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Where did the Greeks come from and where did they establish colonies?
Greece. They established colonies on the north-eastern coast.
Where did the Carthaginians come from?
North Africa
Where did the Phoenicians come from?
Asia
Where did the Carthaginians establish colonies?
In the east of the peninsula and on the Balearic islands.
Where did the Phoenicians establish colonies?
The southern coast.
At the start of Ancient History, which two groups lived on the Iberian Peninsula?
Celts and Iberians (Celtiberians)
When did people from Phoenician, Greek and Carthaginian civilisations come to the Iberian Peninsula?
From about the 10th century B.C.
What did the Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians introduce to the Iberian Peninsula that changed how people lived?
New products (wine and olive oil), writing, and coins for trading.
Why did the Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians come to the Iberian Peninsula? What were they looking for?
They came to trade with Celtiberians. They were looking for metals.
True or False? The Phoenicians came from North Africa.
False. They came from Asia.
When did the Romans begin their conquest of the Iberian Peninsula?
218 B.C.
Who were the Roman's rivals? Why?
The Carthaginians because they both wanted to control the Mediterranean sea.
What was the name of the Carthaginian general who attacked Saguntum in 219 B.C.?
Hannibal
What is a siege?
When a military surrounds a town and isolates them from getting supplies so that they will surrender. When the town surrenders the attacker gets control.
When did the Romans invade the Iberian Peninsula? What parts did they control after they defeated the Carthaginians?
218 B.C. They controlled the east and south of the peninsula.
How long did the romans fight against the Celtiberians?
almost 200 years
