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the stone age

the stone age

The first humans arrived in the Iberian Peninsula about 1.2 million years ago.The oldest humans remains in spain are in Atapuerca,Burgos. Other archaelogical sities on the Iberian Peninsula from thise age are:Altamira cave(Cantabria),Tito Bustillo cave(Asturias),La Pileta cave(Malaga),La Vallorta cave(Castellon).

The Metal age

The Metal age

During this period, humans began to use metal tools and they became specialised in different jobs. Some important archeological sites from this age are: Los Millares (Almeria), castro de Santa Tecla (Pontevedra), Motilla del Azuer (Ciudad Real).

Ancient History

This period began after writing appeared and ended with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476. During this period, different civilisations lived in the iIberian Peninsula.In 218 BC, the Romans came to the Iberian Peninsula was called Hispania.

Ancient History

This period began after writing appeared and ended with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476. During this period, different civilisations lived in the iIberian Peninsula.In 218 BC, the Romans came to the Iberian Peninsula was called Hispania.

the Middle Ages.

the Middle Ages.

This period began after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ended with the arrival of Columbus in America in 1492. During this period, many cultures existed in Spain. Under Muslim rule, Spain was called Al-Andalus.

the Modern Age.

This period began after the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and ended with the French Revolution in 1789.

the Modern Age.

This period began after the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and ended with the French Revolution in 1789.

the Contemporary Age

the Contemporary Age

This period began when the french Revolution broke out in France. In 1808, the rench army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, invaded Spain. This marked the beginning of a new period in the country.

The Stone Age is divided in two ages:

The Neolithic Age

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The Palaeolithic Age

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The Metal Age

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Iron Age

Bronze Age

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What was life like in the Metal Ages?

• Villages were surrounded by forts and walls for protection.
• New jobs,such as metal worker and trader appeard.
• People used gold and silver to make coins and jewellery.
• People lived in huts made out of adobe. The roofs were coverd with different materials,sach as straw.
• Society became more hierarchical according to the amount of property people had.

Pre-Romans In The Iberian Peninsula

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Northen Tribes

Celts

Iberians

Colonisation of the Iberian Peninsula

Characteristics:

• They were good navigators and had the most advanced boat.
• They were skilled metal and glass workers.
• They brought their own alphabet.It used individual letters,not pictures or hieroglyphics.

Colonisation of the Iberian Peninsula

Until approximately 1100 BC many different tribes lived on the Iberian Peninsula.Then,other Mediterranean cultures began establishing colonies on the coasts.they were interested in the Peninsula´s location.the location made it easy to control trade and commerce at sea.They were also interested in all the natural resouces of the Peninsula,such as minerals.

Ancient Greeks

The Ancient Greeks also came froom the east of the Mediterranean Sea(modern-day Greece).They founded Rhode(Rosa) and Emporion(Ampurias).

Characteristics:

• They were literate and skilled in poetry,theatre and art.
• They used stone to make sculptures.
• They belived in many different goods and goddesses.

• They were good navigators and had the most advanced boat.
• They were skilled metal and glass workers.
• They brought their own alphabet.It used individual letters,not pictures or hieroglyphics.

Carthaginians

The Carthaginians came from Carthage,a city in the north of Africa (modern-day Tunisia).They founded Carthago Nova(Cartagena).

Characteristics

• They were interested in expanding their territory and having military control of the Iberian Peninsula.This caused conflict with the Romans when they arrived.The Carthaginian general Hannibel led this conflict.
• They attacked and controlled cities founded by the Phoenicians,such as Saguntum(Sagunto).

The Roman Conquest

The Romans arrived in the Iberian Peninsula in the 3rd century BC.They found many tribes living in different areas of the Peninsula.

Celts

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• The Celts settled in the central and western part of the Iberian Peninsula.
• They lived in rural communities.
• They were farmers .They had animals,such as cows,pigs and sheep.
• They Made beautiful jewellery and stone sculptures.

Iberians

• They Iberians settled along the Mediterranean coast.
• They lived in urban settlements located on hills.Their towns had wals and tall watchtowers to defend themselves from enemies.
• They made different types of sculptures.They built large stone megaliths for burial ceremonies.
• They traded goods with other Mediterranean cultures,such as the Phoenicians.

Northen Tribes

• The Galaicos,Cantabros,Astures and Vascones settled in the north of the Iberian Peninsula.
• They were very good at metal work.Their farming techniques were very basic.
• These tribes lived in stone villages called castros.The casatros were usually on the top of hills for defence.

Characteristics:

• They were good navigators and had the most advanced boat.
• They were skilled metal and glass workers.
• They brought their own alphabet.It used individual letters,not pictures or hieroglyphics.

The Neolithic Age

• People became farmers and cultivated crops.
• They formed communities and settled in villages,usually near water.They became sedentary.
• They developed trade with other villages.
• They still used tools made of wood and began to polish stone.This means tools became sharper.
• They made textiles for clothing.
• They used ceramic poots for cooking and storage.
• They built stone monuments for burials and rituals.

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The Palaeolithic Age

• During this first period of Prehistory,people lives in caves.They were nomads and hunter-gatherers.This means they moved around to hunt,fish and find plants for food.
• They discoverd fire.They used it cooking,keeping warm and as protection from animals.
• They made tools froom stone,bone and wood.
• They wore animals skin.

Phoencians

The Phoencians were the first colonisers.They came froom the Near East (modern-day Syria,Lebanon and Israel).They founded Gadir(Cadiz) and Malaka (Malaga).