Pre-Roman Spain: Cultural Diversity Flashcards
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A collection of vocabulary flashcards detailing the colonizers, indigenous kingdoms, and cultural contributions in the Iberian Peninsula during the first millennium BCE.
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Phoenicians
Colonizers from present-day Lebanon who arrived in the 9th century BCE to trade metals and established settlements like Gadir and Malaka.
Gadir
A main Phoenician settlement located in present-day Cádiz.
Malaka
A main Phoenician settlement located in present-day Málaga.
Sexi
A main Phoenician settlement located in present-day Almuñécar.
Abdera
A main Phoenician settlement located in present-day Adra.
Phoenician Contributions
The introduction of vine cultivation, salt fish conservation, the potter's wheel, purple fabric dyes, and alphabetic writing to the indigenous peoples.
Greeks
Colonizers from various poleis who arrived in the 8th century BCE and formed colonies along the Mediterranean coast such as Emporion and Rhode.
Emporion
A Greek colony located in present-day Ampurias.
Rhode
A Greek colony located in present-day Rosas.
Mainake
A Greek colony located in present-day Torre del Mar.
Greek Contributions
The introduction of money, writing, art, and the cultivation of olives to the Iberian Peninsula.
Carthaginians
Colonizers from a former Phoenician colony in Tunisia who settled the Balearic Islands in the 7th century BCE and took control of Phoenician colonies in the 6th century BCE.
Ebussus
A main Carthaginian settlement located in present-day Eivissa.
Quart Hadasht
A main Carthaginian settlement located in present-day Cartagena.
Mago
A main Carthaginian settlement located in present-day Mahón.
Tartessos
The first known kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, reaching its splendor between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE in the Huelva and Guadalquivir valley regions.
Aliseda treasure
An example of the refined artistic expression created by the Tartessian civilization.
500 BCE
The approximate date the Tartessian civilization disappeared, possibly as a result of Carthaginian domination.
Indo-European Celts
People who migrated to the peninsula in waves starting in the 9th century BCE, with a major invasion occurring in the 6th century BCE.