MOVIE: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

The present is a group work (2-5 people). Each group must do a google presentation with the questions after watching the movie .

ACTIVITIES

1. Make a summary of the movie (at least 150 words).

Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton, Ghassan Massoud, and Alexander Siddig.

The story is set during the Crusades of the 12th century. A French village blacksmith goes to aid the Kingdom of Jerusalem in its defense against the Ayyubid Muslim sultan Saladin, who is battling to reclaim the city from the Christians leading to the Battle of Hattin.

2. Choose 5 movie sentences and explain what they mean

• If this is the real kindom of heaven, make him God's will:

El que vol dir esque si de veritat aquest regne es el regne dels cels que deu ho vol.

• We fight for the people, we fight for freedom:

Vol dir que si ens enfrontem, ens tindran més respecte.

• It's what we do every day decid what will make a good man or not:

Significa que cada desició que prens et condueix cap a un futur o un altre.

• A sword is not only the leaves

Significa que també pots utilitzar la part per la que la agafes per lluitar.

• I am what I am, someone should be

El que vol dir esque lo que ell aparenta, no es la veitat.

3. Write the differences between the real life and the movie life of Balian.

The difference is that the Arabs taught cultivates, not vice versa.

4. The movie is based in 1184. Which was the crusade more next? How many crusades were there? When? Add a map (and the source)

There were 5 more crusades, the next crusade is at 1193.

5. How many places are there in the movie?

France and Jerusalem and the castlle of ''Crac''

6. Explain the weapons in the movie. Add pictures.

In the movie there are swords, shields, crosbow, bows, catapult, axes...

7. Explain the next phrase: " Saladin was an example of the Muslim hero who returned to Arabs and Muslims their pride and their dignity ".

Saladin is a muslim hero becose he returned Jerusalem at the Muslims.

8. Fill in each box with the suitable name

 CASTLE OF JERUSALEM  

KING OF JERUSALEM

  

                 

Salahadin











BALIÁN THE IBELÍN AND SIBLILA DE JEURSALÉN

9. Fill the gaps with the next words

People heard that the pope would instead a pardon to all who went on a crusade. That is the only  reason they went

People in Europe gained a lot from Muslims in the time of the crusades like plants,

luxuries, numerals, fortifications, new ideas. You must search these things.

10. Glossary:

sidi:

master: mestre

knight: cavaller

lord: senyor

vassal: Sevent

servant: Serventa

peasant: pagés

templar: Templer

God wishes: Deu ho vol.

Slave: Aplacar

military order: Ordre militar

Templers

La ordre de sant sepulcre

Ordre de caballers de malta