POPULATION

• Population in Spain and Europe.
• Population density.
• Population pyramids. 
• Migration movements.

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HELPFUL WEBSITES!

- Population in the world.

- Population pyramids:

- Migration movements:

THE HABSBURGS and THE BOURBONS

• Spain in the Modern Age. 
• The Habsburg dinasty: 16th and 17th centuries
• European wars.
• Protestantism.
• Los tercios and the Spanish Armada
• The Bourbon dinasty: 18th century.
• The Spanish War of Succession and the treaty of Utretch.
• Absolutism and liberalism.

PROJECT: BECOMING WRITERS

TIPS FOR WRITING STORIES 

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE A CHARACTER

CONNECTORS

EXTREME ADJECTIVES

THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS

• The Catholic Monarchs: Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.
• The creation of the kingdom of Spain.
• Conquerors, sailors and explorers: Hernán Cortés, Pizarro, Magellan and Elcano.
• The conquest of Granada.
• The end of the Reconquest (1492).
• The discovery of America.
• Christopher Columbus and his trips.

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READING: Columbus

QUESTIONS

1.      Where was Columbus from?

2.      When was Columbus born?

3.      Who was controlling the trade routes through the Middle  East?

4.      Travelling through the Middle East was difficult, which solution did Columbus find?

5.      What’s the name of the ship Columbus sailed on?

6.      What are the names of the other two ships?

7.      When did Columbus return to Spain after his first trip?

8.      How many voyages to America did Columbus make?

9.      Do people like Columbus? Why?

AMAZING ANIMALS