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When we were in Madrid last Tuesday, I could visit a bar, it is a place that is linked to the unit we are studying now, about workers' movements. Try to guess why this bar is important, what was done there!

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Our notes are in this link . You can watch and download the slide presentation we are reviewing in the class here: THE HYDROSPHERE from Mencar Car

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is linked to the liberal revolutionary movements in the 19th century. Let's listen to a song about it: And linked to the Italian unity, we have the great Italian composer Verdi (1813-1901). Some of his melodies were used as hymns by the Italian patriots who wanted to unite Italy and against the Austrian presence in some Italian regions. The Italian nationalists took as a symbol of resistance against the invaders the chorus of the Hebrew slaves of the opera Nabucco ("Va pensiero"), which would become one of the best known sound passages of all time, and which was used by the nationalists to provoke the invaders. The walls of the cities of Italy were filled with the graffiti VERDI. The Austrians, surprised at what they understood as a tribute to the musician, finally discovered that the text was a political anagram of support for the pretender to the unified throne of the country, Victor Manuel. Actually, VERDI wanted to say

Chúpate esa! That was a sentence that people from Madrid dedicated to Fernando VII's second wife: Looking at his husband's portraits, I don't know who was uglier!  Let's talk about them:  a) Which building is she pointing in her portrait? why? b) How did she die? Were there some curious event in her death? c) Talking about curiousities, do you know any about Fernando VII's penis? d) There is other popular expression about Fernando VII (some people use it for Felipe II): "Así se las ponían...", could you explain it?

When told that starving French peasants lacked any bread to eat, the queen is alleged to have declared, “Let them eat cake!”.  There is no evidence, however, that Marie Antoinette ever uttered that famous quote, she would have shown a terrible out-of-touch and indifference.  a) Could you investigate who else was thought to have said this sentence? b) For how long didn't Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI consummate their marriage? c) What has to do "La belle poule" with Marie Antoinette? Let's leave Marie Antoinette alone. And try to guess: d) Which revolutionary French doctor and journalist was killed in his bathtub? Who killed him? e) During the Convention, France had a new calendar, could you tell me your birthday date with that calendar?

Guess who this person is and write a small summary about this person's life. a) He/She was a butcher's child. b) Opposed to the death penalty, and a republican, proposed to defend Louis Capet (Louis XVI's name as a citizen) and to spare him from the scaffold. c) He/She was an abolitionist. He/she made proposals to reform the marriage. d) He/She had her/his trial in the month of Brumaire, Year II of the Republic, He/She was charged with sedition. e) He/She was accused of having prepared a text or posters contrary to the revolution and the desire of the entire France. f) He/She was executed by guillotine in the month of Brumaire. g) His/her most important masterpiece is dedicated to the Queen Marie Antoinette. h) "Man, are you capable of being fair?"

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS AND TRY TO FIND OUT :  WHERE ARE YOU PLACED?  SPELL THE MISSED WORDS.   WHICH OF THE REPRESENTED PROJECTIONS  IS THE FRONT VIEW FOR EACH OBJECT? WHICH OF THE REPRESENTED PROJECTIONS IS THE SIDE VIEW OF EACH OBJECT? WHICH OF THE REPRESENTED PROJECTIONS IS THE TOP VIEW OF EACH OBJECT?

We have begun a new course. And we begin with Geography, we will study the representation of the Earth and how to locate any point on the Earth's surface. You can download our notes here . And this is the presentation we are using in our lessons: THE REPRESENTATION OF THE EARTH   And watch at this video about latitude and longitude.

On 27th November it will be, 922 years ago, when a person made the most influential speech of the Middle Ages. He finishes his speech crying: 'Deus Vult!" or "God wills it!". You can see some information about this event in the former video (from the second 00:35 until the end) a) Who was that person? b) What began with that cry? c) How many of these campaigns do you know? Which one was the most famous? Why?

As it is not an easy task, you will have a better reward this time!! Just try word by word. If you need a clue about any of the words, just let me know.

Read this information and answer the quiz questions: Knights belonged to the noble class and were part of a military order, but not all soldiers could become knights.  Training began at a very young age. At 7, the son of a medieval nobleman or knight would be sent off to serve as a page in a lord's castle. There, he would learn horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship, and perform various other duties around the castle. Squires would begin training at age 14 years old. A squire's training concentrated on strength, fitness and skill with various weapons. Individual training was only part of the regimen, as knights also needed to know how to fight as part of a team of skilled horsemen. The squire would care for the knight's horse, clean the stables, polish the knight's armor and maintain his weapons. They would learn the chivalric codes of conduct and listen to epic tales of Roland, Charlemagne, Arthur, Percival and Lancelot. After years

Guess from which buildings are part this pieces:  a) b) c)

Answer these questions about Ancient Rome: Who switched places during the 'Saturnalia'? 2. What substance was used to wash clothes in Ancient Rome? They used the same liquid to whiten their teeth, by the way, that liquid from Hispania was really appreciated.  3. What did Romans use to clean themselves after pooping, and shared it with everyone? 4. Ancient Rome had a 4-story-tall shopping mall with 150 shops and offices. Which emperor ordered to build it? 5. Which Roman author, who wrote the first Encyclopedia, Natural History, died during the eruption of a volcano? Which volcano? 6. Who was Spartacus? 7. What is the origin of the word 'testificar'? 8. What does the abbreviation SPQR stand for? You can find this abbreviation on many Roman statues, buildings and military standards. 9. What was the name of this object? What

These days in "Saber y Ganar" they are commemorating their 30 anniversary. And in the duel they are also celebrating the 100 anniversary of the Russian Revolution, so let's do the same!  1) Bloody Sunday or Red Sunday is the name given to the events of Sunday 22nd 1905, in St Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.  They were led by Georgy Gapon. What was Georgy Gapon's profession? a) He was a general. b) He was a lawyer. c) He was an orthodox priest. d) He was a landowner. 2) The Russian battleship Potemkin was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet. It became famous when the crew rebelled against the officers in June 1905 (during that year's revolution), which is now viewed as a first step towards the Russian Revolution of 1917. The mutiny

Look at this picture: a) Who was this woman? How is she linked to the Russian Revolution? Look at these pictures:  b) Do you recognise any person?  c) Why are these pictures "strange"? What happened with them?

 Answer these questions about different issues in Ancient Rome: a) What was the most common coin in Ancient Rome? b) How could a slave become free in Ancient Rome? c) What was the name of the earliest law written in Ancient Rome? d) How do you access an Ancient Rome temple? e) How did the Romans use art to decorate their homes? f) What was an equestrian portrait? g) What do you think the stepping stones you can see in the picture were for? h) What were the thermopolia? i) What was the hypocaust?

Look at these interesting videos about the First World War:

This will be our last Geography unit this course. After watching it, answer these questions: a) Which percentage of people in the world lives nowadays in urban areas? b) Which percentage of people lived in urban areas a hundred years ago? c) When and why did semi-permanent villages begin to be developped? d) When did these settlements become permanent? Why? e) Name some of the technologies that were developped in cities, linked to commerce? f) Some cities in 2.000 B.C. had population densities very high, how high? g) What did they build to protect the cities and defend them against attacks? h) How cities need to change to accommodate the growth of population in the future?