Ancient Times on the Iberian Peninsula

They inhabited the north and northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.

They lived in CASTROS.

They were organized in FAMILY CLANS.

• The Celtiberians

• The Iberians

• The Carthaginians

• The Celts

They inhabited the SOUTH and MEDITERRANEAN coasts.

They lived in WALLED-CITY STATES.

They had ARISTOCRATIC SOCIETIES.

They owned SLAVES.

• The Greeks

• The Carthaginians

• The Iberians

• The Celts

They lived in the CENTRAL PART of the península.

They were organised in TRIBES.

They were LIVESTOCK FARMERS.

The main influence on their RELIGION came from the Celts.

• The Romans

• The Carthaginians

• The Iberians

• The Celtiberians

ORIGIN: modern-day Lebanon

WHY: looked for metals.

INTRODUCED: currency, writing, the alphabet and the potter’s wheel

CITIES THEY FOUNDED: Gadir and Malaka

ORIGIN: Phoenician colony in North Africa

WHY: expansion across the western Mediterranean

CITIES THEY FOUNDED: Cartago Nova

ORIGIN: Northern and Central Europe

INTRODUCED: language, tools (plough), and iron metallurgy

SETTLEMENT: the northern half of the peninsula

The Romans arrived on the Iberian Peninsula while Rome and Carthage were fighting for control over the Mediterranean in the _____ ______ War

(218-201 BC).

General ______ attacked the city of Sagunto.

First Stage of the Roman Conquest:

The Romans landed in _______ and won at Ilipa (206 BC).

• Sagunto

• Cartago Nova

• Rhode

• Emporion

__________ completed the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by dominating the Northern region.

• Tiberius

• Octavian Augustus

• Ptolomeo

• Neron