The development of the Portuguese territory

CLIL

(Content and Language Integrated Learning)

Subjects: History and English  Cross-curricular bilingual teaching

Form: 7th English proficiency: A2+ Nr of lessons: 2 (2x50min)

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Didactic unit: The development of the Portuguese territory

XII century

●The participation of the Crusaders in the Christian reconquest

● The victories against the Muslims

●The role played by the military religious orders

XII century

The victories against the Muslims

The Moors were people from the Northeast Africa who were converted to Islamism. Most of the Muslims who occupied the Iberian Peninsula were moors.  They were the last invaders of the Iberian Peninsula.  They controlled the Iberian Peninsula for more than 500 years.

• They crossed the strait of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigothic Christians at the battle of Guadalete. Tarik was their leader.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/D_2q9RIs1WY/TupnH1Ie7EI/AAAAAAAAC_g/LyOM03_5jQw/s1600/moorishpower.jpg

https://anaraquelvaz.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-conquista-muculmana-da-peninsula.html

https://twitter.com/factosdabanda/status/96646231338463232

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista#/media/Ficheiro:Pt-Reconquista2.jpg

•D. Afonso Henriques was the first Portuguese king and he had great victories against the Muslims. •In 1147 his armies regained the city of Santarém. In the same year, with the help of the Crusaders, they took Lisbon, the most important city of the territory that became Portugal.

The participation of the Crusaders in the Christian reconquest

Pormenor do cerco de Lisboa de 1147 (Roque Gameiro) A detail of the siege of Lisbon in 1147 by the painter Roque Gameiro

http://umgrandehotel.blogspot.com/2014/10/fez-ontem-867-anos.html

https://ensinarhistoriajoelza.com.br/linha-do-tempo/a-primeira-cruzada-conquista-jerusalem/roberto-da-normandia-no-cerco-de-antioquia-1907-1098-pintura-de-jean-joseph-das

The Crusaders were Christian warriors / knights from several European countries. They participated in big military expeditions, the Crusades, which were organized to fight against the Muslims.

 The role played by the military religious orders 

https://www.guimaraesturismo.com/pages/454?geo_article_id=4368

The military religious orders had a fundamental action to regain the territory especially below the Tagus River. They were composed by warrior monks and their main activity was to fight against the opponents of the catholic religion. As a reward for their military activity, they received very big domains (land, properties) nearly all over the country but more particularly in Alentejo.

Portugal: a country built by the knight Templars

https://ordemdostemplarios.com.br/2018/12/04/a-origem-do-nome-templarios/

The military orders that settled in Portugal were… the Order of Hospitallers (with their headquarters in Crato), the Order of Santiago (with their headquarters in Palmela),  the Order of the Knights of Calatrava (with their headquarters in Avis), and the Order of the Knights Templar (with their headquarters in Tomar). This last one subsisted in Portugal with a different name, “Order of Christ” ( also with their headquarters in Tomar).

the Order of Hospitallers (St. John of Jerusalem)

https://ordensmilitares.wordpress.com/2018/12/01/ordens-dos-hospitalarios/

http://marinhadeguerraportuguesa.blogspot.com/2015/06/ordens-militares.html

the Order of Calatrava

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordem_de_Calatrava

the Order of Santiago

https://slideplayer.com.br/slide/5651153/

http://cdn1.shopmania.biz/files/s1/520862559/p/l/1/capa-da-ordem-de-santiago~663651.jpg

the Order of the Knights Templar

This cross symbolizes faith and protection.

https://www.dicionariodesimbolos.com.br/cruz-templaria/

https://www.nova-acropole.pt/a_rota_temparios_portugal.html

https://anatomiadaconsciencia.wordpress.com/2018/05/27/lusitanos-celtas-druidas/

Ordem de Cristo = Order of Christ

https://ruca909.blogspot.com/2017/08/

The Abrantes castle

Successive invasions by Alans (411), Visigoths (492) and Moors (716) further indicated the strategic importance of this site.

• During the Christian Reconquista (English: Re-conquest), the settlement in the area of Abrantes was taken from the Moors by forces in the service of Afonso Henriques (1112-1185), who restructured the defences of the site to attract settlers into the region.  He granted the lands to the Order of Santiago (1172) so that they could watch over and assist pilgrims. 

The ancient church of Santa Maria do Castelo

The detention block is located in the central plan of the Castle. This area was used as a military square during the 18th century.

The Castle garden – View to the Tagus river

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Abrantes

Later, this castle was incorporated into the Linha do Tejo (English: Tagus Line) that the Knights Templar established to control and maintain the lands reconquered from the Muslims.The castle outpost, as well as the castles of Almourol, Castelo Branco, Monsanto, Pombal, Tomar, Torres Novas and Zêzere formed a defensive barrier of garrisons along the middle course of the Tagus River. It is on the right margin of this river. It is a characteristic hilltop fortification, located on a 197-metre high plateau.

https://www.diarioimobiliario.pt/Arquitectura/Castelo-de-Abrantes-vai-ser-requalificado

The Almourol castle

http://www.mediotejo.net/vn-barquinha-camara-institui-bilhete-unico-para-castelo-de-almourol-e-cita/

The Almourol castle was included in the defensive line of the Tagus river. It was taken from the Moors in 1129 and given to the Knight Templars, who rebuilt it in 1179.

https://www.supxperience.pt/almourol/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmhcTkzNtJs

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