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Ancient Times

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Ancient history started when people invented writing.

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This was in about 3500 BC.

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In ancient history, the first civilizations appeared,

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such as the Greeks and the Romans.

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In ancient history, the first cities also appeared.

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The Greeks invented the idea of democracy.

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Democracy means government by the people.

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the greeks made beautiful buildings and sculptures

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the greeks bought and sold things this is called trade the greeks believed

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in many gods the greeks invented the olympic games

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the greeks came to the iberian peninsula they call it

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iberia the greeks invented coins the greeks wrote many books about many

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such as science. The Romans came to Iberian Peninsula in 218 BC. They call it

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Hispania, Spain and Portugal. The Romans conquered many lands in Europe and

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Africa. They established a big empire and Hispania was part of this empire. The

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Roman Empire ended in 476 AD. This was the end of ancient history.

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The Romans built aqueducts. Aqueducts carried water to the cities.

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The Romans traded and made beautiful buildings and sculptures.

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The Romans built many roads and cities.

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The Romans invented a language called Latin. Spanish comes from Latin.

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The Romans wrote books and believed in many gods.