| Spain in the Middle Ages Find the mistake(s) in each sentence about the Visigoths. Then write the correct sentences. a) The Visigoths were a Roman tribe b) At first, they fought with other Germanic tribes against the Romans © Roman Hispania continued after the Kingdom of Toledo was established. Order these events about the Visigoths in Hispania from 1 to 4. a) The Visigoths helped the Romans —_ King Recaredo converted il fight other Germanic tribes. to Catholicism. LJ b) The Visigoths came to Roman d) They established the Kingdom Hispania. LJ offoledo. Complete the sentences using the words in the box. united farmers encyclopedia Latin bishops laws nobles a) The Visigoth king had meetings with the and the called the Council of Toledo b) When King Recaredo converted to Catholicism, the Visigothic kingdom was under one religion. ©) The Visigoths learned to speak and adopted Roman d) Most Visigoths were —_______— and lived in the countryside. e) St Isidoro of Sevilla was the first Christian to write an —4.) Match the words to the correct descriptions. a) Muslims The god worshipped by Muslims b) Koran Muslim empires ) Mohammed The Muslims’ sacred book d) Allah The rulers of Muslim empires e) Caliphates People that follow the religion of Islam f) Caliphs Allah's prophet secondly 5) Think ® Order these events from 1 to 3. Then complete the sentences using firstly, and as a result. a) _____ the Muslims defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Guadalete b) _________ Muslim armies came from North Africa to the Iberian Peninsula ©) ______ the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo became a Muslim territory called al-Andalus and part of the caliphate. €) complete the sentences using the words in brackets. a) From 711A.D. to 929 A.D, | (al-Andalus/emirate/Cérdoba) |) 1n 929.8. Emir Aber am | (al-Andalus /independent/Cérdoba Caliphate) | fe iUsten ge Andalys ee | (divided/taifa kingdoms) | ey The te ingore | (conquered/Christian kingdoms) | @) By the middie of the 13th century (Kingdom of Granada/taifa kingdom) —— @ ' 4{) Read the text and answer the questions. Trade in ‘Andalus During the Middle Ages, trade was a very important economic activity and it made the caliphate very rich. Some products were made locally by the Muslims, but some were brought from places far away from al-Andalus by merchants that travelled along trade routes. Wood and silver came from. Western Europe, and gold and copper came from Eastern Europe, From the distant lands of Asia, exotic spices, fragrances and silk were brought to the caliphate by merchants travelling along the famous Silk Road. This was a network of trade routes that connected the Mediterranean to Asia a) Where did wood and silver come from?, b) Where did gold and copper come from? ©) What was the Silk Road? d) What products were carried along the Silk Road?, B Think x Imagine you work in a souk in al-Andalus. Write about what you can see, hear and smell using the words in the box. merchants pottery trading mosque — spices. rugs aicazabo pottery oranges )} Write could, couldn’t or had to. Christians and Jews _______live where they wanted to and practise their own religion, but they ________weara special badge. They ____do any job, but they _—____________ have authority over a Muslim and they ___obey Muslim laws. They ________be part of society and culture but they __________pay special taxes and they ____carry weapons. iD10) Label the members of Christian society using the words in the box. king monk priest peasant noble _ blacksmith Now complete the sentence. Christian society was divided into three groups: the clergy, OB (001 CP rewrite the guided tour description, correcting the mistakes. TheQWa})of Covadonga took place between the Christians and the Muslims | in@72A.D>The leader of the@uslim> was | | 2 Visigoth @onB)called Don Pelayo. He | | defeated theChristiandin battle | After the battle, the Kingdom of@Gied> | Was established. Later on, this became | the Kingdom of Le6n. | Units BD @| Complete the fact file for each Chri: 1236 Cordoba Aragon Sevilla Valencia Jaime 1248 zi) kingdoms | oe [Ga Andalus | ian king using the words in the box. Castilla and Leon 1085 Balearic lslands_—_-Fernando II! lai iu Glen gucrenare seal Sey alt Courter no uoié ent cx nou Christian Perms enemas et | Alfonso VI | Kingdom kingdom: | Kingdom: Castilla and Leén Conquered: Toledo Conquered: | Conquered (Gas) (1229 ) and parts of aoe GZ) (—_) J 6)