SECOND COURSE- UNIT 7: THE GREAT PENINSULAR KINGDOMS

WEEK FROM THE 16TH TO THE 20TH OF MARCH

CREATE A FRONT PAGE INCLUDING THE INDEX AND THE MAP OF THE PENINSULAR KINGDOMS IN
THE 14TH CENTURY

INDEX

1. TERRITORIAL EXPANSION AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS

2. THE BATTLE OF LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA
3. RESETTLEMENT OF NEW TERRITORIES
4. THE CROWN OF CASTILE (CASTILLA)
5. STEP BACK IN TIME
6. THE CROWN OF ARAGÓN
7. THE KINGDOM OF NAVARRE

1 TERRITORIAL EXPANSION AND CONSOLIDATION OF THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS

A) COPY AND CREATE A TIMELIME ON YOUR CLASS NOTEBOOK

B) COPY AND COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

Read the introductory text and say whether the following statements are true or false,
correct the false ones

 After the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, the Muslim kingdoms further
expanded their territories.
 The most powerful Christian kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula in the 13th
century were Castile and León, Navarra and the Crown of Aragon.
 From the 13th century, the economy of the Kingdom of Castile was based on
trade.
 From the 13th century, the economies of the Crown of Aragon and the
kingdom of Navarre were based on livestock farming.
 In the late Middle Ages, a serious demographic, economic and political crisis
slowed down the growth of previous centuries.
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2. THE BATTLE OF LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA

A) Copy the introductory paragraph (in blue)

B) Copy point A

C) Copy point B

D) Copy and complete this activity

Put the following events in chronological order:

3. RESETTLEMENT OF NEW TERRITORIES

A) READ AND SUMMARIZE A, B AND C POINTS

B) COPY AND COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

Choose the correct answer:

 What were military orders?

They were organisations made up of artisans dedicated to war, which had the approval of the
guilds.

They were organisations made up of knights dedicated to war and prayer, under the king's
authorisation.

They were organisations made up of monks dedicated to prayer and war, which had the
approval of the Pope.

 Which military orders originated in Castile?

The Orders of Santiago, Calatrava and Alcántara.

The Orders of Santiago and Montesa.

The Order of Montesa.

 Which military orders originated in Aragón?

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The Orders of Santiago, Calatrava and Alcántara.

The Orders of Santiago and Montesa.

The Order of Montesa.

 Which military order does this shield belong to? 

The Order of Alcántara. The Order of Calatrava.

The Order of Montesa. The Order of Santiago.

 Which military order does this shield belong to? 

The Order of Alcántara. The Order of Calatrava.

The Order of Montesa. The Order of Santiago.

 Which military order does this shield belong to? 

The Order of Alcántara. The Order of Calatrava.

The Order of Montesa. The Order of Santiago.

 Which military order does this shield belong to? 

The Order of Alcántara. The Order of Calatrava.

The Order of Montesa. The Order of Santiago.

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 Who was the Grand Master?

He was the leader of the order in charge of the resettlement of a territory.

He was responsible for directing the military campaign of the order.

He was the leader of the order.

 In which territories did this type of resettlement take place?

In the central Meseta.

In the Guadalquivir and Ebro Valleys.

In the Júcar, Turia and Guadiana Valleys.

 VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN THE VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK:

CHARTER, EXPANSION, LATIFUNDIA, CAPITULATIONS, MUDÉJARS

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