UNIT SUMMARY
In this unit, students will learn about Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries. They will learn about the economic and political decline of the 17th century, the rise of the validos during the reigns of Felipe III, Felipe IV and Carlos II, the replacement of the Habsburg by the Bourbon dynasty and the social and political reforms introduced by Felipe V and his successors during the 18th century. They will learn about the cost of the Thirty Years’ War and the resulting loss of territory, including Portugal, as well as the causes and consequences of other key events such as the expulsion of the Moriscos and the Spanish War of Succession.
Students will study the two main artistic styles of the period, identifying the defining characteristics of Renaissance and Baroque art and classifying famous examples, as well as exploring the ideas and influence of the Enlightenment. They will also consider the social inequality depicted in, and the political message behind, the works of artists and writers from the Golden Age.
They will use ICT to research Renaissance and Baroque artists and writers in order to produce texts and oral presentations using academic language on their chosen artwork.
VOCABULARY WORD LIST ABOUT THE UNIT
A chronology of key events:
1492 - The Christian Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon conquer the Emirate of Granada, ending nearly 800 years of Muslim rule in the south and founding modern Spain as a united state.
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Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas, heralding the conquest of much of South and Central America. Jews and later Muslims are expelled from Spain during the Inquisition.
16th-17th centuries - Spanish Empire at its height, with Spain the predominant European power. The rise of Protestant states in northern Europe and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean begin the country's gradual decline.
18th century - The War of the Spanish Succession loses Spain its European possessions outside the Iberian Peninsula. Bourbon dynasty, originally from France, centralises the Spanish state, shutting down many regional autonomous assemblies and modernising government and the military.
VIDEO ABOUT THE 3O YEAR´S WAR
SPANISH BAROQUE
SPANISH RENAISSANCE
