Who left us a legacy of philosophy, theatre, and poetry, and were pioneers of democracy?
the Greeks
Floors of the buildings of Roman society used to be tiled with ___
mosaics
What are the three classes of Roman society? (just the names)
Patricians, Commoners, and Slaves
Name the three types of influential and important Roman art
painting, architecture, sculpture
Name and describe the two types of houses in Roman society
Domus: where the wealthy families lived in a single family house with a big courtyard in the middle and rooms for slaves
Insulae: where poor families lived in apartment buildings
Which colony were merchants from the Eastern Mediterranean?
the Phoenicians
What city did the Phoenicians found?
Gades, now Cadiz
Name the first 3 colonizers in Iberia
Carthaginians, Greeks, Phoenicians
What was life like in Roman Hispania? (what did they do)
-mainly in cities
-theatre
-circus
-chariot races
-gladiatorial combats
Where did the Carthaginians come from?
Carthage, in North Africa
Who left an important legacy of the alphabet, navigation, agriculture, and trade?
the Phoenicians
Which civilization farmed livestock and crops, were metalworkers, used Iberian writing and coins, and lived in the central part of Iberia?
Celtiberians
Which civilization lived in fortified settlements called castros and lived in northwest Iberia?
Celts
Who were one of the first to inhabit the Iberian peninsula, occupied coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea, cultivated the land, made great works of art, were great craftsmen, and learned how to write from the Phoenicians and Greeks?
the Iberians
Which civilization lived in the west of Andalucia, traded with the Phoenicians and Greeks, developed their own writing and metals, and spoke their own language and alphabet?
the Turdetans
What are the differences and characteristics of the different classes of Roman society?
-Patricians were rich and powerful families
-Commoners were poor families and former slaves
-Slaves had no rights and were property of their masters