Ancient History

Question 1

Ancient History dates

Answer 1

2000 BCE - 409

Question 2

Firts civilisations on the peninsula

Answer 2

Iberians, celts, celitiberians, tartessos, basques

Question 3

Arrive in 1100 BC

Answer 3

Phoenicians (peaceful)

Question 4

Gadir / Gades (cadiz)

Answer 4

Phoenician colony

Question 5

Arrive in 600 BC

Answer 5

Greeks

Question 6

Stablished mostly on the north because phonecians were on the south

Answer 6

Greeks

Question 7

Emporion / Empúries

Answer 7

Greek colony

Question 8

Arrive in 270 BCE

Answer 8

Carthagineans

Question 9

Warriors, wanted independence from phoenicians

Answer 9

Carthagineans

Question 10

Barca family

Answer 10

Hamilcar (275-288 bce), hasdrubal (245-207 bce), hannibal (247-183)

Question 11

Already fought the romans, 1st punic war

Answer 11

Hamilcar (275-288)

Question 12

Reach peaceful agreement with romans, next to hamilcar

Answer 12

Hasdrubal (245-207 bce)

Question 13

Dethrones hasdrubal to fight against the romans

Answer 13

Hannibal (247-183)

Question 14

War where hannibal fought against the romans to conquer spain and have an empire. Loses

Answer 14

2nd punic war

Question 15

River that divides romans and carthagineans

Answer 15

Ebro

Question 16

Arrive in 218 bce

Answer 16

Romans

Question 17

Fierce resistance of local population where the main strategy used was guerrilla.

Answer 17

Viriato (155-139 bce). Lusitan wars

Question 18

Fierce resistance of local population were the city was seiged and the main strategy was to be death before taken

Answer 18

Celtiberian wars 155 -133 bce

Numantia 143 - 133 bce

Question 19

War that came up as a result of the resistance of the population towards romans in 29-19 bce

Answer 19

Cantabrian wars.

Question 20

The roman empire in spain was divided into 6 provinces:

Answer 20

Tarraconesis, gallaecia, lusitania, baetica, carthaginesis, balearica.

Question 21

1st capital of the roman empire in spain, founded in 218 bce

Answer 21

Tarraco

Question 22

Key parts of a roman city

Answer 22

Main streets, forum (temple), amphitheatre, grid like, insula (edificio de departamentos), arch of triumph, via sepulchralis

Question 23

Literal meaning in latin of the phrase keep the population well feed and entertained

Answer 23

Panem et circences

Question 24

Big roman baths with many rooms, each one dedicated to different uses

Answer 24

Roman thermae

Question 25

Roman living building

Answer 25

Insula

Question 26

Big roman houses with all the services, a patio im the middle, usually located outside the city

Answer 26

Roman villa

Question 27

Roman emperor who divided the empire into roman and bizantium.

Answer 27

Diocletian (284-305)

Question 28

Roman emperor who gave free cult to christians

Answer 28

Constantine (306-337)

Question 29

Roman emperor who made chistianism the official religion

Answer 29

Theodosian (376-395)

Question 30

Another reason for the fall of the roman empire

Answer 30

The attacks on different fronts from germanic tribes

Question 31

Roman name for the mediterranean sea, also means “our sea”

Answer 31

Mare Nostrum