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 wineIncident historyMedical Spain was marketed by the Visigothic Kingdom (AD 476-711), which followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire The Visigoths introduced Christianity and established a federal system with a strong central governmentThe Moorish invasion in AD 711 led to the establishment of Islamic rule over most of Spain The Moors introduced their culture, language (Arabic), and architecture, which influenced Spanish culture and language to this dayThe Reconquista (the request of Spain from the Moors) was in the 8th center and last until the 15th center, when Granada, the last Moorish stronghold, fell to the ChristiansMedical historyModern history• Modern Span has been shaped by its boron rules, who introduced absolutism and centralized government in the 18th century The Spanish Enlightenment (Ilustraci ó n) movement addressed to modernize Spain by promoting science, education, and cultural exchange•The Napoleonic Wars and ...
