Belén González Sánchez 2ºC
“Ferdin Ferdinand and and Isabe Isabella” lla” A) BEFORE BEFORE REAI!G REAI!G AC"I#I"IES$ AC"I#I"IES$
1. Match Match the word words s to the cor correc rectt descriptio descriptions: ns: Reconquest: Gradual advance of the Christians towards the south of the Iberian Peninsula. Granada: Muslim kindom that was conquered b! "erdinand and Isabella in 1#$%. Inquisition: &cclesiastical tribunal that persecuted people that it believed to be false converts to Christianit!. 'ew (orld: 'ame iven to the lands in )merica that were discovered in the 1* th and 1+th centuries. Cortes: Institution created to keep law and order. ,ol! -rotherhood: Representative assemblies made up of the three estates. indom of Castile: indom that included much of the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. indom of )raon: indom that was in the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula whose econom! was based on Mediterranean trade. •
•
•
•
• •
•
•
%. (rite sentence sentences s about about these these people: people: a/ Isabella Isabella I of Castile: Castile: Isabella Isabella I of Castile Castile married married with with her second cousin "erdinand II of )raon in 0alladolid. b/ "erdinand "erdinand II of of )raon: )raon: he marriae marriae of "erdinand "erdinand II II of )raon and Isabella I of Castile was the 2rst step to unite Castile and )raon and form 3pain. c/ he Pope: Pope: he he Pope Pope is the ma4im ma4imum um authorit authorit! ! in the Christian Church. d/ Christoph Christopher er Columbus: Columbus: Christoph Christopher er Columbus Columbus was the man who led the 2rst trip to )merica. e/ -oabdil: -oabdil: -oabdil -oabdil was was the last last kin of the 'asr 'asrid id indom indom of Granada. f/ he 5ews: 5ews: 5ews6 5ews6 in the Middle Middle )es6 )es6 had to live in separate separate quarters as well as Muslims. B) %&I'E REAI!G REAI!G AC"I#I AC"I#I"IES$ "IES$
Read the introduction. "ind the mistakes in each sentence and correct it. a/ "erdinand "erdinand and and Isabella needed the Pope7s Pope7s permission permission to et married because the! were ro!alt!. "erdinand and Isabella needed the Pope7s permission to et married because the! were second cousins. b/ he Iberian Iberian Peninsula Peninsula was made up of four kindoms in the 1*th centur!. he Iberian Peninsula was made up of 2ve kindoms in the 1* th centur!.
c/ -! "erdinand and Isabella7s time6 most of the peninsula was under Muslim rule. -! "erdinand and Isabella7s time6 most of the peninsula was under Christian rule. d/ Castile was a peaceful kindom with a Mediterranean tradin empire. )raon was a peaceful kindom with a Mediterranean tradin empire. e/ Castile was smaller and more divided than )raon. )raon was smaller and more divided than Castile. f/ he merino was a powerful roup of wool producers. he Mesta was a powerful roup of wool producers. / he Reconquest had made Christians more tolerant of other reliions. he Reconquest had made Christians less tolerant of other reliions. 1. Read chapter 1. Match these sentences to one of these people: )lfonso6 -lanche of 'avarre6 &leanor of )raon6 "erdinand6 ,enr! I06 Isabella6 Isabella of Portual6 Princess 5oanna6 5ohn II of )raon. a/ 3he was the dauhter of 5ohn II of Castile. Isabella. b/ ,e was Isabella7s half8brother. ,enr! I0. c/ ,e was Isabella7s brother and died !oun. )lfonso. d/ 3he was 5ohn II7s second wife6 and she went mad. Isabella of Portual. e/ 3ome people said she was the dauhter of ,enr! I07s favourite6 -eltr9n de la Cueva. Princess 5oanna. f/ ,er marriae to ,enr! I0 was annulled because of an evil spell. -lanche of 'avarre. / ,is elder brother Charles died in 1#+1. "erdinand. h/ ,e was "erdinand7s father. 5ohn II of )raon. i/ 3he was "erdinand and Isabella7s reat8randmother. &leanor of )raon. %. Read chapter %. ecide if these sentences are true or false6 and correct the false sentences. a/ ,enr! I0 areed to name his dauhter 5oanna as his heir in the reat! of the -ulls of Guisando. ");3&. ,enr! I0 areed to disinherit his dauhter as his heir in the reat! of the -ulls of Guisando. b/ ,enr! I0 soon chanes his mind about the treat!. R<&. c/ 5ohn II of )raon was in favour of "erdinand marr!in Isabella because he wanted Castile7s support aainst the Portuuese. ");3&. 5ohn II of )raon was in favour of "erdinand marr!in Isabella because he wanted Castile7s support aainst the "rench. d/ (hen ,enr! I0 died6 5oanna and Isabella reached an areement about who should be the queen. ");3&. (hen ,enr! I0 died6 5oanna and Isabella started a war about who should be the queen. e/ Portual and "rance supported 5oanna in the (ar of Castilian 3uccession. R<&.
f/ "erdinand and Isabella were defeated at the -attle of oro in 1#=+. ");3&. "erdinand and Isabelle won at the -attle of oro in 1#=+. / )s a result of the reat! of )lca>ovas6 5oanna married "erdinand and Isabella7s son 5ohn. ");3&. )s a result of the reat! of )lca>ovas6 5oanna went to live in a convent. h/ "erdinand and Isabella didn7t punish the nobles who had supported 5oanna. R<&. ?. Read chapter ?. hen match these words to the de2nition: alcabala6 correidores6 ,ol! -rotherhood6 letrados6 @rdenamiento6 militar! orders6 servicio ! montaAo6 vicero!s. a/ Ro!al oBcials who represented "erdinand and Isabella in the towns of Castile. correidores. b/ ) 1D sales ta4. alcabala. c/ Men who had studied law at universit! and worked on the Ro!al Council. letrados. d/ Ro!al oBcials who represented "erdinand when he was absent from )raon and Catalonia. vicero!s. e/ Men in reen shirts who punished criminals. ,ol! -rotherhood. f/ ) massive book containin all the laws of Castile. @rdenamiento. / Groups of knihts established to help with the Reconquest of 3pain. militar! orders. h/ ) ta4 on sheep. servicio ! montaAo. #. Read chapter #. hen complete the sentences usin these words: bribes6 convert6 customs6 title6 moriscos6 Muslim6 'asrids6 nobles6 pardons6 unitin. a/ Granada was the last Muslim kindom on the Iberian Peninsula. b/ ) crusade aainst Granada was a ood wa! of unitin the people of Castile and )raon and keepin the nobles out of trouble. c/ o encourae the Christian soldiers6 the Pope promised them pardons for their sins. d/ "erdinand used bribes and secret areements to keep the 'asrids divided. e/ Pope )le4ander 0I awarded "erdinand and Isabella the title of ECatholic MonarchsF. f/ he Muslims were allowed to keep their own customs and reliion after their defeat. / Cisneros forced Muslims to convert to Christianit!. hose who areed were called moriscos. *. Read chapter *. hen match the two parts of the sentences. a/ he reliions of 5udaism6 Islam and Christianit! had e4isted in relative peace for man! !ears but ii/ intolerance was increasin in the 1*th centur!.
b/ )nti83emitism was ver! stron and 5ews v/ were banned from doin certain Hobs. c/ he Inquisition was an oraniAation with special powers to 2nd iv/ people who were not followin the established beliefs of the Catholic Church. d/ he Inquisition could 2ne people6 con2scate i/ their propert!6 imprison them6 or even kill them. e/ In 1#$%6 "erdinand and Isabella ordered all 5ews to iii/ convert to Christianit! or leave Castile and )raon. +. Read chapter +. hen match the descriptions to these places: )sia6 -ahamas6 Genoa6 indom of 'aples6 Palos6 3anto omino6 ordesillas6 0enice. a/ )raonese possession that "rance invaded in 1#$#. indom of 'aples. b/ Place Columbus wanted to et to on his 2rst vo!ae. )sia. c/ @ne of the members of the ,ol! )lliance. 0enice. d/ Islands where Columbus landed in @ctober 1#$%. -ahamas. e/ 'ame of the treat! that divided the 'ew (orld between 3pain and Portual. ordesillas. f/ Port from which Columbus set sail on his 2rst vo!ae. Palos. / Cit! where people think Columbus was born. Genoa. h/ @ne of the places where Columbus7s bones miht be. 3anto omino. =. Read chapter =. hen choose the correct answer to complete these sentences. a/ Isabella didn7t like bull2htin. b/ In 1#$%6 "erdinand7s life was saved b! a old chain. c/ Princess Isabella7s husband Prince )lfonso died after fallin from a horse. d/ )fter Prince 5ohn7s death6 5oanna became the heir to Castile and )raon. e/ ,enr! 0III divorced Catherine because he wanted a male heir. Read the afterword. hen put these sentences in the correct order. a/ 5oanna deteriorated after her husband Philip the ,andsome died in 1*+. ?. b/ (hen "erdinand died in 1*1+6 5oanna7s son Charles became in of Castile and )raon6 rulin in the name of his mother. +. c/ Isabella died in 1*#6 leavin her dauhter 5oanna as the heir to the throne of Castile. 1. d/ ,owever6 her father "erdinand was worried that 5oanna was mentall! unstable and incapable of rulin. %.
e/ Charles was also ruler of the 'etherlands and the ,apsbur lands in Central &urope. =. f/ ,er mental instabilit! ave "erdinand the opportunit! to return to Castile and rule as reent. *. / 3he onl! wore black6 and often refused to wash or eat. #. C) AF"ER REAI!G AC"I#I"IES$
1. Isabella spent much of her childhood in the castle alc9Aar/ in 3eovia. o some research on the cit! and the castle. hen write a letter from Isabella to her mother about what her life is like in 3eovia. Jou could include information about the castle6 the cit!6 her education and her attitude to her half8brother in ,enr! and his wife Kueen 5oan. M! dear mother6 I7m writin for !ou to know how I am spendin m! time in 3eovia and some matters that I7m reall! disappointed with. )lthouh I have friends here and most of the time I7m walkin around the ardens near the alcaAar6 which b! the wa! I love6 I would prefer bein with !ou6 I miss !ou so muchL he other thin that I wanted to tell !ou is that I7m ver! upset about all this issue between ,enr! and )lfonso. I hope !ou can tr! to resolve it because I7m havin sleepless nihts because of that. ;ove6
Isabella %. Make a list of the aruments in favour of Isabella and wh! she should become Kueen of Castile6 and then do the same for 5oanna. hen write a pararaph e4plainin who !ou think should become queen and wh!. Isabella had in favour most of the Castilian nobles plus )raon while 5oanna had some nobles in Castile and Portual and "rance and the most important thin6 she was the direct descendant of the previous kin. -ut I think that Isabella should had become the queen because she was supported b! more Castilians and because she was older and so6 I think6 more prepared to overn. ?. Jou are an &nlish sp! at "erdinand and Isabella7s court. Jou have been asked to report on how the Catholic Monarchs have been so successful at controllin their kindoms. a/ Make a list of the dierent thins the! did to keep law and order. 8 he! put people to represent them when the! were not in their kindoms. 8 he! established the Inquisition to make sure people were followin the beliefs of the Catholic Church. 8 he! travelled around their kindoms as much as possible. 8 he! put oBcials to collect ta4es.
8
he! used the ,ol! -rotherhood like if it was the police to keep the peace in their towns.
b/ ecide which of these to recommend to !our kin and e4plain !our decisions. I would recommend all of these ideas but the one of the Inquisition because all the issues are a ood and civiliAe wa! to control a kindom. I would not recommend the Inquisition because I don7t think it is a ood idea to impose a reliious doctrine in such a cruel wa!. #. he 1+th8centur! 3panish historian ;NpeA de GNmara described the discover! of )merica was Ethe reatest event since the creation of the worldF a/ Make a list of the reasons wh! !ou think he believed this. hese words miht help !ou: e4ploration6 food6 old and silver6 power6 reliion6 wealth. 8 he Catholics kins had the biest and wealthiest6 because of the old and silver comin from )merica6 &mpire of the time. 8 'ew crops came to 3pain. 8 It made possible e4tendin the Catholic doctrine. 8 -ecause all these reasons the Catholic Monarchs became ver! powerful and important in &urope. b/ hen look for information on the neative eects of the discover! of )merica and make another list. o !ou aree with ;NpeA de GNmara or notO &4plain !our answer. he neative eects were that the 3panish conquerors didn7t respect the )merican people or their culture6 and that most people of the new continent died because of the diseases brouht b! the sailors and conquerors from &urope6 if the! hadn7t been alread! killed b! them. *. Jou have been asked to put toether a fact2le6 about "erdinand and Isabella for a histor! webpae. Jou need to 2nd the followin information and include it in a word document: a/ ) picture of each monarch. b/ he dates the! lived. c/ ates of their reins. d/ heir children e/ ) list of their reatest achievements. f/ ) list of the problems the! faced. Ferdinand
Isabella
a /
b 1th of March 1#*% 8 %? rd of %%nd of )pril 1#*1 %+ th of / 5anuar! 1*1+ 'ovember 1*# c 5anuar! 1#=* 8 'ovember ecember 1#=# 8 'ovember / 1*# 1*# d Isabella6 5ohn6 5oanna6 Isabella6 5ohn6 5oanna6 Maria / Maria6 Catherine and and Catherine )lonso and 5ohn of Gerona. e Paid for Columbus7s trip6 3pain larest kindoms and / unitedimposed the Catholic reliion. f/
he! won a war for become the queen6 faced the Isabella to heretics problems of the Church6 manaed to control the hue territories of their &mpire
+. "erdinand and Isabella had 2ve children.
c/
