Timeline of Medieval Spain, Slides of Spanish

Download Timeline of Medieval Spain and more Slides Spanish in PDF only on Docsity! 1 4: Timelines of Medieval Spain Author: Ernest O’Roark Overview and Purpose of the Lesson: The purpose of this lesson is to give students a sense of the chronology and span for the many phases of Islamic Spain’s history. In a text or video presentation, events and their dates are mentioned frequently, but it can be difficult for students to visualize how an event or time period fits into the timeline of the overall story. Dates can quickly become relatively meaningless. By studying a timeline of the major events and periods, students can more easily see the sequence of events and how each time period relates to the others. As an aid to viewing the video, a second, parallel timeline is provided that illustrates the span of each segment of the film. Performance Objectives: The student will be able to:  Identify the major periods of Islamic Spain’s history.  Calculate the span of time over which each major period took place. Materials Needed:  Handout: “Timeline of Medieval Spain” – one for each student or as a class set (requires color printing)  Handout: “Reading the Timeline of Medieval Spain” – one for each student  Transparency (optional) of “Timeline of Medieval Spain” or video projector to display the timeline from a computer Time: One class period or less (not including use in conjunction with viewing the video) Procedure: 1. If you are using the timeline in conjunction with viewing the video, Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain, give students the timeline in advance. Using the overhead or a projector discuss the time period shown by the timeline. Point out that all dates are AD (or CE) Review if necessary how spans of time are calculated by subtracting earlier dates from later. Point out and discuss how the video is divided into segments that do not represent equal spans of time. 2. Refer to the timeline as part of the discussion following each segment of the film. You may also refer to the texts and images in the online timeline series at <https://www.islamicspain.tv/history-of-islamic-spain/timeline-history/>. 3. Following the video, give students the activity, “Reading the Timeline of Medieval Spain.” Assign students to complete it individually or in small groups. 4. When students have completed the activity, discuss the answers, emphasizing the significance of each. 2 Adaptations:  Instead of giving students the “Timeline of Medieval Spain,” give students a list of dates, events, and time periods and have students create their own timelines.  Using Lesson 3: Reading a Historical Map Sequence, have students correlate the maps to points on the timeline when invasions, battles, conquests and other political changes happened. Assessment:  Include information from the timeline and the timeline activity on a unit test.