Year 8
Year 8
Why was Elizabeth I known as 'Sultana Isabel'?
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about Elizabethan connections to the Islamic world. We will learn about what Morocco was like in the Elizabethan era and also learn who Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud was.
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5 Questions
Q1.
How did Diego help Sir Francis Drake?
He introduced Sir Francis Drake to the career of privateering.
He introduced Sir Francis Drake to the idea of raiding Spanish treasure as it travelled across Panama.
He introduced Sir Francis Drake to the local Spanish leaders in Panama.
Q2.
What does it mean when we say Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe?
He travelled for a long time.
He travelled part way around the world.
Q3.
What was Roanoke?
The first group of people Sir Francis Drake met in Panama
The first group of people the English encountered in America
Q4.
Sir Walter Raleigh was obsessed with?
Finding a route to India
Finding a way to establish English colonies
Q5.
What was a Privateer?
A sailor who sailed for his own private profit
5 Questions
Q1.
Who was 'Sultana Isabel'?
The wife of the Moroccan Sultan
Q2.
What was the nickname of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur?
The 'Courageous One'
The 'Intelligent One'
The 'Silver One'
Q3.
Why did England and Morocco wish to become close after 1588?
They both wished to become wealthy by exploring America
They both wished to see their monarchs work together to take Tangier
Q4.
What was the 'Barbary Company'?
A company of English soldiers who travelled to Morocoo
A company of Moroccan men who came to England
Q5.
What did Elizabeth I wish for in return for joining Ahmad al-Mansur in an invasion of Spain?
Money
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