Al Andalus

Al Andalus & Reconquest maps from maggiesalgado

Horrible Histories - Causes of WWI

Causes of WWI

Causes of World War I from maggiesalgado

Unit 3: Al Andalus

For our next class:

1) Prepare the cover for the new topic:

Unit 3: Al Andalus

2) Prepare the Glossar for Unit 3 and look for the Spanish word and the definition in English of the following terms: Emirate - Caliphate - Capiph - Taifa

3) In a physical map of Spain (that you have to buy in the stationery shop), label these elements:

In Black

Pyrenees - Cantabrian Range - Iberian System - Central System - Betic System - Sierra Morena - Nort Surplateau - South Surplateau - Penibetic Range - Balearic Islans - Africa - Straits of Gibraltar

In Blue 

Cantabrian Sea - Mediterranean Sea - River Guadalquivir - River Ebro - River Duero - River Tajo - River Jucar - River Segura - Gulf of Cadiz - Gulf of Biscay - Gulf of Valencia

Islam

Introduction to Islam from maggiesalgado

The five pillars of Islam from maggiesalgado

Expansion of Islam

Unit 3: Al Andalus Glossary(i)

Emir (emir) the person who rules an emirate

Emirate (emirato) a political territory ruled by a dynastic Arab monarch (Emir)

Caliph (califa) a title used for Islamic rulers who are considered political and religious leaders

Caliphate (califato) the land a caliph rules

Taifa (taifa) small state or kingdom

Arab (árabe) person from the Arabian Peninsula

Berber (bereber) Ethnic group from Northern Africa

Umayyad (=) a dynasty that ruled the Islamic territories after Muhammed passed away

Strait (estrecho)

Imperialism

Imperialism from maggiesalgado

Monasteries, Convents, Monks and Nuns

Monastery diagram from maggiesalgado

Monasteries in the Middle Age from guest947143

Monks and nuns in the Middle Ages from maggiesalgado

Unit 2 Feudalism- Glossary (iv)

Pope (Papa) he was a man, leader of the Church. He came from the noble group (high clergy)

Cardinal (cardenal), Archbishop (arzobispo), Bishop (obispo). These were members of the high clergy (noble origin). They advised the kings and nobles. They were part of the regular clergy.

Priest (sacerdote) he was a member of the low clergy. He had non-noble origin. He was responsible for the parish (parroquia) and his parishioners (miembros de la parroquia). He was in charge of the rituals (marriage, baptism, etc.) and the advise on spirirtual matters.

Abbot (abad) / abbess (abadesa) they were in charge of the monastery (abbot) and the convent (abbess), ruling the members of the Regular clergy. They were members of the high clergy.

Monk (monje) he was a member of the low clergy. He prayed and worshipped privately in the monastery. He shut himself from the outside world in order to get close to God.

Nun (monja) she was a member of the low clergy. She lived in a convent, paying and helping the poor and sick.

Friar (fraile) he was a member of the low clergy. Although he belonged to the regular clergy, he lived outside the monastery, travelling, working and begging (mendigando) for food. He helped the sick in their homes.

                           

Being Francisco de Goya

Autorretrato de Francisco de Goya, 1815

Being Francisco de Goya es una actividad para relacionar los contenidos trabajados en clase sobre el primer cuarto del siglo XIX español con la obra de Francisco de Goya.

Después de leer el texto entregado por la profesora (un capítulo del libro El vuelo de la razón (Goya, pintor de la libertad) de Vicente Muñoz Puelles (Madrid, Anaya, 2009), los alumnos deben revisar las obras de Goya indicadas por la profesora y realizar un trabajo creativo y original en el que combinen todos estos elementos imaginando que están dentro de la mente del pintor cuando éste proyecta, realiza y reflexiona sobre su trabajo. Al estilo de la película Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze, 1999), deben intentar ponerse en el lugar de Goya, hacerse con sus ideas, sentimientos y avatares, y plasmar esta experiencia en una lámina, collage o maqueta -reflejando su forma de pensar, pintar y ver la España de principios del siglo XIX.

Plazo de entrega: 4ºA y 4ºB 24 de noviembre; 4ºC 3 de diciembre

Consultas durante el recreo en el Departamento de Geografía e Historia o en la Sala de Profesores

Castles in times of peace

Castle to label from maggiesalgado

Unit 2 Feudalism- Glossary (iii)

Keep (fortaleza) castle
Bailey (muralla exterior) castle's outer wall
Battering ram (ariete) it is a siege engine designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates

Ariete: máquina militar que se empleaba antiguamente para batir murallas, consistente en una viga larga y muy pesada, uno de cuyos extremos estaba reforzado con una pieza de hierro o bronce, labrada, por lo común, en forma de cabeza de carnero.

Masonry (mampostería, sillería)

Mangonel (catapulta)

Drawbridge (Puente levadizo)

Moat (foso) trench around a castle

Portcullis (verja levadiza) castle gate that is raised and lowered

Spiral staircase (escalera caracol)

Machicolation (matacán) it is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones, or other objects, could be dropped on attackers at the base of a defensive wall

Corbel (ménsula) wall bracket

Bracket (soporte)

Battlement (almena) fortification

Arrow slit (apertura para flechas) it is a thin vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows

Slit (fisura)

Castles

Castles in the Middle Ages from maggiesalgado

Castles: advantages and disadvantages from maggiesalgado

Preguntas 4º Isabel II, 1843-1868

1) Línea de tiempo, 1843-1868
2) Busca evidencias en el texto que den cuenta de que el liberalismo se consolidó conservador y centralista durante este período
3) ¿Quiénes eran los apoyos de Isabel en la década de 1840? Explica las razones de dicho apoyo en cada caso
4) ¿Por qué fracasaron los progresistas en la década de 1860?
5) ¿En qué consistía el 'sistema de alternancia'?
6) ¿Quiénes surgen como opositores a este sistema de alternancia en 1860s?

Nobles in the Middle Ages

Nobles in the Middle Ages from maggiesalgado

Noblewomen in the Middle Ages from maggiesalgado

Unit 2: Feudalism. Glossary (ii)

Artisan or craftsman (artesano) a person who makes things using manual labour

Clergy (clero) the religious or spiritual leaders –e.g. priests, bishops, nuns, monks

Merchant or trader (mercader, comerciante) a person who buys and sells things

Nobles or aristocracy (nobles, aristocracia) people with high social position, from important families. They’re usually wealthy and/ or powerful  -e,g, dukes, counts, lords

Privileges (privilegios) special rights that certain groups of people have

Social groups (grupos sociales) a group of people in a society who have similar rights, wealth, power and lifestyle (e.g. peasants, nobles)

Entre el absolutismo y el liberalismo +Emancipación americana 1808-1826

Entre el absolutismo y el liberalismo from maggiesalgado

Village Life

Village life from maggiesalgado