Physical Education A-Level
Widespread illiteracy
What Widespread illiteracy means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Widespread illiteracy
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Reference: AQA
Most of the population could not read or write, so sport and recreation depended on spoken communication, memory and demonstration.
Topics that use Widespread illiteracy
- Pre-industrial (pre-1780) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Class separation in sport
- Handmade equipment and simple facilities
- Limited written communication
- Local variation in rules
- Local, occasional and vigorous recreation
- Localism and regional variation
- Mob football
- Occasional play
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