Social Sciences - Part I

Unit  5 . Spain in the Middle Ages:


Important dates:
The conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI took place in  1085

The Battle of Guadalete took place in 711 A.D

King Recaredo converted to Catholicism in 589 A.D.

Granada was conquered by the Christians in 1492

The Battle of Covadonga took place in 722 A.D.

The Battle of Navas de Tolosa took place in 1212

Summary (Pages 26-27)

The Visigoths were a Germanic tribe of people. They came to the Iberian Peninsula to help the Romans fight against invaders. Later on the Visigoths created their own Kingdom there.

The Visigoths voted to choose their king. The King was the leader of the army. The king was also responsible for making laws. There was also a council in Toledo, the capital that helped the king rule. It was called the Council of Toledo. The council was made up of bishops and important lords.

St Isidoro and his brother, St Leandro, were both members of the Council of Toledo. They helped convert King Recaredo to Catholicism.

Exercices related to the summary: 

Ex.3  

The Visigoths king was elected.

The king was responsible for making laws.

St Isidoro was a member of the council.

St Isidoro and his brother, St Leandro helped convert King Recaredo to Catholicism.

New vocabulary (page 24): artefacts, buildings, Christina, cities, clergy, countryside, Germanic, heritage, merchants, Middle Ages, Muslim, nobles, peasants, Roman Empire, running water, street lights, trade, Visigoths and wars.

New vocabulary (page 26) : bishops,council, encyclopedia, farmer, jewellery, Latin, laws, meetings, nobles, silver, thinker, tribes.
New vocabulary (pag 28): caliph, caliphate, conquered,defeated,emir,emirate,Islam, prophet, taifa kingdoms.

Exercices 1,2 and 3 pages 28-29.