UNIT 5 SOCIAL SCIENCE: THE MIDDLE AGES: THE VISIGOTH KINGDOM & AL-ANDALUS

THE MIDDLE AGES

The Middle Ages is the period marked by fall of the Roman Empire, in 476, up to the discovery of America in 1492.

1. THE VISIGOTH KINGDOM

After the 3rd century, the Roman Empire started to lose its territories and power. It was invaded by Germanic tribes who came from the north and east of Europe. In 476, the last Roman Emperor,  Rómulo Augusto, was defeated and the Empire was divided into small independent kingdoms.

The fall of the Roman Empire marks the beginning of the Middle Ages.

UNIT 4 NATURAL SCIENCE: RELATIONSHIPS IN ECOSYSTEMS

WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM? DO YOU REMEMBER IT?

An ecosystem is made up of living things and the physical environment, where they live. Living things are affected by different factors in the environment, for example, temperature and light. Ecosystems can be terrestrial, like forests and deserts, or aquatic, like seas and rivers.