Question

Why did the Elizabethans believe social class and status were important?

Answer 1

They believed that a strong class system was necessary for progress.
They believed in the Bible and took its rules and restrictions literally.
They believed in the great chain of being, which dictated social roles.
They were strongly loyal to their king and all the great noble bloodlines.
They believed in Aristotle's scale of nature, which ordered human society.

Answer 2

im only having trouble with this because alot of these are half right

Answer 3

Most of those possible answers are correct. But what do you feel is the "Top of the list"?

Answer 4

They were strongly loyal to their king and all the great noble bloodlines. but thats because of aristotles chain of bieng,They believed that a strong class system was necessary for progress. is possible but most of the reasons ive heard of for the caste system was because it was decreed by god nothing as logical as it functions better in that way

Answer 5

They believed in the Bible and took its rules and restrictions literally. it wasnt the bible that brought about the chain of being it was philosophers

Answer 6

@rarecigs

Answer 7

@Ms-Brains

Answer 8

So it would be safe to say they valued everything philosophers said?

Answer 9

im going with They believed that a strong class system was necessary for progress. because its the least wrong

Answer 10

That is a good answer. I would of gone with that or They believed in Aristotle's scale of nature, which ordered human society

Answer 11

actually aristotles scale of nature was the foundation for the chain of bieng which die hard elizabethans followed and both were meant to dictate all of nature thats why i posted this question it threw me through a loop