Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

Index.

1-Spain in the ancient worldA) Iberians and celtsB) Traders of the Mediterraneans.C) The Romans.

2-The Middle Ages.3-Life in the Middle Ages.

A) VisigothsB) MuslimsC) Expansion of Christian people.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

a) IBERIANS AND CELTS. The Ancient World began in Spain about

3000 years ago when the Iberians who inhabited the Peninsula invented their own way of writing.

1-SPAIN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.

Inhabited the East and South of the Peninsula. They were farmers and practised commerce.Sculpture was very important for them.

They came from the central and North Europe at 9th century BC, and settled in the North and centre of the Peninsula.They were farmers and worked with iron.

IBERIANS CELTS

The lady of Elche.

An Iberian statue in Madrid(Museo Arqueológico).

Celtic art in Spain.

Celtic art in Galicia (Spain).

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

B) Traders of the Mediterranean. At the end of the 8th century BC other

people arrived from the East of the Mediterranean. They traded in metals, fabric, iron objects and perfumes .

1-SPAIN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.

From Phoenicia, arrived first and settled on the southern costs.

The Greeks arrived in the 6th century BC and formed colonies on the eastern coast.

PHOENICIANS GREEKS

THE IBERIAN PENINSULA UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE ROMANS.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

C) The Romans.

1-SPAIN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.

The Romans began their conquest of the Península in the year 219BC.It ended in the year 19BC.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

C) The Romans.

1-SPAIN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.

They called the territory Hispania and introduced:•Roman culture, language and a way of life (romanization).•New agricultural techniques, like irrigation.•New commercial techniques, like money.•New architectural techniques , like arches.•A new calendar, which is the basis of the calendar we have today.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .

C) The Romans.

1-SPAIN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.

The Romans introduced their

culture ,language, and way of life to

Hispania and founded cities.

S.P.Q.RSenatus Populus Que Romanus.

Germanic

invasions.

476- Visigoths

and Franks invaded

the Roman Empire.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .2-THE MIDDLE AGES.

Important events in the Middle Ages.

Carolingian Empire.

800- Charlemag

ne conquered

large territories

throughout Europe.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .2-THE MIDDLE AGES.

Important events in the Middle Ages.

Feudalism

Nobles becames

lords.Feudal lords were nobles who

lived in castles, owned

lands and have serfs

Discovery of América.

1492-Christopher Columbus discovered America. Here the Middle

Ages ended

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainA ) The Visigoths.

The Visigoths were Germanic people that

settled in Hispania in the 5th century. In the 6th century they founded a kingdom with capital in

Toledo.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainA ) The Visigoths.

During the Roman period life was urban and commercial.

Under the Visigoths it was rural..The kingdom of Toledo ended

when it was conquered by Muslims.

3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The Muslims.

The Muslims from the North of Africa arrived in Spain in the

year 711.They conquered almost all the

territory and called it Al-Ándalus.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The Muslims.

In the 10th century they founded the Caliphate of Cordoba.

Cordoba was a big city with libraries,public baths and a great

mosque.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The Muslims.

Many Christians took refuge in the North and founded

small kingdomsthat conquered

gradually,and expanded the territories of Al-Ándalus. The Caliphate of Córdoba ended

in the year 1031.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The Muslims.

The Catholic Kings conquered the last kingdom dominated by

the Muslims, the kingdom of Granada in 1492.

Also, the same year Columbus discovered America and the

Middle Ages ended.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The Muslims.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The expansion of Christian people..

With the arrival of the Muslims, many Christians took refuge in

the North of the Península, where they founded small

kingdoms.Little by little these kingdoms

started the conquest of Al-Ándalus

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The expansion of Christian people..

In 1492 the Catholic Kings conquered the kingdom of

Granada.The conquest of al-Ándalus

ended.The same year Columbus

discovers America and it marks the end of the Middle Ages.

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) .3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The expansion of Christian people..

Unit 5b: History (Part 2) 3-Life in the Middle Ages in SpainB)The expansion of Christian people..