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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Portugal

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent online resource that provides a country profile of the Southwestern European nation of Portugal, background details, and numerous links to in-depth information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment,...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: News: Regions and Territories: Gibraltar

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News features a general overview of the British territory of Gibraltar. Focus is on history, current information, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to recent audio and video news articles, a timeline of...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Country Profile: Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a general overview of Spain, which is now a democratic state, covering a brief history, current information, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to related websites, news stories,...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Portugal

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News features an interesting account of the European country of Portugal in the Iberian Peninsula. Includes a brief history, current information, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to...
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Portugal: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Portugal in southwestern Europe.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Spain: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Spain in Southwestern Europe.
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Activity
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Peninsula Iberica en La Edad Media

For Students 9th - 10th
This website reviews the history of the Iberian Peninsula in the middle ages and Christian kingdoms. It provides historical atlas, activities, self-assessment, as well as art and theoretical content.
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Other

Si Spain: Visogothic Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the reign of the Visigoths in the Iberian Peninsula, beginning of the 5th century to 711.
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Other

Si Spain: Muslim Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a brief description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Spain

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Spain on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Reconquista in the Middle Ages

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Reconquista Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Madrid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Madrid. Additional links are provided for more information on this city. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...
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Handout
CRW Flags

Flags of the World: Spain

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Flags of the World site displays a picture and a description of the flag of Spain. It also contains links to other flags of the state.
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Other

Si Spain: La Espana Musulmana

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492. This is good as an introduction to the topic, but does not go into great depth.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Spain: Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

For Students 9th - 10th
The late prehistoric rock-art sites of the Mediterranean seaboard of the Iberian peninsula form an exceptionally large group. Here the way of life during a critical phase of human development is vividly and graphically depicted in...