The Black Death

Pincha en el ENLACE

The Parliament in the Middle Ages

The first parliaments of Europe appeared in the Middle Ages. (12th century)

A parliament was an assembly where the king met with the nobility, clergy and representatives of the major cities of the kingdom to decide, among other things, taxes increase and loans to the crown.

Thanks to the parliaments and to the help of the cities, the king could control the power of the nobility. Through the parliament, he got money from the citizens and created his own army or held wars against his enemies. In return, the king offered to citizens charters of liberty and privilege.

Nowadays, parliaments are different. They are legislative institutions (in a democratic system) where the representatives of the population (elected by vote) make the laws and control the government.

Actividades Arte Románico

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The feudal economy

You know many things about the feudalism, the fief and the feudal society. Today, we are going to imagine how the peasants lived. Click here

The five pillars of Islam are:
1. DECLARATION OF FAITH: THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD: ALLAH, AND MUHAMMAD IS THE PROPHET OF GOD


2. THEY HAVE TO PRAY FIVE TIMES A DAY


3. FASTING: THEY HAVE TO FAST DURING THE RAMADAM MONTH


4. CHARITY: THEY HAVE TO GIVE PART OF THEIR MONEY TO POOR PEOPLE


5. PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA: THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL TO MECCA AT LEAST (AL MENOS) ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME

Europa en los SS IX y X vive una gran inseguridad. Los reyes son débiles, la población pasa hambre y calamidades y una nueva oleada de invasiones se extiende por el continente.
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Islam

Islam is a religion founded by Muhammad in 7th century in Arabia. Muhammad and his followers spread the new religion from Arabia to the north of Africa, Iberian Peninsula, Persia and India.
In pairs, search about Muhammad and Islam and answer the following questions
1. Where did Islam appear?
2. How were this country and its people before Islam?
3. Who is the founder of Islam? Write about his life.
4. What does Islam mean?
5. What is a Muslim?
6. Who is Allah?
7. Which is the holy book of Islam? What do you find in that book?
8. What are the five pillars of Islam?

You can look for information in the following webs

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/Islam/islamintro.html
http://www.truthnet.org/islam/whatisislam.html

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/Islam.htm