Final challenge: how did the Iberian Peninsula become Spain?

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1. 1 · Review

   What was the name of the war between Rome and Carthage that started after Saguntum?

   It began in 218 BC.

   • a) The Second Punic War
   • b) The War of Independence
   • c) The Numantine Festival
   • d) The Roman Revolution
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: a) The Second Punic War

   The attack on Saguntum started the Second Punic War, and the Romans arrived in 218 BC.

2. 2 · Review

   Who was the general who led the Romans in the Second Punic War in Hispania?

   He conquered Carthago Nova.

   • a) Hannibal
   • b) Scipio Africanus
   • c) Viriathus
   • d) Augustus
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: b) Scipio Africanus

   Scipio Africanus conquered Carthago Nova (209 BC) and won at Ilipa (206 BC).

3. 3 · The conquest

   Who was Viriathus?

   He defeated several Roman generals.

   • a) A Roman emperor
   • b) The leader of the Lusitanians
   • c) A Greek sailor
   • d) A Carthaginian merchant
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   Respuesta: b) The leader of the Lusitanians

   Viriathus led the Lusitanians against Rome until the Romans bribed three of his men to kill him.

4. 4 · The conquest

   Why was the north of the Peninsula the hardest part to conquer?

   Think about the landscape.

   • a) It was very mountainous and its people resisted
   • b) It was a desert
   • c) It was an island
   • d) Nobody lived there
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: a) It was very mountainous and its people resisted

   The north is mountainous and its peoples resisted strongly; it was conquered in 19 BC.

5. 5 · Romanisation

   What is Romanisation?

   Customs, language, laws…

   • a) When pre-Roman peoples adopt Roman culture
   • b) A type of Roman road
   • c) The fall of Rome
   • d) A Roman army
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   Respuesta: a) When pre-Roman peoples adopt Roman culture

   Romanisation is the process in which the pre-Roman peoples adopted Roman customs and culture.

6. 6 · Romanisation

   Spanish, Catalan, Galician and Portuguese come from…

   The language of Ancient Rome.

   • a) Greek
   • b) Latin
   • c) Phoenician
   • d) Basque
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: b) Latin

   They are Romance languages: they come from Latin.

7. 7 · Romanisation

   Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity in AD 312?

   Before that, Romans worshipped many gods.

   • a) Augustus
   • b) Trajan
   • c) Constantine
   • d) Romulus Augustus
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: c) Constantine

   Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in AD 312.

8. 8 · Famous Romans

   Match each Roman with the right fact

   Famous Romans from Hispania.

   1. Trajan
   2. Hadrian
   3. Seneca

   • a) Built a wall in Britain
   • b) Emperor from AD 98 to 117
   • c) Philosopher from Corduba
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: Trajan → Emperor from AD 98 to 117 · Hadrian → Built a wall in Britain · Seneca → Philosopher from Corduba

   Trajan and Hadrian came from Itálica and became emperors; Seneca was a philosopher from Córdoba.

9. 9 · Infrastructure

   Identify the type of structure

   Roman infrastructure in Spain.

   1. Segovia
   2. Alcántara
   3. Vía de la Plata

   • a) Aqueduct
   • b) Bridge
   • c) Road
   Ver la solución

   Respuesta: Segovia → Aqueduct · Alcántara → Bridge · Vía de la Plata → Road

   The Aqueduct of Segovia, the Alcántara Bridge and the Vía de la Plata road.

10. 10 · Infrastructure

    Why did the Romans build aqueducts?

    Think about water.

    • a) To carry water to towns and cities
    • b) To cross rivers
    • c) To defend the city
    • d) For chariot races
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: a) To carry water to towns and cities

    Aqueducts carried water from far away to towns and cities.

11. 11 · Roman cities

    Find the Roman names of these cities

    Latin name → today.

    1. Toletum
    2. Caesaraugusta
    3. Emerita Augusta

    • a) Mérida
    • b) Toledo
    • c) Zaragoza
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: Toletum → Toledo · Caesaraugusta → Zaragoza · Emerita Augusta → Mérida

    Toletum is Toledo, Caesaraugusta is Zaragoza and Emerita Augusta is Mérida.

12. 12 · The Empire

    Who was the first Roman Emperor?

    He founded the Empire in 27 BC.

    • a) Julius Caesar
    • b) Augustus
    • c) Hannibal
    • d) Constantine
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: b) Augustus

    Augustus founded the Roman Empire in 27 BC. Julius Caesar was a dictator, not an emperor.

13. 13 · The Empire

    When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

    It marks the end of Ancient History.

    • a) 19 BC
    • b) AD 312
    • c) AD 476
    • d) 1453
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: c) AD 476

    It fell in AD 476, the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Eastern Empire lasted until 1453.

14. 14 · Past simple

    The Western Roman Empire ___ in AD 476.

    fall → ?

    • a) falled
    • b) fell
    • c) fall
    • d) fallen
    Ver la solución

    Respuesta: b) fell

    Fall is irregular: fall → fell.