WHEN DID ANCIENT HISTORY BEGIN?
How many years ago did Ancient History begin?
Around 5000 years ago
Where did the Celts live?
In the north and west.
When did the Romans conquer Spain?
Over 2000 years ago
What did they build to make travelling easier over obstacles?
Bridges
Who ruled the Roman Empire?
The Emperor.
What marked the beginning of Ancient history?
The invention of writing.
How were the Iberians’ houses?
Rectangular.
What’s the name of the process in which Romans introduced their culture and way of life to people?
Romanisation.
What artworks were three-dimensional portraits of important people?
Sculptures.
Who invaded the Roman Empire?
The Barbarians.
Where did ancient civilisations formed cities?
Next to rivers.
Why did Phoenician, Greek and Carthaginian civilisations come to the Iberian Peninsula?
To trade.
What did they build to carry water to cities?
Aqueducts.
Where did they watch chariot racing?
In the circus.
Who were the Barbarians?
Germanics and Huns.
Where was writing invented?
In Mesopotamia.
Where did the Phoenicians come from?
Asia.
What language did they introduce?
Latin.
Where did gladiators fight?
Amphitheatre.
When did the Roman Empire end?
In 476 AD.
How was writing called at the beginning?
Cuneiform.
Name one example of a colony Carthaginians created.
Ebussus (Ibiza)
How was their society divided?
Patricians, plebeians and slaves.
Which 3 emperors were born in Hispania?
Trajan, Hadrian and Theodosius.