Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

Lesson plans. Vocabulary lesson for Cities of light / Ernest O'Roark

Viewer's guide for Cities of light / Eileen Wood

Reading a historical map sequence / Ernest O'Roark

Timeline of medieval Spain / Ernest O'Roark

Cities of light : viewer's guide discussion questions / Ernest O'Roark and Eileen Wood

Factors contributing to tolerance and intolerance in the history of Al-Andalus / Ernest O'Roark

Synectics : concluding activity on Al-Andalus / Eileen Wood

Roundtable on applying the film's message to our times / Susan Douglas

The geography of the Islamic empire and Al-Andalus / Ernest O'Roark

Historical background : the Abrahamic faiths / Susan Douglass

Achievements and contributions of Al-Andalus : exploration of material culture and science / Susan Douglass

Andalusian poetry / Susan Douglass

Legacies and transfers : the story of transfer of knowledge from Islamic Spain to Europe / Susan Douglass

Will the real El Cid please stand up? / Ernest O'Roark

Analyzing secondary sources : how do modern historians assess the significance of modern Spain? / Susan Douglass

Student handout iv : biographies of experts appearing in Cities of light

Teacher's notes : lessons for classroom use of the film Cities of light and study of medieval Spain

The sword / by Ernie O'Roark and Betsy Wood.