This blog has been created for the students of Secondary Education of IES J.M. El Empecinado, in Aranda de Duero, Burgos. The blog is used as a tool to help us understand concepts, processes, related to Geography and History in English.
Showing posts with label Christian Kingdoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Kingdoms. Show all posts
Useful words:To Threat,to defeat, harsh, ambush, slopes, to besiege, slaughter, to retreat, harsh, garrison, haven, to surrender, boundaries.
Key words: Roderic, Pelagius (Pelayo), Battle of Covadonga, Cantabrian Mountains, Moors, Pyreenes, Franks.
Questions about the video:
1.- According to the video, what was the reason why Muslims managed to conquer almost the whole Iberian Peninsula?
2.- Why did local nobles submit to the Muslims?
3.- Where did some Visigoths take refuge? Why do you think they chose that area? What peoples had been there for ages?
4.- What did Pelayo, knowing that the Christians were just a few to fight against the Muslims?
5.- Explain in your own words what happened in the Battle of Covadonga.
6.- After the Battle of Covadonga, Pelayo....
7.- Pelayo´s resistance in the Cantabrian montains is regarded as the first act of the _______________.