Happy Monday, everyone! Time is flying by and we are already halfway through our school year! Before we get to our resources, we want to remind everyone that we have our required Family Business meeting tonight at Grace Church from 6:30-9pm. We hope to see both parents there, if possible.
This week, we bring our focus on Spain Reconquista, El Cid, and the beginning of the Crusades. Our students will learn who the key figures are in this time of history that started this series of holy wars and why it lasted 200 years.
Let’s get started…
Resource Links:
{map photos by Usborne}
The Battle of Covadonga | this was the first victory of the Christians over the occupying Moors and had great symbolic significance as the start of Reconquista
Almoravids and the Almohad Dynasty | Who are they and what is their significance at this point in history?
Timeline of the Reconquista | scroll down to read through the timeline and some interesting facts
Who is El Cid? | find out more about his role in the Reconquista
The Conquest of Granada | for more about the rise of the Christian kingdoms and the unification of Spain click on “War of the Castillian Succession”
Interactive Guide to the Crusades | test your knowledge with a quiz! Click on the top tabs to view a video and to take the test
Video Links:
*Parents, please preview for your students first.
Visit the city of Cordoba, Spain | the capital city of the Muslim kingdom of al-Andalus
Take a tour of Alhambra in Granada | find out more about the Moors in Spain
The People’s Crusade | find out more about the first crusade with an animated series (click on the clips – right-hand side – in the playlist)
Krak des Chevaliers | most famous crusader castle, built by and lived in by the Knights Hospitaller
The Crusades | video clip lesson on the main causes and events
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