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La Península Ibérica en la Antigüedad

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  • What was the capital of the Carthaginians?
    Cartague
  • What was the main Celtic economic activity?
    Farming
  • Where did the Iberians live?
    In the east and south of the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Which city was an ally of Rome?
    Saguntum
  • Who completed the Roman conquest of Hispania?
    Octavian Augustus.
  • What were two important Greek colonies?
    Rhode and Emporion.
  • What did the Phoenicians introduce?
    Fish salting and new types of pottery
  • What was Hispania divided into?
    Roman provinces
  • Name one Phoenician colony in Iberia.
    Gadir
  • Why did the Romans come to Hispania?
    To fight the Carthaginians.
  • Who was Viriathus?
    A Lusitanian leader who fought Rome.
  • Who was the famous Carthaginian general?
    Hanibbal
  • How was Celtic society organized?
    Into tribes.
  • What famous Iberian sculptures are mentioned in the book?
    The Ladies of Elche and Baza.
  • What famous Celtic sculptures represented protective animals?
    The verracos
  • Why did Rome fight Carthage?
    For control of the western Mediterranean.
  • What were Celtic fortified settlements called?
    Castros
  • What was an important Celtic industry?
    Ironworking
  • What crops did the Iberians grow?
    Cereals, grapes and olives.
  • Why did the Phoenicians come to Iberia?
    They wanted its mineral resources.
  • What was the main activity of the Iberian economy?
    Agriculture
  • Where were Phoenician settlements located?
    On the coast.
  • Where did the Celts come from?
    They came from Central Europe.
  • What happened to Iberian dead people?
    They were cremated.
  • What were the two main groups in pre-Roman Iberia?
    The Celts and the Iberians.
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