RODRIGUEZ MARIN INSTITUTE OSUNA (SPAIN) BILINGUAL PROJECT - 2nd of ESO BILINGUAL ASSISTANT: FRANCESCO SCUDELLARI

UNIT 6. AL-ANDALUS

AL-ANDALUS What was Al-Andalus?

Al-Andalus was the name the Muslims gave to the territories they conquered in the Iberian Peninsula The conquest of Al-Andalus started in the year 711. Before the Muslims arrival, which civilization ruled the Iberian Peninsula? The Visigots. The Muslims conquered all of the peninsula except for the Asturian kingdom. The capital was moved from to

Chronology
There are five different phases in the history of Al Andalus

1. The DEPENDENT EMIRATE (711-756) 2. The INDEPENDENT EMIRATE (756-929) 3. CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA (929-1031) 4. TAIFAS KINGDOMS (1031-1212)

5. NASRID KINGDOM OF GRANADA (1232-1492)

Now, lets talk about life in Al Andalus.

The main economic activities in Al Andalus were:

In the country, agriculture and stockbreeding. In the cities, trading and crafting
This is the picture of a typical Islamic city:

Lets try to describe its characteristics.

Cities in Al-Andalus.
In Al Andalus: - Cities were always surrounded by walls. - The streets of the city were narrow and the citys layout was irregular. - Every city had its fortified palace (alczar), mosque and market Other characteristics: - Cities had their sewers (alcantarillas) system - There also were services like libraries and hospitals.

Religion in Al-Andalus.
In the first centuries of Islamic domination there was pacific coexistence between Muslim, Christians and Jews.

The domination of the Almoravids and Almohades (11th and 12th centuries) was , non-Islamics started to be prosecuted: it was a time of religious intolerance

THE FALL OF AL-ANDALUS - 1

After the battle of las Navas de Tolosa (1212), only a small part of the Al-Andalus survived: the Nasrid kingdom of Granada

The Visigots. The Nasrid Kingdom lasted more than two centuries, but it had to pay tributes to the Castilian kingdom, and to collaborate with it. During that time, the Nasrid Palaces were built. Do you know where they are?

THE NASRID PALACES (Palacios Nazares) - the Alhambra, Granada

The Nasrid kingdom of Granada fell in the war against.

The Catholic Monarchs

And this was in the year.

Did you understand? Os habeis enterado?

Let's try to answer some questions about Al-Andalus:
1. What was Al-Andalus? 2. Was it possible to be Christian or Jew during AlAndalus? 3.Can you describe a typical city of that time? 4. What was the last territory of Al-Andalus to fall? 5. In which year did it fall and against who?