The weather conditions

La invasión islámica de la Península Ibérica

La actividad consiste en ver el vídeo y responder a las preguntas.

1. ¿En qué año se produce la conquista musulmana de la Península ibérica?
2. ¿Quiénes gobernaban la Península antes de la llegada de los árabes?
3. ¿Por qué la conquista fue tan rápida?
4. ¿Por qué parte de la Península entraron los árabes? ¿Quién los dirigía?
5. ¿Permitieron los árabes la libertad religiosa en al-Ándalus? Justifica tu respuesta.
6. ¿Qué es una alcazaba?

2. The Empire of Byzantium. The history

This video is to be watched and to develop the point 2 of the index.

To develop the point we'll watch the video and we'll respond the following questions.

1. Where was the Byzantine Empire located?

2. What was its capital?

3. Why was its capital called like that?

4.How was the ruler called?

5. How was his/her power?

6. Explain briefly how was the Byzantine culture and the art.

7. Who was the most important Byzantine Emperor.

8. Who conquered this Empire and when took place this event?

Unit 4: The early Middle Ages: The Byzantine Empire and the Carolingian Empire

This is the index of the unit 4.

0. Introduction.
1. The end of the Roman Empire.
2.The Empire of Byzantium. The history.
3.The Church and the Byzantine art.
4.The Carolingian Empire. Historical events.
5. Carolingian society and culture.

As always, we are going to begin developing the point 1. See you on monday!

Western History timeline

Weather and climate

Here you have the activities to develop the unit 4: "weather and climate".
 I remind you the index of the unit:
1. The difference between weather and climate.
2. The factors of the climate.
3. The elements of the climate.
4. The climates of the world.

You have to develop each point by doing the following activities.

1. The difference between weather and climate.
 Click on the link below, look into the information and write a brief definition about climate and weather. Afterwards, traslate into Spanish each definition.

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-climate.htm

2. The factors of the climate.

Watch this video and explain how the factors of the climate (altitude, latitude, geography  and topography)  affect the climate of a particular area.

Altitude:
Latitude:
Geography:
Topography:

3. The elements of the climate.

Read the point 1.3 on the page 22 of the Basic Concepts and do the activities: 5, 7 and 9.

4. The climates of the world.
Read the point 2.1 on the page 24 of the Basic Concepts and do the activity 17.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!! See you in 2015!!!!!!!!!!
I wish the Three Kings bring you a lot of gifts!!

Distribution of water