Introduction to Spanish Customs in English目录CONTENTS• Spanish Historical Background• Spanish cultural customs• Spanish Art and Architecture• Spanish Language and Education• Tourism and Life in Spain01CHAPTERSpanish Historical BackgroundSpain's acute history Began with the Paleolitic period, approximately 35000 BC The first known setters were Neanderthals, who lived in caves and hunted the abundant wildlifeThe Iberian Peninsula then became a crossloads for Phoenix, Greek, Carthaginian, and Roman traders, who established colonies and settlements along the Mediterranean coastlineThe Roman Empire bright Hispania under its control in the 2nd century BC, introducing Roman culture, language, and law Hispania flowed under Roman rule and because an important producer of grain, olive oil, and w