HOJA DE REPASO - EXAMEN 1

Captulo introductorio
Map: locate regions, rivers or bodies of water, mountains

Captulo 1
What was the life of prehistoric people like: The age of stone (The Paleolithic). They practiced
hunting, fishing, and fruit picking. They found the oldest human remains in Europe.
What is arte rupestre: Rock art in Spain.
Where: The north: Francocantabrica zone, north of Spain. Example: Altamira
when: north-10,00 years or more before Christ. East- 5000 years BC
what:
why:

First immigrant groups:

Tartesios: From Africa, the whole south. In search of? Type of society?
Iberos: Coming from Africa. Established on each and south coast: Part of Iberian art inclues the
Dama de Elche
Celtas: From center of Europe, pushed towards west by others into castros: round buildings. In
search of? Society?
Celtberos: Fuson of Celts and Iberians in contact zones. In search of? Society?
Iberos: (Dama de Elche: Famous Iberian art, perfect facial features and body
celtas :(castros, communities with round buildings)

Colonizers:
Phoenicians: From eastern Mediterranean, came along coast of Africa, south of the penn.
Important colonies: Onoba and Malaca.
Greeks: They come from the north of the Mediterranean, and establish in cities like Emporion,
Kallipolis.
Carthaginians: They are on the coast of Africa, a colony of Phoenicians. They become the center
of culture and founded Carthago in the Iberian Penninsula.

ROMAN SPAIN
When, why and how did the Romans come to the Iberian Peninsula? They arrive to the Iberian
PEnnisulta with the second Punic War (218-201 AC). By winning the war, they stay and take
more and more land.
What type of conquest? 3 stages. 1. The coasts (it was a quick conquest with Greeks,
Carthaginians and others): people accustomed to contract with others. 2. The Interior ( slow
conquest with the Iberians, Celts, and Celtiberians). They were very independent people and did
not want to be dominated. 3. The north/northwest (the areas that Rome comes to control but not
Romanize)
How did they change society?
What contributions, and what remains?

GERMANIC AND VISIGOTHIC SPAIN

When, why and how did they come to the Iberian Peninsula?
What type of conquest?
How did they change society?
What contributions, and what remains?

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MOSLEM SPAIN
When, why and how did they come to the Iberian Peninsula?
What type of conquest?
How did they change society?
What contributions, and what remains?

THE RECONQUEST
What is it?
Where and when did it begin?
How did it proceed?
Where and when did it end?
What changes did it cause?

El Cid - Rodrigo Daz de Vivar

La escuela de traductores de Toledo
Architectural styles - Asturiano-Mozarabic (asturianomozrabe), romanesque (romnico), gothic
(gtico)
The Way of St. James (El camino de Santiago)

Captulo 3
The Reyes Catlicos
Who were they, and why are they so important to Spanish history?
What are four important events of 1492?

Important dates
218 BC/BCE ( 200 BC/BCE)
20-10 BC/BCE ( 0)
409/414 AD/CE ( 400 AD/CE)
711 AD/CE
1212 AD/CE
1492 AD/CE

Format of the exam

maps on separate maps, label the regions, bodies of water/rivers, mountain ranges that I ask for
(not all!)
short answer essays
time-line fill in either the event or the date that's missing
events of 1492
chart with some blanks to fill in important people/places/things, their culture/period,
importance/definition
extra credit!
You may write the exam in Spanish or English because I want you to focus on ideas, not on
language usage.