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Spain – HISTORY http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain. 1 Since when have people been living in the Iberian Peninsula ? There have been people living t he re since Stone Age. 2 What two metals did the Phoenicians trade in? The Phoenicians brought tin and silver.
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1 Since when have people been living in the Iberian Peninsula? There have been people living there since Stone Age.
2 What two metals did the Phoenicians trade in? The Phoenicians brought tin and silver.
3 How long did the Roman Empire control Spain? The Roman Empire controlled Spain for about five hundred years.
4 When did the Muslim occupation start? It was in 711, when Arabic people started the occupation of Iberian Peninsula.
5 How long did the Moors rule Spain? The Moors ruled most of Spain for eight hundred years.
6 What did they call Spain then? They called the land Al-Andalus.
7 Why were the Moors very rich? Because they controlled the gold trade from the Ghana Empire in West Africa.
8 In which cities can we still see magnificent buildings built by the Moors? We can see many of their buildings still standing in cities in Andalusia, such as Seville, Granada, and Cordoba.
9 Was it difficult for the Jews and Christians to live in Muslim Spain? No, it wasn't because Muslim Spain was multicultural and tolerant, Jews, Christians and Muslims lived side by side.
10 When was the Kingdom of León born? The Kingdom of León, the most important in early Spanish Middle Ages, was born in 910.
11 In which way was this kingdom very forward? This Kingdom developed the first democratic parliament (Cortes de León) in Europe in 1188 and an economic system in 1202 where the monetary system was fixed.
12 In which year was Spain divided into regions and provinces? It was in 1833.
13 Who fought against the Muslims for many centuries till 1492 and why? The Christian kingdoms that were still in the North of Spain fought to take the rest Spain again from the Muslims.
14 Which part of Spain belonged to the Moors the longest ? It was a Granada „taifa“ that was undertaken by the Christians in 1492.
15 Who was Boabdil? Boabdil the last Moorish King of Granada, surrendered to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile on 2 January 1492. It was Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile who now ruled all of Spain.
16 Who were Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile? Ferdinand II was the King of Aragon (one of the Christian countries) and Isabella was the Queen of Castile. They were catholic monarchs. When they married Castile and Aragon came together.
17 What else happened in 1492? In the same year, 1492, Isabella and Ferdinand sent Christopher Columbus to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Columbus found the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
18 Who did Spain send to North and South America and why? Spain sent many soldiers and businessmen to North and South America, and they took over very large parts of those two continents. for example: Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro
19 Who were Charles’s grandfathers and what did he inherit after them? The Charles´ grandfathers were Ferdinand andMaximilian I of Austria, he received from him the Austria state and the territories of Burgun. Charles, at the death of his grandfather Ferdinad inherit Castille and Aragon.
20 Who invaded Spain (as well as other countries) in 19th century? Spain (and other European countries) was invaded by Napoleon of France. Spain, Britain and Europe sent its troops to defend the peninsula, since it was so weak.
There was not much peace in Spain during the first part of the 20th century. In 1936, two different groups of Spaniards went to war over whether the government should be a democracy, or take orders from one person. Španělsko si na začátku 20. století neužilo příliš míru. V roce 1936 začala občanská válka, ve které 2 názorově odlišné skupiny bojovaly o to, zda bude vládnout demokracie či diktatura. 21 Can you translate this into Czech?
In 1939, those who wanted democracy were defeated, and a nationalist dictator named Francisco Franco took over the government. He died on November 19 1975. V roce 1939 byli poraženi ti, kteří si přáli demokraci a vlády se ujal nacionalistický diktátor Francisco Franco. Zemřel 19. listopadu 1975.
He had decided that Spain should have a monarchy again, and he chose Juan Carlos to be king. But the king did not rule as a dictator; instead, he chose to set up a democracy. Ještě než zemřel rozhodl, že Španělsko bude znovu monarchií a za krále vybral Juana Carlose.Alekrál se nechoval jako diktátor. Naopak, rozhodl se zavést v zemi demokracii.
Now Spain is a modern democratic country, and does business with many countries around the world. It is the eighth economy of the world and is an important part of the European Union. V současnosti je Španělsko moderním demokratickým státem a obchoduje s mnoha zeměmi z celého světa. Je osmou světovou ekonomikou a důležitou součástí Evropské Unie.
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