Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Arts & Crafts 5th A: Prehistoric Art and Medieval Castles
ARTS & CRAFTS - FIRST TERM - 5th A
PREHISTORIC ART
MEDIEVAL CASTLES
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Arts & Crafts 5th B: Prehistoric Art and Medieval Castles
ARTS AND CRAFTS - FIRST TERM - 5th B
PREHISTORIC ART
MEDIEVAL CASTLES
Friday, 27 November 2015
English. Units 1, 2 and 3.
HAVE GOT
Affirmative, negative and questions.
Position of adjectives.
PRESENT SIMPLE
Complete the sentences.
Negative sentences.
Yes/No questions.
Wh-questions.
Adverbs of frequency.
OBJECT PRONOUNS
Choose the correct answer.
IS THERE/ARE THERE
SOME AND ANY
HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY
Make questions.
A LITTLE AND A FEW
Choose the correct answer.
HOW QUESTIONS
Order.
WH- QUESTIONS
Order.
Choose the correct answer.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Saturday, 7 November 2015
Ciencias Sociales. Unidad 5. La Edad Media en la Comunidad de Madrid.
Hola chic@s,
el tema sobre la Edad Media en España toca a su fin. Por ese motivo os invito a vosotr@s y a vuestras familias a que visitéis varias construcciones medievales que hay en la Comunidad de Madrid. Espero que lo disfrutéis.
Durante la época visigoda, el territorio que hoy ocupa la Comunidad de Madrid era muy inseguro por lo que los habitantes fueron abandonando las ciudades y se dispersaron por el campo para protegerse, por lo que apenas quedan construcciones.
Cuando en el año 711 los musulmanes invadieron la Península Ibérica, se asentaron en poco tiempo en las tierras que hoy ocupa la Comunidad de Madrid, que hacía frontera con los reinos cristianos.
Para defender la frontera, los musulmanes construyeron atalayas. Éstas eran torres circulares que se utilizaban para comunicarse mediante señales de humo. Por ejemplo, la Atalaya de Arrebatacapas en Torrelaguna.
En 1085, el rey cristiano Alfonso VI conquistó el reino taifa de Toledo, del que formaba parte el territorio que hoy ocupa la Comunidad de Madrid. Este territorio fue una peligrosa frontera entre al-Ándalus y Castilla. Muchas personas que habitaban en esta zona se dedicaban a la ganadería. Así, mientras cuidaban sus rebaños, vigilaban que las fronteras no fueran atacadas.
Un ejemplo de construcción defensiva de esta época es el Castillo de Villarejo de Salvanés.
Otras construcciones de la época son:
Las murallas de Buitrago del Lozoya
El Castillo de Manzanares el Real.
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Friday, 23 October 2015
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Monday, 19 October 2015
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Social Sciences. Unit 5. Spain in the Middle Ages. Visigoths. Saint Isidore of Seville.
SAINT ISIDORE OF SEVILLE
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| Saint Isidore of Seville depicted by Murillo (1655) |
One of the most important people in the Visigothic era
was Saint Isidore of Seville, the bishop of Seville. Isidore was probably born
in Cartagena, Spain, in 560, to Severianus and Theodora.
His father belonged to a Hispano-Roman family of high social rank while his mother was of Visigothic origin and apparently, was related to Visigothic
royalty.
He studied many languages, and was a great scholar. At that time most
people could not read or write, so he was exceptional.
Saint Isidore is best-known for Etimologiae. This book resembles an
encyclopaedia because it covers subjects, such as medicine, law, geography and linguistics. Written in simple Latin,
it was all a man needed in order to have access to everything he wanted to know
about the world. It was a tool by those seeking wisdom much like the
internet is used now. For that reason, in 1997, Pope John Paul II declared Isidore of Seville the patron saint of the internet.
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| S. Isidore by J.Alcoverro (1892) oustside Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid. |
He played a prominent
role in the Councils of Toledo and Seville. At a time of violence
and illiteracy, he and his brother, Saint Leander of Seville, were involved in the conversion of the royal Visigothic Areians to Catholicism. In fact, in 589, King Recaredo converted to Catholicism. This was an important event in Spanish history. It united the Visigothic kingdom under one religion.
Saint Isidore of Seville died on 4 April 636 after serving more than 32 years as archbishop of Seville.
Information and images taken form Wikipedia and The Telegraph.
[1] Arianism is a belief which asserts that Jesus Christ is the Son
of God, but is entirely distinct from to God the Father.
Read the text and answer these questions.
1. When and where was S. Isidore
born?
2. What councils did he form a part
of?
3. What subjects did he include in
his encyclopedia?
4. What were the most important
achievements of his life?
5. Why is he considered the patron
saint of the internet?
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