A lo largo de este curso el Colegio San Gregorio ha tenido la oportunidad de contar lo que hace en sus aulas en diferentes artículo de revistas de Educación. Así os dejamos aquí dos de los artículos publicados:
Revista Educadores (Fere): Número de Octubre - Diciembre 2012
In the last historical period we talked about the Visigoths. The Visigoths were in the Iberian Peninsula until the 711 A.D. when the King Roderic was defeted by the MUSLIMS. It was in this moment when this new historical period started.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THIS VIDEO TO HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT HOW THE MUSLIM CONQUEST WAS.
THE MUSLIM INVASION.
Muslims from northern Africa invaded Visigothic Spain in 711 A.D.
They ocuppied most of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands
This territory was called Al Andalus, and its capital was Cordoba.
Al Andalus became a province of the Muslim Empire. It was governed by the caliph of Damascus in Asia.
THE EMIRATE OF CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA.
In 756 A.D. Abd ar-Rahman I established Al Andalus as an independent province or emirate.
In 929 A.D. Al Andalus became a caliphate under Abd ar-Rahman III. He was the caliph, the maximum political and religious authoroty in Al Andalus.
The caliphate lasted until 1031 A.D. During this period, Al Andalus was divided into smaller kingdoms, called taifas.
THE END OF AL ANDALUS.
The taifas fought among themselves and this helped the Christian Kingdoms to gain territory.
In 1212 A.D. The Christians defeated the Muslims at The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
In 1492 A.D. the Catholic Monarchs conquered the only remaining Muslim Kingdom, the Kingdom of Granada.
SOCIETY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Al Andalus society was formed by Muslims, Christians and Jews.
It had great scienctists, suchs as doctors, mathematicians and geographers. The mathematicians created the systems of numbers which we used today
Let's move onto the next period of History. Remember we have talked about Prehistory, Pre-Roman times, and the Roman Empire in the Iberian Peninsula. Now we will learn about the MIDDLE AGES, and today we will start when the Germanic Tribes conquered Hispania and defeat the Roman Empire.
This video will explain you what happened in the Iberian Peninsula during the MIDDLE AGES.
THE VISIGOTHS INVASION.
If you have a look and think about this map. With a partner try to explain the Visigoth invasion, where did they come from? What parts of the Iberian Peninsula did they conquer first? Who were in the Peninsula before them?
THE VISIGOTHS.
The Vandals, Alans and Suevi were tribes from Northern Europe. They invaded Hispania in 409 A.D.
To fight against them Romans needed the help of Visigoths, another Germanic Tribe.
They expelled Vandals and Alans and Visigoths established their own kingdom in The península.
THE VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM.
The Peninsula was controlled by the Visigoths and the Suevi (They were in the north-west).
The Visigothic Kingdom was ruled by a King.
Leovigild was one of the most important kings. He made Toledo the capital of the Kindom and conquered the Suevi.
The Visigothic Kingdom lasted until 711 A.D. when Roderic was defeated by the Muslims.
VISIGOTHIC SOCIETY.
Visigothic unified their new kingdom by changing their own language, religion and lasw.
They became Christians and based their laws on Roman laws.
VISIGOTHIC HERITAGE.
They built small stone Churches.
They made jewellery with gold, silver and precious stones.
When you finish reading the rubric and you have everything clear about your mind, you can start watching your partners video and answering the questions to evaluate it. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE CLEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION.
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Let's move into our HISTORY TIMELINE. This time we are going to learn about ROMAN HISPANIA. It is said when the Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by the Romans.
This video will show you the life on Roman Times by a 10 year-old children:
A big part of Europe was inhabited by the Romans during this time. It was the Great Roman Empire.
In 218 B.C.Romans defated the Carthaginians in a war, so they started to control de Mediterranean Sea. They Completed the conquest of the Iberian Península in 19 B.C. Because of the resistance of people in the interior.
ROMAN RULE:
The peninsula became a part of the Roman Empire. It was called Hispania.
Inhabitans adopted Roman customs, and they were ruled by Roman law.
They spoke Latin.
The governor was a Roman person.
The Iberian leaders became the Roman Aristocratic class, and part of the goverment.
END OF THE ROMAN RULE:
After about 400 A.D. Germanic tribes from the central and northern Europe invaded Hispania and conquered the Territory. The Roman lost the control of the peninsula.
Romans were very good at Architecture, transport and communication. They constructed:
When we talk about pre-Roman Times we are speaking about all the time which goes from the Prehistory to the Roman Empire in the Iberian Península.
During this time in the Iberian Peninsula there were different groups of inhabitants: The Celts, The Iberians, The tartessians, The Phoenicians, The Greeks and The Cartaginians.
With this video you will understand better the beggining of this period, Let's have a look to the history of the Celts.
The Iberians: they lived in the east and south of Spain. They were warriors, herders, farmers, craftsmen, merchants and slaves.
The Celts stayed in Spain in the north and the centre. Their tribes were divided into family clans. They were herders and farmers. They were also expert metalworkers, they made jewellery, weapons and tools.
Celts and Iberians mixed to form the Celtiberians.
The Tartessians lived in the Guadalquivir valley (It was rich in metals: gold, silver and copper). They were great travellers and expert metalworkers and salt producers.
The Phoenicians were traders from Asia. They were settled on the south coast. They founded Gades (Cadiz). Thay became important trading partners of the Tartessians.
The Greeks settled on the Mediterranean coast. They came to trade ceramic objects for metals. They founded the city of Denia.
The Carthaginians came from the North Africa to trade metals and cloth. They also settled on the Mediterranean coast and founded the city of Cartagena.
All of this colonising civilisations left culturan legacies, such as the alphabet and metal coins.
We are going to learn about another topic of Science, from this moment to the end of the school year we are going to focus our lesson on the HISTORY OF SPAIN. To learn history is very important because this will be the way you will understand most of the things that are taking place now.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THESE PHOTOS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
What can you see in the two pictures?
What are these things made of?
Which ones were made first?
THE FOLLOWING VIDEO WILL HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE LIFE IN THE PREHISTORY PERIOD.
PALEOLITIC PERIOD:
Million years ago, Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by homids or early humans beings. Modern people appeared in Spain about 35.000 years ago.
