BATTLE OF LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA

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The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arab history as theBattle of Al-Uqab took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Spanish Reconquista. 

Watch the video and answer the following questions: 

a) Who was the king of Castile who led the Castilian forces? 
b) Who was the king of Navarre at that moment?
c) And the king of Aragon? 
d) What about the king of Portugal?
e) Who was the Caliph who led the Almohad army? How was he known in the Christian chronicles?
f) Which Pope has named the battle as a Crusade?
g) Which Military Orders participate in the battle?

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  1. Luis Paños Cuenca 2º C18 January 2015 at 11:05

    1.- He was Alfonso VIII of Castile.
    2.- He was Sancho VII of Navarre.
    3.- He was Pedro II of Aragon.
    4.- He was Alfonso II of Portugal.
    5.- Mohammad al Nazir./
    6.- By Pope Innocent III.
    7.- The Temple, the knigths Hospitaller, the knights of Calatrava and Santiago.

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  2. patricia martinez 2D19 January 2015 at 09:10

    a) Who was the king of Castile who led the Castilian forces?
    Alfonso VIII
    b) Who was the king of Navarre at that moment?
    Sancho VII
    c) And the king of Aragon?
    Pedro II

    d) What about the king of Portugal?

    e) Who was the Caliph who led the Almohad army? How was he known in the Christian chronicles?

    f) Which Pope has named the battle as a Crusade?

    g) Which Military Orders participate in the battle?

    No he pillado bien más respuestas ya que no vocaliza muy bien.

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  3. Carlos Haro 2D25 January 2015 at 10:07

    a) Alfonso VIII of Castile.

    b) Sancho VII of Navarre.

    c) Pedro II of Aragon.

    d)

    e) Muhammad an-Nasir / Miramamolín o Principe de los creyentes.

    f) The Pope Inocent III


    g) Order to Calatrava and to Santiago.

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  4. Unknown26 January 2015 at 07:59

    a) Alfonso VIII
    b) Sancho VII
    c) Pedro II
    d)
    e) Ibn tudmar
    f) Inocencio III
    g) Santiago calatrava temple y san juan

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  5. monserrat 2°A17 February 2015 at 07:34

    A)Alfonso VIII of Castilla
    B)Sancho VII of Navarre
    C)Pedro II of Aragon
    D)Alfonso II of Portugal
    E)Mohammad Al-Nazir
    F)Inocent III
    G)The Temple, the knigths Hospitaller, the knigths of Calatrava and Santiago

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