Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Museo Provincial de Segovia



Last Thursday we visited the Segovian museum that shows the history of Segovia, including the construction of the aqueduct, the process of making money, cutting and selling wool, and the lifestyles of the Segovians, for example, their clothes and jewelry. We watched a video about the benefits of building the aqueduct in Segovia because the Romans were looking for some land that had animals, workers, clean water, and was located in the center of the country. The video gave us an example of the instruments used by the Romans to construct the aqueduct, like pincers to raise the stones. The aqueduct was very important because it brought the water and the water provided life. Today, Segovia doesn’t use the aqueduct to provide their water. We also saw instruments that the Segovians used to survive like triangular knives, chisels, and bells for the cows. Then, we learned the importance of producing wool. An interesting fact is that people that worked with the wool did not have to serve in the military. Overall, we learned a lot of information about the history and the current lifestyle of Segovia and we had a lot of fun on our visit to the museum!

Today's bloggers Cara and Juliet


A picture about the construction of the aqueduct

Tools used by the Segovians.

An example of the jewelry.

Our Crazy Professor

Where they made the wool.

Relics found in the province

View of the Alcazar from the museum
 
Replica of language from the region from 1518

Used for spinning wool

Copper bowl with design made from a water mill

Hoy visitamos El Museo de Segovia que muestra la historia de Segovia incluyendo la construcción del acueducto, el proceso de fabricando moneda, cortando y vendiendo lana, y también los estilos de las vidas de los segovianos, por ejemplo, la ropa y la joyería. Vimos un video sobre los beneficios de edificando el acueducto en Segovia porque los Romanos estaban buscando alguna tierra que tuvo animales, trabajadores, agua pura, y estaba en el centro del país. El video nos dijo un ejemplo de los instrumentos ellos usaban a construir el acueducto como las tenazas para elevar las piedras. El acueducto fue muy importante porque trajo el agua y el agua trajo la vida. Hoy en día, Segovia no usa el acueducto para traer el agua. También, vimos instrumentos que los segovianos usaban para sobrevivir, por ejemplo, cuchillos de hoja triangular, alcotanas, podones, y campanas para las vacas. Luego, aprendimos de la importancia de producir lana. Un dato interesante es que la gente que trabajó con la lana no tenía que servir en las fuerzas armadas. Aprendimos mucha información sobre la historia y el presente de Segovia y disfrutamos mucho nuestra visita al museo.


5 comments:

  1. "View of the Alcazar from the museum"- is this caption supposed to read "Postcard of the Alcazar from the museum"?? Because that picture is so gorgeous it just doesn't look real... come on Dr. McConnell, send me a postcard!! Great blog everyone! S.King

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  2. I really enjoyed the visit to this museum, it was interesting to actually learn about some SEGOVIAN history! We also got a really awesome view of the Alcazar! :)

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  3. Haha my favorite picture is of McConell posing like the skeleton! This museum was really cool and interesting, especially the parts about the technology used for spinning wool.

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  4. Love the photo of McConnell playing dead haha! I really liked the 3D map of Segovia with all the terrain.
    Maysa

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  5. The wool spinning apparatus was cool, and I liked learning about Segovias history. The photo of MConnell being a skeleton is hilarious !

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