IV - ACTIVITIES

IV - ACTIVITIES

1. Answer:

a) What is the fact that marks the beginning of the Middle Ages? When did it happen?

b) Who were the Visigoths?

c) What was al-Andalus?

2. Copy and complete this table:

	Visigoths	Muslims
They came from...
They arrived in Spain in...
They came after the...
They set up their capital in...

3. Define these terms:

a) Emirate

b) Caliphate

c) Taifa

4. Look at the map:

a) What is representing each colour?

b) Which area is bigger, Al Andalus or the Christian zone?

c) Which territory did the Balearic Islands belong to?

d) Copy the names of the Muslim cities represented in the map.

5. Look at the picture:

a) Describe an andalusi city. How is it protected?

b) How are the streets?

c) Say the name of the most important buildings.

d) Where do you think the market is held?

6. Complete a card about the Islam with these information:

a) God

b) Prophet

c) Sacred book

d) Place for praying

7. Answer:

a) Where did most of the population in al-Andalus live?

b) What were the agricultural improves of Islam?

c) Use ICTs: Search for information about the city of Mecca: where it is and why it is important for Muslims.

8. Explain what was the society like in the Christian kingdoms.

9. Look at the picture and say what a fief was like:

10. Explain the differences between the following terms:

a) Reconquest and repopulation.

b) Lord and serf.

c) Mozarab and mudejar.

11. Look at the picture and say what a city was like:

a) How is the city protected?

b) What are the buildings like: tall or low?

c) Which building stands out among the others?

d) What are the streets like?

e) What is the activity held in the square?

12. Answer these questions:

a) What was a quarter?

b) What was its dwellers´name?

c) Who ruled the cities?

13. Explain what guilds were, who formed them and the categories in which they were divided.

14. Look on the Internet the following data about the University of  Salamanca:

a) When was it established.

b) Which subjects were taught there in the Middle Ages.

15. Look the pictures of the Romanesque and Gothic churches:

a) In which ones have round archess been used?

b) What kind of arches are used in gothic architecture?

c) In which cathedral have stained glasses been used?

16. Say three differences between Romanesque and Gothic buildings.

17. Explain in your notebook why Romanesque churches are considered to be "Stone Bibles".

18. Copy and complete the summary of the unit:

In the Vth century, the __________________ settled in the Peninsula and established a kingdom with its capital in ________________. They adopted the _____________ as their language, the ______________ laws and the ______________ religion. In the year _________, the ______________ invaded the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands .The territory occupied by them was called ________________. At first it was an _________________, which depended on the ______________ of Damascus. Later, it became a __________________. In the 11th century, the Caliphate disappeared and split into small kingdoms called _________________. After the Muslim invasion, groups of Christians took refuge in the __________ of the Peninsula. From there they started the _______________, that is the recovery of the territories occupied by the _______________. This struggle lasted for almost _____________centuries. In 1212 the Christian kings united and defeated the Muslims in the battle of ____________________. The Christian advance ended in 1492 when the Catholic Kings  conquered the Kingdom of ______________.

19. Copy and complete this table about the Muslim and Christian kingdoms.

	al-Andalus	Christian kingdoms
Their religion was...
Their praying space was...
The society was divided into...
Most of the population lived in...
They built buildings...

20. Sketch. Copy in your notebook a sketch like this and complete it with the names of the different parts of a mosque:

21. Answer:

a) Why did the Roman Empire fall?

b) Who substituted the Romans in the Iberian Peninsula?

c) Who occupied the Peninsula in 711 AD?

d) What is the Reconquista? When did it begin?

e) What is the repopulation?

22. Look at these maps and say which one represents the beginning of the Reconquista and which one its end, and explain why.

23. Write in your notebook the dates of these events. Then, organize them by date.

a) Battle of Guadalete.

b) Fall of the Roman Empire.

c) Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.

d) Arrival of the Muslims in the Peninsula.

24. Write in your notebook the innovations brought by the Muslims in these areas:

a) Mathematics

b) Language.

25. Copy in your notebook this pyramid and write the social classes of the Christian territory in it:

26. Look at this picture and say:

a) What is depicted in this picture?

b) Where do you think that this scene is placed, in the countryside or in a city?

c) In the territory of al-Andalus or in Christian territory? Why?

d) What part of a city can it be? Why do you know it?

e) Say what buildings can be found nearby.

27. Look at this picture and say:

By mid 13th century, the Crown of Castile was very prosperous. New quarters were built in the cities and commerce flourished thanks to the travelers and pilgrims who passed-through. In 1277 the construction of a new Cathedral began in León. The Bishop of the city wanted a very tall temple, with graceful columns, smart arches pointing to the sky and light and almost transparent walls full of stained glass windows. In conclusion, a building full of light and color.

a) What kingdom and city does the text refer to?

b) Was León an independent kingdom when the Cathedral was begun? Why?

c) Where do you think that the pilgrims who passed through León were going to?

d) How were the quarters of the cities called in the Middle Ages? And their inhabitants?

e) In which artistic style was the Cathedral built? Why do you think so?

f) What elements did they use to make the Cathedrals full of light and color?

28. Choose one of the following activities:

a) Make a research about a Muslim character and a Christian one. Select from these: Averroes, Maimónides, Al-Idrisi, Alfonso VIII, Jaime I The Conqueror and Sancho III El mayor.

b) Make a list with ten words on Spanish that come from the Arabic language.

c) Look for pictures of Romanesque and Gothic buildings and prepare a presentation to be shown at class