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** Databases **
Databases are good resources for general reference information, literary criticism, primary sources and biographical information. Any source you find using a database will have a MLA citation attached to it (usually at the end of the article). Please check the MLA citation for accuracy. Good general databases to begin with are: **//Britannica Online, eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference //** and **//Student Resources in Context.//** For more advance searches use the following databases:
 * ** Britannica Online School Edition (also referred to as the** ** //Encyclopedia Brittanica). GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR RESEARCH!// **(Search keywords such as Kings of Spain, Isabella, el Cid, use advanced search to combine terms such as: Muslims AND Jews AND Spain. SPECIAL FEATURE :WORKSPACE:Either create your own WORKSPACE ACCOUNT or access the one titled "Spain: Medieval to 1500. Accessing this account requires the Username: Argentina / Password: eagle.
 * **//Gale's Biography Resource in Context://** Search biographical information on a person such as El Cid, Ferdinand and Isabella...)
 * **//Destiny Online Catalog://** Use ** ONE SEARCH ** to search for books in your libraries collection AND databases. It allows you to create a citation list using RESOURCE LIST (see Spain-Medieval Resource List). See [|Spain-Medieval] in the public Resource Lists in the East Leyden Online Catalog.
 * **//Ebsco Advanced Placement://** original research articles and scholarly journals.
 * ** History Study Center **. [|http://www.historystudycenter.com] (username/password required if accessing remotely). Provides timelines, historical documents, etc... //**see TIMELINE**//[|.http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:ho-us&rft_dat=xri:ho:timeline:12942]
 * //** Literature Resource Center **. Use to search literary criticism, literary themes and information about the author or character.//

**Web sources**

 * Internet Medieval Sourcebook**Internet Medieval Sourcebook for Iberia from Fordham University. Includes information about the Visogoths, the Inquisition and Jewish Spain.

**Links by Topic**
1. Los árabes/moros y sus contribuciones al-Zarqālī (1029–1087)-astronomy //2. Los Castillos/Alcazares // //3. Clases sociales  en los tiempos medievales/El papel de las mujeres en la sociedad y la historia // //4. El sistema económico en los tiempos medievales // //5. El Cid // //6. La historia española hasta el año 711 // //7. La historia del año 711 al 1492 // //**1121**// //**1492**// //8. Las cruzadas religiosas // //9. Los judíos y sus contribuciones // //10. Los reyes católicos y la reconquista // //11. La literatura y el arte del año 711 al 1492 // //12. La España romana // //**Spain, Roman Occupation-**////**206 B.C.E.-409 A.D**// //**Women**//
 * Wells, H.G. "Intellectual Revival of Europeans." A Short History of the World. 1922. Web. []. Describes contributions made by Arabs and Jews. You will have to skim the paragraphs looking for terms including: Arabs, Saraciens, Jews. Use CNTL + F to use the computer search to locate sections focusing in on your topics.
 * " Moor ." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010 <[|http]:www.school.eb.com/eb/article-9053612>.
 * "Muslims in medieval Spanish cities enjoyed cobblestone roads, running water, policed streets, and peace."
 * "Jews and Muslims." World Eras. Ed. Jeremiah Hackett. Vol. 4: Medieval Europe, 814-1350. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. 397-401. Gale Virtua Reference Library. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. Search title in Gale Virtual Reference Database.
 * "education." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 5 Nov. 2010 <[]>.
 * "Arabic philosophy." Britannica High School. East Leyden High School. Web. 10 November 2010. []
 * Philosophy Among the Muslims and the Jews. n.d. Web. 10 November 2010. <[]>.
 * "La Alhambra de Granada".Arthistorian.com .[](In Spanish)
 * "Mezquita de Cordoba." Arthistorian.com [] (In Spanish)
 * //Castillos de Espana. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYPInqnZW50 (In Spanish)//
 * //Women and gender in Medieval Europe: An encyclopedia. by Margaret Schaus. [Search title under Google Books]. []//
 * "Training Children for Work: Apprenticeships." World Eras. Ed. Jeremiah Hackett. Vol. 4: Medieval Europe, 814-1350. Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. 350-351. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.Document URL[]
 * //" Cid ." //Encyclopædia Britannica //.// Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 5 Nov. 2010 <[] //
 * //"Islamic Spain." History for Kids. 9 Nov 2010. []//
 * //"Timeline of 8th Century Muslim History". []//
 * **756** -"Abd al-Rahman assembled forces loyal to him, Syrians and Berbers combined, and one day in May 756, a battle just outside the city walls of Cordoba decisively changed the face of European history and culture. Page(s): 19, The Ornament of the World (How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain) by Maria Rosa Menocal, Little, Brown & Company. NOOKstudy (judibea@gmail.com)). This material is protected by copyright.
 * //"Almohads." []// See Ibn Tūmart (d. 1130) [Spiritual ruler].
 * //"Torquemada, Tomás de."// Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2010 <[|http://][|www][|.][|school][|.eb]////[|.com/][|eb][|/article-9072956]>.//
 * Chami, Pablo A. "La Inquisición en España". Junio de 1999. [// Curso dictado en el CIDICSEF, __ [|Centro de Investigación y Difusión de la Cultura Sefardí] __ por el Ing. Pablo A. Chami.] Junio de 1999. //
 * "Crusades." Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2010 <[]>.
 * "The Crusades." Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Web. 15 Nov 2010. []
 * "Medieval Spain: Muslims, Jews and Christians". [Introductory course description].11 Nov 2011. []
 * Jews and Muslims. n.d. Web. 10 November 2010. <[]>.
 * "Judah ha-Levi." Britannica High School. East Leyden High School. Web. 10 November 2010. []
 * "Maimonides, Moses." Britannica High School. East Leyden High School. Web. 10 November 2010. [] [see also Rashi]
 * "Manuel I." Britannica High School. East Leyden High School. Web. 10 November 2010. []
 * "ibn Ezra, Moses." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010 <[]>.
 * "St. Teresa of Avila." //Arts and Humanities Through the Eras//. Ed. Edward I. Bleiberg, et al. Vol. 4: Renaissance Europe 1300-1600. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 308-309. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.Document URL[] [Note: St. Teresa of Avila was the daughter of a converso]
 * //"Isabella".// New Advent Encyclopedia//.11 Nov. 2010. []//
 * //"Queen Isabella."// Luminarium: Encyclopedia Project//.. 11 Nov 2010. []//
 * //Ávila: medieval walls and the old city//. Video. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Web. 14 Nov. 2010 <[]>.
 * //Córdoba, Mosque-Cathedral of: dome of the mihrab//. Photograph. //Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition//. Web. 15 Nov. 2010 <[]>.
 * "Judah ha-Levi." Britannica High School. East Leyden High School. Web. 10 November 2010. []
 * "Maimonides, Moses." Britannica High School. East Leyden High School. Web. 10 November 2010. [] [see
 * "Pelayo." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2010 <[]>.
 * Note: Pelayo became a symbol of Christian resistance in medieval Spanish history and literature. Though he survived the Visigoth's, he was imprisoned in Cordoba in 717.
 * //"Spanish ." //Encyclopædia Britannica//.// Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition //. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010 <[|http://www.school.eb.com/eb/][|article][|-9108586]>. //Women were also writing in Spain during the Roman period: Serena, believed to have been a poet; Pola Argentaria, the wife of Lucan, whom she is thought to have assisted in writing his Pharsalia; and the poet and Stoic philosopher //literature//Teofila./
 * "Seneca." Britannica//.// Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition //. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010 <[|http://www.school.eb.com] [Cordoba is the birthplace of Seneca, the famed Roman philosopher] //

Additional Links

 * Internet Medieval Sourcebook**Internet Medieval Sourcebook for Iberia from Fordham University. Includes information about the Visogoths, the Inquisition and Jewish Spain.

Temas de Cuba
//DATABASES: Culture Grams, Encyclopedia Britannica, etc..// 1. La Geografía, las ciudadesimportantes, el turismo (lugares de interés) 2. Las costumbres, las fiestas nacionales y la comida. 3. El sistema de gobierno y las guerras, la economía, los problemas sociales y noticias del día. 4. La música 10. Los deportes 11. El arte (la actuación,literatura, artistas famosos)

//DATABASES:Search Gale Biography In-Context, Encyclopedia Britannica// //BOOKS: Search Destiny the online library catalog. Remember that biographies of more then one person are in NF 920 and about one person NF 921// Fidel Castro (NF 921 Castro) José Martí (persona histórica) Ernesto Che Guevara (revolucionario) Fulgencio Batista (also can be found in books about Cuban history) Celia Cruz

Cristina Saralegui Gloria y Emilio Estefan Mariano Brull

Other topics: Cubanos en Miami "U.S. El guardacostas repatría a 78 cubanos."//Servicio de noticias de mundo de EFE//13 Mar. 2003: 1008071u8436.//Global Issues In Context//. Web. 27 Jan. 2011.Document URL  **Gale Document Number:** A98682671

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