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toc =The answer for the solutions of the page Treasure Hunt (La Caza del Tesoro) are:=

1. What marks the differences between a civil and a religious building?
The diference are that the civil buildings are places were the kings maybe live. In the civil buildings the presidents and important people give conferences. And the religious buildings are places in which the priest,monks etc... Live or go to pray, celebrate mass.

**2. Make a list of the most important civil buildings and another of the most important religious buildings in the city that you can still see today.**

 * __Civil Buildings__**


 * 1) The Ribat.
 * 2) The Muslim Wall.
 * 3) The Christian Wall.
 * 4) The House and Tower of los Lujanes.
 * 5) The Alamillo Square.
 * 6) The Morería District.


 * __Religious Buildings__**

1. The Church of San Nicolás of Los Servitas. 2. The Basilica of San Miguel of los Octoes. 3. The Parish Church of San Ginés. =3.- What was the function of the civil building?What were they used for?=

The Muslim Wall was constructed to protect the Muslim city. The Christian Wall was constructed to protect the city of Madrid after the Reconquest. The Ribat was used like wall and an Arabian Monastery. Lujanes House and Tower was the residence of King Francis I. Inside the building was located the optical telegraph. In the Plaza del Alamillo were constructed a tribunal of justice, a townhall and a building. Cava Alta and Cava Baja were moats that protect the Christian Wall. Judería de Lavapies was the neighborhood where the jews lived. Barrio de la Moreira was the neighborhood where the muslims lived. =4. What function did the religious buildings have? What were they used for?=


 * San Andrés Parish:** This parish was constructed to pay tribute to the apostle St. Andres and for praise him.


 * San Nicolas de los Servitas Church:** It was built as a parish, but during the independence war it was used to storege the weapons, later it was used as cuartel,warehouse,and as the acting hall of the Royal Band.


 * San Pedro el Viejo Church:** It was constructed to pray.


 * San Gines Parish:** It is used to catholic Mass.


 * San Miguel de los Ochotes Parish:** It was built to pray an to conffered to God.


 * Santa Cruz Parish:** The parish was built to commemorate the victory of Las Navas de Tolosa.


 * San Martín Monastery:** I t was built to serve as parish or convent.

5. Who ordered and paid for the construction of the civil buildings? Why?
Ribat: Ordered by Muhammad I for avoid the christian invasion. Muslim Wall: Ordered by Muhammad I for protect the city of Madrid against the christians. Muslim Wall: Ordered by Alfonso VII for protect the new city of Madrid after the Reconquest. Hospital de Santa Catalina de los Donados: Ordered by Pedro Fernandez Lorca it was a hospital and a chapel. Plaza del Alamillo: Ordered by Muslim people to set up a city hall,a building to live and a court. La Morería: Ordered by Muhammad I. =6.Who ordered and pay for the construction of the religious buildings? Why for?=

1. Iglesia de San Nicolas de los Servitas: Probably it was built on some muslim parish.

2. Monasterio de San Martin: It was told to built by Alfonso VII. It was rebuilt by the command of Gaspar Ordoñez and Fernando Arbos.

3. Iglesia de San Miguel de los Octoes: It was order to be rebuilt by the Cardinal Infante Luis Antonio de Borbón y Farnesio and it was rebuilt by Santiago Bonavia.

4. Parroquia de San Gines

5. Parroquia de Santa Cruz: It was order to built by Alfonso VIII.

6. Parroquia San Andres.

7. Iglesia de San Pedro el viejo.

7.2. What did the people who built the buildings hope to show with their structures?
===7.3.What role did religion play during the Middle Ages? Was it a private and personal matter? Or, was it related to social status?===

During the Middle Ages the society was organized into three social groups: And finally **the peasants**, were a non-privileged estate so they had to pay taxes. They were the most part of the population and they were the poorest.
 * The nobles**, were a privileged estate so they didn´t have to pay taxes, their duty was to protect the population. They were the Knights and their families. They lived in castles. The most important thing that a noblewoman had to do is get married and have childrens.
 * The clergy** were also a privileged estate. Their duty was to pray for the spiritual salvation of the population. There are two types of clergy, the secular clergy and the regular clergy.

I think that the builders want to show a simple structure but very completes, because the people that paid the buildings, pay a lot of money so they had to made a big structure but simple with a lot of decoration.

I think that the religion the role during Middle Ages was very important, because the majority of the people were believers so they obeid all that the church said. Also the religion was important because the nobles depended of the religion and the religion depend of the nobles. For example some nobles became kings when the king´s death didn´t have descendants the new king has to be aprovated by the Pope; and the clergy depended when they lost a religious part the nobles made the crusades and they tried to recuperate it