Life in Al Andalus: Agriculture, Trade, Religious Coexistence
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4. Now, let’s talk about life in Al Andalus. The main economic activities in Al Andalus were: In the country, agriculture and stockbreeding . In the cities, trading and crafting This is the picture of a typical Islamic city: Let’s try to describe its characteristics.
6. Religion in Al-Andalus . In the first centuries of Islamic domination there was pacific coexistence between Muslim, Christians and Jews. The domination of the Almoravids and Almohades (11 th and 12 th centuries) was , non-Islamics started to be prosecuted: it was a time of religious intolerance
7. THE FALL OF AL-ANDALUS - 1 After the battle of las Navas de Tolosa (1212), only a small part of the Al-Andalus survived: the Nasrid kingdom of Granada During that time, the “Nasrid Palaces” were built. Do you know where they are? The Nasrid Kingdom lasted more than two centuries, but it had to pay tributes to the Castilian kingdom, and to collaborate with it.
8. The Nasrid kingdom of Granada fell in the war against…. And this was in the year……. THE NASRID PALACES (Palacios Nazaríes)
9. Did you understand? Let's try to answer some questions about Al-Andalus: 1. What was Al-Andalus? 2. Was it possible to be Christian or Jew during Al-Andalus? 3.Can you describe a typical city of that time? 4. What was the last territory of Al-Andalus to fall? 5. In which year did it fall and against who? (¿ Os habéis enterado?)
