NOTEBOOK 1. RETAKE OF GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY 2ESO STUDENT: GROUP: 1. Which two dates mark the beginning and the end of the Middle Ages? 2. The Middles Ages is a period characterised by the fragmentation of the Mediterranean Sea around the different civilizations: Christianity, Islam and the Byzantine Empire. Colour and locate these civilizations on the map and point some of their most important cities: Córdoba, Oviedo, Aachen, Rome, Constantinople, Damascus, Baghdad, Mecca 3. Describe in no less than 10 lines the most remarkable facts of the biography of the following characters: Muhammad; Charlemagne; Abd-al-Rahman III 4. Answer the following questions about the Germanic peoples: a) Where did they come from? b) Why did they move southwards from central Europe? c) Which were the main Germanic kingdoms? d) Who were the Visigoths?
5. Link Islam, Christianity and the Byzantine Empire to the following artworks. Guess the type of building represented on the images, the century where they were built as well as the name of the monuments shown in the pictures. 6. What are the two milestones that mark the beginning and end of the Byzantine Empire? Why are these two dates important for History? b) Who was Justinian? Write his most remarkable achievements in 5-10 lines.
7. Define the following concepts: a) Hijra b) Islam c) Caliph d) Vizier e) Kaaba f) Mosque:
8. Answer the following questionnaire: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER: a) Islam is the continuation of Christianity and Judaism. b) Koran is the continuation of The Bible and gospels c) For Muslims, Muhammad is the same god as the Jews and the Christians one. d) A Muslim must go once in a lifetime to Jerusalem. e) For Muslims, Christ is just a prophet and not the son of God. MUSLIMS MUST FOLLOW 5 PRECEPTS. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONES: a) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca. b) Fasting during the month of Ramadan. c) Alms giving. d) Accept Muhammad as the only god. HIGHLIGHT ALL CORRECT STATEMENTS: a) The Caliph used to have all powers except the religious one. b) In Islamic societies, the administration of the Caliphate was in Vizier s hands. c) The Arabs conquered Al-Andalus but they were stopped by Charles Martel at Poitiers Battle. d) In Islamic societies, Arabs were part of the aristocracy and Christians and Jews took part in the lowest social groups. e) Islamic economy was very developed and they dedicated mainly luxury trade, importing expensive products from Far East Countries and then exporting them to Western Countries. 9. Answer the following questions referred to Muslim Spain (Al-Andalus). a) Year in which the Islamic invasion took place. What people was defeated by Muslims? b) Who was the first Andalusian Caliph? Why was he called Caliph? c) Write a C (Christian) or M (Muslim) for the following economic features: Rural urban coin barter trade self-consumption economy d) Name the two most important types of buildings of Islamic art. e) In which important Spanish Islamic cities we can find examples of those buildings? f) List the main social groups in Al-Andalus society.
10. Draw a medieval monastery and write the name of its main elements. Indicate the use that these parts used to have: 11. Explain the following concepts briefly (5 lines max.): Guild, charter, pilgrimage, Crusades. 12. Explain the three estates of Medieval Society. What were they dedicated to? 13. Following the relations between lords and vassals, how can we name a monarchy in the Middle Ages? Explain the feudal relations. Draw the pyramid that represents the feudal relations. 14. In which century there was a renaissance or a rebirth of European cities? 15. Explain the main European trade routes in the Late Middle Ages. Describe the countries involved in the production of the main products and the type of products they are. Provide some examples. 16. In the chart below you can see the main stages of History as well as their starting and finishing dates. b) Privilege: On the right side, there are 19 key events that must be ordered, putting
the oldest ones below and the most recent ones above, as shown in the examples.
You must put the name of each period on the left side and the date they started. PERIODS PREHISTORY ACIENT HISTORY MIDDLE AGES EARLY MODERN AGE LATE MODERN AGE STARTING POINT Emergence of human beings. Some million years agoinvention of writing INVENTION OF WRITING. 3.000 B.C-476 A.D EVENTS DATES FOUNDATION OF 753 B.C ROME CONSTRUCTION OF 437 B.C THE ACROPOLIS INENTION OF 3000 B.C AGRICULTURE BEGINNING OF 1939 WWII INVENTION OF 8000 B.C AGRICULTURE ARRIVAL OF 1969 MANKIND ON THE MOON DISCOVERY OF THE 1492 AMERICAS 476 A.D-1453 A.D LUTHER S 1517 REFORMATION FRENCH 1879 REVOLUTION FALL OF 1453 CONSTANTINOPLE DEATH OF 565 EMPEROR JUSTINIAN 1453 A.D-1789 MUSLIM INVASION 711 A.D OF SPAIN CONSTRUCTION OF 2570 B.C THE PYRAMIDS FALL OF THE 476 ROMAN EMPIRE ALTAMIRA CAVE 12.000 B.C PAINTINGS 1789-nowadays FIRST STEAM 1774 ENGINE TWIN TOWERS 2001 TERRORIST ATTACKS CORONATION OF 800 CHARLEMAGNE APPEARANCE OF 1.000.000 MANKIND