A whole new world: The amazing map based on population

WHICH ARE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED REGIONS IN THE WORLD? Why? Los territorios más poblados se encuentran en el occidente(Asia). Porque es donde se concentra la mayoría de la poblacion.

WHICH ARE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES? Is all territory densely populated?
Entre los territorios más poblados se encuentran:
Asia, China, Japón, Rusia y la India.

Charles V and the Holy roman Empire

Where was born Charles V? Charles V was born in Flandes

Could Charles V make decisions alone? Charles V did not have absolute power.

Whose approval did he need before increasing taxes, for example? Decisions about taxes, for example, needed the approval of the Parliaments of each kingdom.

Who were the children of Charles I? His son is Philip.

Who ruled each territory in the king’s name? Each territory had a viceroy or governor, who ruled in the king's name.

Why did the king need to ask for loans? Most of the king's revenue came from taxes, especially from Castile. But taxes alone were not enough to finance his policies, and the king had to ask for loans.

Why did Charles V have problems with France? France was his main rival for supremacy in Europe.

The main battles against France Pavia, Roma, Saboya y Alemania

Why were the Ottoman Turks his rivals? The Ottoman Turks were his othe great rivals. They were a constant threat in the Mediterranean and along the eastern boundary of the Holy Roman Empire.

The main battles against the Ottoman Empire. Los turcos llegaron a sitiar Viena (1529-1532), en el Mediterraneo, con la colaboración de sus aliados norteafricanos y del rey de Francia, interceptaron la navegación y saqueaban las costas italianas y españolas.

What was his most serious problem? The most serious problem was the rebellion of the German Protestant princes.

How did he divide his possessions when he surrendered his power? He divided his possessions: the Holy Roman Empire went to his brother Ferdinand, and the rest of his possessions went to his son Philip.

Where Charles V decided to retire. En Yuste (España)

Spread of the potato

I think it was very important to import into Spain, because he was primarily used as livestock feed. Their knowledge extends across Europe and is just growing. The agricultural crisis that led to famine probocó the consumption of potato (potato) by farmers, sometimes displacing legumes and cereals, becoming a staple food which led to its progressive marketing.

Martin Luther and the German Reformation and The Counter-Reformation

1. (a) Describe the event that is taking place in the source shown on the right.

Martin Luther está escribiendo sobre la puerta de alguna catedral o alguna iglesia

(b) Mention one immediate consequence of this event. Creo que nos está mostrando una nueva catedral o una nueva iglesia.

1. Explain the following terms:

(a) justification by faith: Martin Luther descubrió la primera Biblia.

(b)indulgences: Los documentos eran expedidos por el Papa para perdonar los pecados por dinero.

(c) Papa bull: A través de los toros, los Papas ha estado declarando su voluntad de sus fieles.

(d) Excommunicated: El Papa les niega el derecho a tomar la sagrada ostia.

(e)Heretic: Ellos eran perseguidos por la Inquisition

(f) Clerical celibacy: La iglesia hace una distinción entre el celibato laicos y el eclesiastico


2. Write briefly four important landmarks in the life of Martin Luther.

The excommunication

The justification by faith

Counter-reformation

1.Why was the Council of Trent summoned? It was to stop the Protestant movement and improve conditions in the church.

2.Identify three conclusions reached at this Council.

Nuevos caminos para predicar el Catolicismo

Nuevos ordenes religiosos se hicieron

Ellos formaron la sociedad de Jesús

3. Name five contries in Europe where the Counter-Reformation was successful and one country Where it was not

Successful in: Spain, France, Italy, Germany...

Unsuccessful in: England and Scotland.


The Mesta

I think it was a good form to gave more ''privileges'' to the sheeps and cattle.

The Mesta was a powerful association of sheep holders in the medievalKingdom of Castile.

The sheep were transhumant, migrating from the pastures of Extremadura and Andalusia to Castile and back according to the season.

The no-mans-land (up to 100km across) between Christian Spain and Moorish Spain was too insecure for arable farming and was only exploited by shepherds. When the land was reconquered by the Spanish, farmers began to settle and disputes with pastoralists were common. The Mesta can be regarded as the first, and most powerful, agricultural union in medieval Europe.

The exportation of merino wool enriched the Mesta members (nobility and church orders) who had acquired ranches during the process ofReconquista.

The kings of Castile conceded many privileges to the Mesta. Even today, herds of sheep may be transported by rail, but the perhaps prehistoric cañadas are legally protected "forever" from occupation and barring.

Some Madrid streets are still part of the cañada system, and there are groups that organize sheep transportation across the modern city as a reminder of ancient rights and cultures.



jueves 15 de abril de 2010

Auteur: Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera.
Work: The Monastery of el Escorial
Type of work: It's make by granite
Function or Subject:
The king Philiph II gave the orders to construct the monastery to commemorate the victory of San Quintin's battle on the frenchmen on August 10, 1557.
Decoration or Characteristics: T
he monastery of El Escorial looks like an enormous horizontal, closed an hermetic structure splashed by the vertical accents of the towers that surround the central dome.

Thursday, 25 March 2010


Auteur: Donatello
Work: Statue of David
Type of work: bronze statue
Function or Subject:
The statue shows the David's victory on Goliat.
Decoration or Characteristics:
the first freestanding nude male sculpture