Paleolithic Stone Age

(2.5 million of years ago)

It started when the human beings appeared People moved from one place to another They lived by hunting, fishing and gathering wild plants They used the skin of the animals to cover themselves. They learned to manage the fire Crafstmen made tools and weapons by hitting one stone against another It started when the human beings were able to domesticate animals They started to lived permanently in one place They built up villages They were farmers, learned to cultivate plants They built monuments: menhirs and dolmens Craftsmen made polished stone tools and weapons They made pots and cloth It started when they were able to work with metals (7.000 years ago) The wheel and the plough were invented Craftsmen made metal Tools, weapons and jewellery

Neolithic Prehistory

Metal ages

The first artist cave paintings were painted on cave walls and ceilings. E.g. Altamira in Cantabria

Pre-roman times The peninsula was inhabited by: Iberian and Celtic tribes, later, Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians
Lived in the esat and south of the peninsula They lived in walled settlements with rectangular houses They were divided into tribes They were herders, farmers, traders and craftsmen Art Lady of Elche Lived in the centre and north of the peninsula Lived in walled settlement with round houses They were divided in tribes They were herders, farmers and expert metalworkers Phoenicians Came from Asia and settled on the southern coast. They founded Cadiz and Almuecar. Greeks Came from Greece and settled on the Mediterranean coast. They founded Denia and Ampurias.

Iberians

Iberians & Celts

Celts

COLONIES
Carthaginians came from North Africa and settled on the Mediterranean coast. They founded Cartagena

ROMAN TIMES

The romans defeated the Carthaginians and conquered the Iberian peninsula The peninsula was called Hispania The conquered tribes adopted the Roman customs and spoke latin Important peopled from Hispania: Seneca (philosopher), Trajan and Hadrian (emperors) Hispania was Roman for 600 years In the 400 A.D., the Visigothic defeated the romans They founded Tarraco, Sagunto and Hispalis The cities had 2 main streets The cities had a forum: a large public square for celebrations They built roads, that connected the different cities Temples For religious purposes

ROMAN CITIES ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

Theatres, amphitheatres and circuses For entertainment Aqueducts Transported water to the cities Public bath houses Used hot water