1. Unit 12 THE MIDDLE AGES

2. 476 AD The Romans left spain. 711 AD Muslims invaded Spain. 1492 AD Christians conquered Granada

3. VISIGOTHSMUSLIMSCHRISITIANS They were from the north of Europe. They invaded Visigoth Spain in 711AD. They practised a new religion called Islam. The Reconquista of Spain began in 1100. In 1492 they conquered Granada They controlled Spain for more than two hundred years. They started in 503AD They called the territory Al- Andalus. It was divided into small independent kingdoms called Taifas. There were four kingdoms: o Aragón o Castilla o Navarra o Portugal. Their capital was ToledoTheir capital was Córdoba. Their last city was Granada The society consisted of a king, nobles and peasants. They controlled Spain for more than seven hundred years. They held councils. They lived i the countryside. They were excellentmetal workers

4. It is a palaceIt is a fort It is a market place It´s a mosque It protected A city in Al - Andalus medina The craftworkers lived

5. Navarra Portugal Granada Castilla Aragón Christian territory Muslim territory

6. The unification of Spain. When King Fernando II of Aragón and Queen Isabel I of castilla married in 1469, they united their two kingdoms and made one large and powerful Christian kingdom. The unification of Spain. When King Fernando II of Aragón and Queen Isabel I of castilla married in 1469, they united their two kingdoms and made one large and powerful Christian kingdom. Muslim legacy New crops: aubergines and rice. Paper, compass and Arabic numerals (zero). Beautiful buildings: Alhambra in Granada and mezquita in Córdoba. Improvements in medicine, astronomy and mathematics. They built libraries ans established universities.

7. king nobles knights clergy Peasants/serfs FEUDALISM

8. Feudalism was the name for the social organisation during the Middle Ages. The King ruled the country. A noble was loyal to the king. A knight fought in the noble´s army. The clergy lived in monasteries and convents. The peasants paid them. They prayed, studied and copied the ancients books by hands. The peasants worked on the land. Most of them were serfs, they weren´t free people.

9. Town hall cathedral walls Main square gateway Medieval city walls