miércoles, 16 de octubre de 2013

THE MODERN ERA: MAIN EVENTS


The Fall of Constantinople, the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, the Spanish conquistadores, Charles I and Philip II, the "asiento de negros", the inquisition, the witch-hunting  (we haven't learned the last two yet)... There are so many events that hapenned in the modern era that analizing them takes us longer than we wished.

Last year, students developed this topic in a different way. Here you have more detailed information and schemas they made about each of the events of the modern era.  THE MODERN ERA IN LASKORAIN


RTVE, The Spanish TV has released a set of interesting docummentaries about this period of time. Although it is in Spanish, it's worth watching it because it's going to give you useful information to understand better the work you have to do.


Charles I (V from Germany)
FurthermoreHere you have some exercises to practise concepts we have seen so far. Useful for the exam you are going to take soon.


Exercise 1 (match pictures and concepts)
Exercise 2 (vocabulary crosswords)
Exercise 3 (concept. Fill in the gaps)
Exercise 4 (match concepts and definitions)
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THE MODERN ERA: THE EARLY EXPLORATIONS OF THE SEA


We know that Christopher Colombus (his image on the left) was the first man that sailed the Atlantic sea trying to find a new sea route to the Indies.
However, he was not the only sailor exploring the seas. In fact, there was a boom of explorations thanks to the new tools and techniques that made navigation safer and faster.The caravel (a new ship) started to be used. (if you click on the name, a video will display)
The astrolabe and the compass were among others, some instruments that the early explorers used to determine their routes, fixing their position according to the stars. If you want to know a bit more about how they managed, watch this interesting video and read this entrace from the Water Encyclopedia.

maps
Besides, there was a better knowledge of geography thanks to the cartography (the science of map making) and portolans, which gave more accurate information of coasts.

The Caravel


the compass



Here you have some exercises to practise concepts we have seen so far. Useful for the exam you are going to take soon.


Exercise 1 (match pictures and concepts)
Exercise 2 (vocabulary crosswords)
Exercise 3 (concept. Fill in the gaps)
Exercise 4 (match concepts and definitions)