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Earliest inhabitants of spain that united.
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the Iberians (los iberos) and the Celts (los celtas)
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Iberians and Celts united to form what group
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the Celtiberians (los celtiberos)
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what 2 groups established colonies and trading posts in spain from about the 11th to 8th century BC
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the Phoenicians (los fenicios and the Greeks (los griegos
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Who invaded spain in the 3rd century BC
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The Carthaginians (los cartagineses)
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The romans (los romanos) did what 4 things
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1. defeated the Carthaginians about 200 BC 2. ruled spain for 6 entrues until about AD 400 3. built bridges, acqueducts & roads, 4 introduced their language Latin from which prestent day spanish is derived.
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Who were the Visigoths (los visigodos)
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A germanic tribe that defeated the Romans and invaded Spain (AD 409)
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Who were the Moors (los moros)
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they invaded Spain defeated the Visigoths in AD711. They ruled large areas of spain for about 700 years or 7 centuriesand were driven out of spain in 1492.
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what 3 things did the Moors do
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1.Contributed greatly in philosophy, medicine, math and astronomy2. developed commerce and agriculture and devised an irrigation system by using a waterwheel called NORIA 3. Introduced many Arabic words into the spanish language (beginning with al) like algodon, alcalde, algebra, and others
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Who was Don Pelayo
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The frist leader in the Reconquest of Spain from the Moors. He defeated them in the Battle of Covadonga (AD718) (Hero)
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Who was EL CID
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar - Spain's national hero. He also fought the moors and captured Valencia from them in 1094.
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