Types of Elizabethan Theatres. English Renaissance theatre, also known as early modern English theatre, but usually as Elizabethan theatre, is the era of theatre in England between 1562 and 1642.. Outcome: Europeans Explore the East . The Age of Exploration. Setting the Stage. Europeans had been exploring via the . Crusades. and with people like Marco Polo. For the most part, Europeans had no . Spurs to Age of Exploration. 1. Renaissance. Focus on individual accomplishment. Encouraged questioning and discovery. Exposure to classical texts concerning world geography. Spurs to Age of Exploration. The Elizabethan era is marked by the reign of Queen Elizabeth I . (1558–1603).. The . “Golden Age”. Queen Elizabeth I . Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. . Influenced by Ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance means “rebirth”. 14th to 17. th. century. Surge of interest in classical learning and values. Period of enlightenment- a new Golden Age. Time of discovery, exploration, and interest in the arts. (1558–1603).. The . “Golden Age”. Queen Elizabeth I . Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. . When . she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans.. The time period. England is small (5 million people). There are more people in London today. U.S. today 300,000,000. England is dependent on agriculture and is covered in forests. Large gap between rich and poor classes. Education. and Leisure. The Problem of the Poor. Exploration and Voyages of Discovery. Raleigh and Virginia. Elizabethan Education. Attitudes to Education:. During Elizabeth’s reign, education slowly became more important.. Madison Palmer, John Rodriguez, Fernando Lopez, and Karon Teat. What place did theater have in day to day life of an Elizabethan?. Was a form of communication. Elizabethans gathered to watch plays and performances. Hamlet and the Elizabethan Era Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived during the Elizabethan age, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in England. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, a town in the heart of England. What problems did Elizabeth I face when she became Queen in 1558? Learning objective – to be able to explain the different problems Elizabeth I faced in 1558. I can describe the different problems Elizabeth I faced in 1558. A Golden Age. Historical Background. Relative peace and prosperity. Protestant Reformation established; less religious persecution. . Flowering of art, music, literature, theatre. Women: More. . freedom and education than in Europe.