Twenty-Four Shilling Note

This activity is a must for any class on the Revolutionary Period. In this one piece of colonial money is a whole lesson in itself.

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WHEN DID THE JEWISH PEOPLE COME TO SPAIN?

 No one is exactly sure when the Jewish people first came to the Iberian Peninsula. There have been many ideas.

While traveling through a remote village in southern Spain, a collection of old Jewish books, papers, scroll and parchments were found. Among the documents were found the enclosed writings.

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LIFE IN THE CASTLE

The noble lords of the Middle Ages usually lived in great fortified castles. Within these buildings, noble life tended to center around a large room known as the great hall.

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