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=1.- ¿What differences are there between a civil building and a religious one?=

The differences between a civil building and a religious building are that the civil buildings were constructed for help to the protection of the city and the religious buildings were constructed to pray to gods of each religion

=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 Muslim Wall
 * 2) The Christian Wall
 * 3) Lujanes House and Tower
 * 4) Plaza del Alamillo
 * 5) Cava Alta
 * 6) Cava Baja
 * 7) Judería de Lavapies
 * 8) Barrio de la Moreria

Religious Buildings:
 * 1) Church of San Nicolas de los Servitas
 * 2) Church of San Miguel de los Octoes
 * 3) Parish of San Ginés
 * 4) Church of San Pedro el viejo

=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.

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 Moreria was the neighborhood where the muslims lived.

=4.-What function did the religious buildings have? What were they used for?=

The Parish of San Nicolás de los Servitas was constructed like a parish, but in the independence war was used like a place where soldiers and armies can safe their weapons and guns without problems, also was used like a barrack. Later was where the real band played.

The Church of San Miguel de los Octoes was a religious building used for pray to god.

The Parish of San Ginés was used to worship San Ginés de Arlés. In the civil war was used like a militar barrack.

The Church of San Pedro el viejo was used to pray and to workship god.

=5.- Who ordered the construction of the civil buildings and who paid it?Why?=

The Muslim Wall was constructed by the emir Muhammad 1 because they needed a high wall to protact the Alcazar, the house of the emir and the mosque.

The Christian Wall was constructed for protect all the new Christian neighborhoods created after the Reconquest.

The Lujanes house and tower was built as a residence for different nobles and then, for different uses.

The Plaza del Alamillo was constructed by the Muslims, was built because the muslims wanted to stablish in this square a court of justice, a city gall and a building for living.

The neighborhood of the Morería, Muhammad I ordered the construction of the wall for protect the city of Toledo.

=6.- Who ordered the construction of the religious buildings and who paid it?Why?= The Church of San Nicolas de los Servitas was build by people of the XII century for use it as a parish, but during the Independce War it was used for storing the weapons, then, as a barrack and as the acting hall of the Royal Band.

The Monastery of San Martín: It was constructed by Gaspar Ordoñez for use it as a parish.

The Church of San Miguel de los Octoes was constructed by the architect Santiago Bonavía in the XVIII century, for masses, confessions and sometimes for other celebrations.

The Parish of San Ginés was constructed for giving catholic masses.

The Church of San Pedro el viejo was built by Francisco Sanz for pray.

=The Big Question=

1.-
The society in the Middle Ages was organized in estates, in order to the estate you belong to or the power you had you can had some privileges. There were three main social estates that were organized in priviled estates and non-privileged estates there were two privileged estates and one non-privileged estate. The privileged estates were: The Nobles and the Clergy they were the most powerful estate in order to their money and power. The did not pay taxes they held the most important political positions. In the other hand the non-privileged state were: The Workers they have not political non economic power, they paid taxes to other estates.

2.-
The person that ordered the construction of the buildings wanted to became powerful and safe the city from the attacks of other countries, but I think that all those things were based on became powerful and powerful, the governonrs only wanted more and more power, but they had to kept the people pleased with them so they did things that peole of the country they governed needed like the Muslim and the Christian Walls the persons that ordered the construction ordered it to protect the city but also to show the power they had over the city nad the people.

3.-
I think that religion was very important because all people believed in god. The church was very powerful and rich because of that, but I don't think that the religion influyed a lot in the status, because clergy, nobles and workers were religious, but to the clergy was more important the power and the money than the religion.