lesson 4 the christian kingdoms
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LESSON 4 THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS. FIVE MINUTES to READ pages 66 and 67. VOCABULARY. Spanish March Marca Hispánica Hairy velloso. MAIN DATES. Battle of Roncesvalles 778 Sancho III the Great died 1035. 4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms. 4.2.1. Spanish March - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LESSON 4THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS
FIVE MINUTES to READ pages 66 and 67
VOCABULARY
• Spanish March Marca Hispánica
• Hairy velloso
MAIN DATES
• Battle of Roncesvalles 778
• Sancho III the Great died 1035
4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms
• 4.2.1. Spanish March – In 778 Carlomagne tried to conquest Zaragoza, but
he couldn’t. When he was returning to France, most of his army was destroyed in Roncesvalles.
– The Pyrenean region formed the Spanish March within the Carolingian Empire. This means that all these counties paid taxes to Carolingian Empire.
– In the 9th century the Carolingian Empire dissolved.– Three different independent regions were formed:
Navarre, Aragon and the Catalan counties
4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms
• 4.2.2. The Kingdom of Navarre – From the 10th century, the Jimena dynasty ruled in
Navarre and extended their influence to La Rioja and Alava. Sancho III the Great (1000-1035) became the most powerful Christian king on the Peninsula
– His Kingdom included the Aragonese counties, Castile and part of Leon.
– However, his kingdom broke up after his death
Inheritance of Sancho III Sancho III the Great (1004-1035)
•King of Pamplona
•Count of Castile, Aragon, and Sobrarbe-Ribagorza
CASTILE
Fernando I
1035-1065)LEON
Sancho II
(1065-1072)
Alfonso VI
(1065-1072)
Alfonso VI (1072-1109)
King of Castile and Leon
PAMPLONA
García Sánchez III
Sancho Ramírez
King of Pamplona and Aragon and Sobrarbe
ARAGÓN
Ramiro I
(1035-1063)
SOBRARBE
Gonzalo (1035-1044)
Ramiro I (1035-1063)
King of Aragon y Sobrarbe
4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms
• 4.2.3. The Aragonese counties – In 922, Aragon came under the rule of the kingdom
of Navarre. The family of Count Aznar Galindo achieved independence after the death of Sancho III
4.2.First Counties and Pyrenean Kingdoms
• 4.2.4. The Catalan counties – In 878, Wilfred the Hairy united the Catalan
counties. He ruled them independently. Good relations with the caliphs of Cordoba brought a period of stability.
– Catalonia consolidated its independence in the 10th century
Photos
Links• Vida de Sancho III el Mayor (sp)
– http://www.vallenajerilla.com/berceo/rioja-abierta/sanchoIII/sanchoIIImayor.htm
– http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancho_Garc%C3%A9s_III_de_Pamplona
• Historia Medieval por reinos (sp) [MB]– http://usuarios.multimania.es/reinosmedievales/
ACTIVITIES• What happened in each century?
The Christian Kingdoms
8th century 9th century 10th cent.
Asturias-Leon
Navarre
Aragon
Catalan Counties