The Iberian Península in pre-Roman times

Today we are going to work with a new THINKING ROUTINE. It is called THE MISTERY QUESTION. You have to think on what we learnt the last lesson: THE PREHISTORY. Once you have in mind you have to create a question that maybe one of your partners could not understand. The teacher will try to answer and explain better that points.

Once we have solved all the questions and everything is clear we are going to watch a video to learn a bit mor about PRE-ROMAN TIMES. Pay attention because at the end of the video you have to answer the following questions:

• Where is the place the video is talking about?
• What was the main crop iberians had?

PRE-ROMAN TIMES

The peninsula was inhabited by Iberians and Celtic tribes.

Then Phoenicians, Greeks and Cartigians came through Mediterranian Seas.

THE IBERIANS AND THE CELTS

Iberians lived in the east and south.

They lived in walled settelments and rectangular houses, they are divided into tribes.

They were herders, farmers, traders and craftsmen.

Celts lived in the centre and the north.

They lived in walled settements with round houses, they are divided into tribes. 

They were herders, farmers and expert metalworkers.

COLONIES

Phoenicians came from Asia, and settled on the southern coast.

Cadiz and Almunecar.

Greeks came from Greece, settled in the Mediterranean coast.

Denia and Ampuria.

Carthaginians came form North Africa, settled in the Mediterranean coast.

Cartagena. 

LET'S PLAY AND CONTINUE LEARNING:

Pre-Roman Times

When we talk about pre-Roman Times we are speaking about all the time which goes from the Prehistory to the Roman Empire in the Iberian Península. 

During this time in the Iberian Peninsula there were different groups of inhabitants: The Celts, The Iberians, The tartessians, The Phoenicians, The Greeks and The Cartaginians.

With this video you will understand better the beggining of this period, Let's have a look to the history of the Celts. 

The Iberians: they lived in the east and south of Spain. They were warriors, herders, farmers, craftsmen, merchants and slaves.

The Celts stayed in Spain in the north and the centre. Their tribes were divided into family clans. They were herders and farmers. They were also expert metalworkers, they made jewellery, weapons and tools.

Celts and Iberians mixed to form the Celtiberians. 

The Tartessians lived in the Guadalquivir valley (It was rich in metals: gold, silver and copper). They were great travellers and expert metalworkers and salt producers. 

The Phoenicians were traders from Asia. They were settled on the south coast. They founded Gades (Cadiz). Thay became important trading partners of the Tartessians. 

The Greeks settled on the Mediterranean coast. They came to trade ceramic objects for metals. They founded the city of Denia. 

The Carthaginians came from the North Africa to trade metals and cloth. They also settled on the Mediterranean coast and founded the city of Cartagena. 

All of this colonising civilisations left culturan legacies, such as the alphabet and metal coins. 

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LET'S PLAY AND REVIEW ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PRE-ROMAN TIMES.