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Spanish Era Primary Sources
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Spanish Era Primary Sources
Read the three classroom-created source adaptations, then answer the questions. These are newly written examples inspired by historical themes; they are not authentic quotations from the named periods.
Source A — Law and kingship, inspired by the Visigothic Code (654 CE): “A ruler should protect the peace and apply the law fairly. People of every rank must answer for their actions, and the king must govern for the well-being of the realm.”
Source B — Learning in a monastery, inspired by medieval monastic life (892 CE): “We keep books safe and make new copies so their teachings will not be lost. Our brothers study religious writing and works from earlier times. A carefully decorated book can help readers value what it contains.”
Source C — Courts and rank, inspired by a royal decree from the early eleventh century (1020 CE): “A free person may bring a complaint before a court. A person’s rank may affect who hears the case: nobles may be judged by other nobles, while local officials hear disputes involving ordinary people. Each member of the community has duties.”
Analyze the Sources
1.According to Source A, name two responsibilities expected of a ruler.
2.What activities described in Source B helped preserve learning?
3.Use Source C to explain one way that a noble person’s experience in court could differ from an ordinary person’s.
4.Which source most directly connects religious life with the preservation of knowledge?
- Source A, because it describes a ruler and the law
- Source B, because it describes monks keeping and copying books
- Source C, because it describes different court procedures
5.Select every value or feature that appears in at least one of the three sources.
- Maintaining law and public peace
- Preserving books and learning
- Differences in social rank
- Equal court procedures for every rank
- Duties within a community
Dates and Historical Significance
6.Which source adaptation is dated 892 CE, and what topic does it address?
7.Choose one source and explain what it suggests about life or beliefs in its period. Refer to a specific detail from the source.
8.How can reading a source from the past offer a different kind of evidence from reading a modern textbook summary? Give one reason.
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