Geography and History Department Retest portfolio Nº1. 3ºESO This portfolio will be submitted prior to 1 st February 2017 to your current Geography and History teacher. In order to successfully complete it, students must review the coursebook (Anaya Education) and handouts used in the previous year. Any doubts that may arise must be asked to your teacher in 2016/2017 course. Student: Group: Academic Year:
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Geography and History Department
Retest portfolio Nº1. 3ºESO
This portfolio will be submitted prior to 1st February 2017 to your current
Geography and History teacher. In order to successfully complete it, students must
review the coursebook (Anaya Education) and handouts used in the previous year.
Any doubts that may arise must be asked to your teacher in 2016/2017 course.
Student:
Group:
Academic Year:
1. Which two dates mark the beginning and the end of the Middle Ages?
2. The Middles Ages is a period characterised by the fragmentation of the
Mediterranean Sea around the different civilizations: Christianity, Islam and the
Byzantine Empire. Colour and locate these civilizations on the map and point some
of their most important cities: Córdoba, Oviedo, Aachen, Rome, Constantinople,
Damascus, Baghdad, Mecca.
3. Describe in no less than 10 lines the most remarkable facts of the biography of
the following characters:
Muhammad; Charlemagne; Abd-al-Rahman III
4. Answer the following questions about the Germanic peoples:
a) Where did they come from?
b) Why did they move southwards from central Europe?
c) Which were the main Germanic kingdoms?
d) Who were the Visigoths?
5. Link Islam, Christianity and the Byzantine Empire to the following artworks.
Guess the type of building represented on the images, the century where they were
built as well as the name of the monuments shown in the pictures.
6. What are the two milestones that mark the beginning and end of the Byzantine
Empire? Why are these two dates important for History?
b) Who was Justinian? Write his most remarkable achievements in 5-10 lines.
7. Define the following concepts:
a) Hijra
b) Islam
c) Caliph
d) Vizier
e) Kaaba
f) Mosque:
8. Answer the following questionnaire:
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:
a) Islam is the continuation of Christianity and Judaism.
b) Koran is the continuation of The Bible and gospels
c) For Muslims, Muhammad is the same god as the Jews and the Christians’ one.
d) A Muslim must go once in a lifetime to Jerusalem.
e) For Muslims, Christ is just a prophet and not the son of God.
MUSLIMS MUST FOLLOW 5 PREPHETS. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONES:
a) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca.
b) Fasting during the month of Ramadan.
c) Alms giving.
d) Accept Muhammad as the only god.
HIGHLIGHT ALL CORRECT STATEMENTS:
a) The Caliph used to have all powers except the religious one.
b) In Islamic societies, the administration of the Caliphate was in Vizier’s hands.
c) The Arabs conquered Al-Andalus but they were stopped by Charles Martel at
Poitiers Battle.
d) In Islamic societies, Arabs were part of the aristocracy and Christians and Jews
took part in the lowest social groups.
e) Islamic economy was very developed and they dedicated mainly luxury trade,
importing expensive products from Far East Countries and then exporting them to
Western Countries.
9. Answer the following questions referred to Muslim Spain (Al-Andalus).
a) Year in which the Islamic invasion took place….¿What people was defeated by
Muslims?
b) Who was the first Andalusian Caliph? Why was he called Caliph?
c) Write a C (Christian) or M (Muslim) for the following economic features: