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Was the character of El Cid based on a real man?
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Yes. (His name was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar.)
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What does "el cid" mean?
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sir, lord, or master
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Who is "El Campeador"?
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El Cid (Rodrigo)
(campeador meant "field doctor or master" thus: champion) |
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Does the phrase, "him who in good hour was born" mean that El Cid was lucky, happy, rich, or handsome?
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lucky
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What is a vassal?
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a faithful servant or follower
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What are minstrels, troubadours, or bards?
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traveling story-tellers, entertainment in the Medieval Age
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Who was Alfonso VI?
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The King of Castile who exiled El Cid
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Did Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar live around 1000 AD or around 1492 AD?
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1000 AD (after the Moors had conquered Spain and when the Christians in the North were trying to re-conquer it back.) He lived from 1043-1099.
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a long, narrative poem telling the deeds of a legendary or historic hero
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epic
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an element that recurrs throughout a narration
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theme
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main theme of El Cid
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honor
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minor themes of El Cid (name 2)
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rise to power, being a good soldier, uprightness, battles, journeys, separation and return
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During what historic age did the epic story of El Cid take place?
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Medieval Age
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chivalry
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knightly courtesy and honor
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