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90 min

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Comisión Interuniversitaria de Galicia (CIUG)

EUR 63.67

Ordinary registration fee for Galicia PAU exam

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4.0 / 10

Minimum Access Phase score required to combine with Bachillerato GPA

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1Which hominin species, discovered at the Gran Dolina site in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos), represents the oldest known human species in Western Europe, dating to approximately 800,000 years ago?
A.Homo antecessor
B.Homo neanderthalensis
C.Homo heidelbergensis
D.Homo erectus
Explanation: Homo antecessor was identified from fossils recovered at Gran Dolina in Atapuerca, dating to roughly 800,000 to 900,000 years ago. This species is recognized as a key ancestor in European human evolution prior to Homo heidelbergensis and Neanderthals.
2How does Upper Palaeolithic Franco-Cantabrian cave art (e.g., Altamira) differ fundamentally from Levantine rock art (Arte Levantino) of the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic periods?
A.Franco-Cantabrian art features polychrome, naturalistic animal figures inside deep caves, whereas Levantine art displays monochromatic, stylized human and narrative scenes in shallow rock shelters.
B.Franco-Cantabrian art focuses exclusively on abstract geometrical patterns, while Levantine art depicts large agricultural landscapes in deep caverns.
C.Franco-Cantabrian art is exclusively monochromatic and located in open-air cliffs, while Levantine art uses polychrome pigments inside deep underground chambers.
D.Franco-Cantabrian art depicts domestic livestock and farming tools, whereas Levantine art depicts extinct megafauna without human figures.
Explanation: Franco-Cantabrian cave art (such as Altamira and El Castillo) is characterized by naturalistic, polychrome representations of large animals (bison, horses, deer) painted deep inside subterranean caves without human figures. In contrast, Levantine rock art (found along the Mediterranean basin) features dynamic, schematic, and stylized human figures engaged in hunting, gathering, and warfare located in open-air rock shelters.
3Which characteristic feature defines the Iron Age Castro Culture (Cultura Castrexa) of northwestern Iberia, including ancient Galicia?
A.Fortified hilltop settlements (castros) with circular stone dwellings, stone ramparts, and defensive moats.
B.Orthogonal urban grids featuring rectangular brick houses and open central forum plazas.
C.Nomadic tent encampments established exclusively along coastal river estuaries without permanent stone structures.
D.Monumental megalithic passage tombs used continuously as primary residential dwellings.
Explanation: The Castro Culture of northwestern Iberia (flourishing from the 9th century BC through Roman conquest) is defined by permanent fortified hilltop settlements called castros (such as Santa Trega and Baroña). These featured circular or oval stone habitations, defensive walls, and ditches adapted to hill topography.
4What was the primary economic motivation for Phoenician and Greek colonization along the southern and eastern coasts of the Iberian Peninsula during the 1st millennium BC?
A.Accessing rich mineral resources (silver, copper, tin, gold) and establishing Mediterranean trade networks.
B.Conquering interior agricultural territories to establish large wheat-producing feudal manors.
C.Escaping religious persecution by migrating en masse into the interior meseta highlands.
D.Constructing military bases to support land invasions against the Italian peninsula.
Explanation: Phoenicians (who founded Gadir/Cádiz around 1100 BC) and Greeks (who established Emporion/Empúries around 600 BC) were attracted to Iberia primarily by its abundance of metals—especially silver, copper, tin, and gold—and opportunities to establish coastal trading emporia linking Iberia to eastern Mediterranean markets.
5Which military campaign, led directly by Emperor Augustus between 29 BC and 19 BC, finalized the complete Roman subjugation of the Iberian Peninsula?
A.The Cantabrian and Asturian Wars (Guerras Cántabras y Astures)
B.The Second Punic War against Hannibal Barca
C.The Lusitanian War led by Viriathus
D.The Siege of Numantia led by Scipio Aemilianus
Explanation: The Cantabrian Wars (29–19 BC), personally directed in part by Emperor Augustus and his general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, targeted the fierce indigenous Cantabri and Astures tribes in northern Iberia. Their victory completed the Roman conquest of the peninsula and initiated Pax Romana across Hispania.
6Which famous Roman lighthouse, built in the late 1st century AD near Lucus Augusti in northwestern Hispania, remains the oldest functional lighthouse in the world?
A.The Tower of Hercules (Farum Brigantium) in A Coruña
B.The Lighthouse of Alexandria in Pharos
C.The Roman Arch of Cabanes in Castellón
D.The Aqueduct of Segovia in Hispania Citerior
Explanation: The Tower of Hercules (originally Farum Brigantium), constructed under Emperor Trajan or Hadrian in A Coruña (Galicia) by the architect Gaius Sevius Lupus, served to guide Roman trade ships navigating the Atlantic routes toward Britannia and Gaul. It is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site and the oldest working lighthouse.
7What was the role of the Roman road network (Viae Publicae), such as Via XIX and Via XIV connecting Bracara Augusta, Lucus Augusti, and Asturica Augusta?
A.Facilitating rapid troop movements, administrative control, and economic transport of extracted resources like gold from Las Médulas.
B.Delimiting sacred religious boundaries that strictly prohibited trade between Roman provinces.
C.Serving exclusively as private pleasure roads reserved for the Roman Emperor and imperial legates.
D.Providing defensive fortifications against naval raids from Scandinavia.
Explanation: Roman roads in Hispania served essential military, administrative, and economic functions. They allowed legions to deploy quickly, connected major urban centers (such as Braga, Lugo, and Astorga), and enabled the transport of mineral wealth (like gold from Las Médulas) to coastal ports and Rome.
8Which Germanic kingdom, established in 409 AD with its capital at Bracara Augusta (Braga), formed the first independent Christian Germanic kingdom in Western Europe within the territory of Gallaecia?
A.The Suebi Kingdom (Reino Suevo)
B.The Vandal Kingdom
C.The Frankish Kingdom
D.The Ostrogothic Kingdom
Explanation: The Suebi entered Hispania in 409 AD and established an independent kingdom in the Roman province of Gallaecia (covering modern Galicia and northern Portugal). Under King Hermeric and later Martin of Braga's guidance, it became a major political entity until its annexation by the Visigothic King Leovigild in 585 AD.
9What major religious and political transformation occurred in the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo during the Third Council of Toledo in 589 AD?
A.King Reccared converted from Arian Christianity to Catholicism, unifying the Visigothic ruling class with the Hispano-Roman majority.
B.King Leovigild outlawed Christianity and mandated pagan Germanic sun worship across Hispania.
C.The Visigothic nobility adopted Islam following an agreement with the Umayyad Caliphate.
D.King Roderic dissolved the monarchy and established a clerical republic led by Roman bishops.
Explanation: During the Third Council of Toledo in 589 AD, King Reccared formally renounced Arianism and converted to Nicene Catholicism. This conversion bridged the religious divide between the Visigothic minority ruling elite and the Catholic Hispano-Roman population, creating a unified legal and religious state.
10What was the legal significance of the Liber Iudiciorum (also known as the Forum Iudicum or Fuero Juzgo), promulgated by King Recceswinth in 654 AD?
A.It established a unified legal code applicable equally to both Visigoths and Hispano-Romans, replacing separate ethnic legal systems.
B.It restored Roman provincial tax laws while granting total immunity to foreign merchants.
C.It prohibited all written legal records, replacing them with oral trial by ordeal.
D.It declared the total independence of regional dux military commanders from the central crown in Toledo.
Explanation: The Liber Iudiciorum compiled and territorialized Visigothic law, creating a single legal code applied uniformly across the entire kingdom to both Hispano-Romans and Visigoths. It remained a foundational legal text in Iberian law for centuries.

About the Galicia PAU History of Spain Exam

The Galicia PAU History of Spain exam, organized by the Comisión Interuniversitaria de Galicia (CIUG) for universities in A Coruña (UDC), Santiago de Compostela (USC), and Vigo (UVigo), evaluates historical knowledge and analytical skills for 2º Bachillerato students under the LOMLOE curriculum. This 100-question practice bank covers Peninsular history from Prehistory to contemporary democratic Spain, incorporating Galician historical context such as the Suevic Kingdom, Camiño de Santiago, Irmandiño revolts, Rexurdimento identity, and the Autonomy Statutes of 1936 and 1981.

Exam sponsor: Comisión Interuniversitaria de Galicia (CIUG). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The official CIUG Galicia PAU History of Spain exam consists of source analysis (historical texts, maps, graphics) and structured synthesis essays covering the LOMLOE 2º Bachillerato syllabus. This practice bank provides 100 high-yield multiple-choice questions for self-assessment and knowledge reinforcement.

Time Limit

90 minutes (1.5 hours)

Passing Score

Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).

Exam / Certification Fees

EUR 63.67 ordinary registration fee for PAU (50% discount EUR 31.84 for general large family status; full exemption for special large family, disability, or terrorism victims).

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20%

Ancient & Medieval Iberian Peninsula & Galicia

Prehistory, Romanization of Hispania and Gallaeci, Suebi and Visigothic kingdoms, Al-Andalus, Christian Reconquista, Medieval Kingdom of Galicia, and the Way of St. James.

20%

Early Modern Spain & The Habsburg/Bourbon Monarchy

Catholic Monarchs, American conquest, Habsburg Empire (Charles I & Philip II), 17th-century crisis, Bourbon centralism (Decretos de Nueva Planta), 18th-century Enlightenment, and Galician socio-economic structures.

25%

19th-Century Liberal State & Crisis of 1898

War of Independence, Cádiz Constitution of 1812, reign of Fernando VII, Carlist Wars, Isabelline liberal state, Sexenio Democrático, Restoration turnismo system, Galician Rexurdimento, and the 1898 colonial crisis.

18%

Second Republic, Civil War & Galician Autonomy

Primo de Rivera dictatorship, Second Spanish Republic reforms and social conflict, Galician Autonomy Statute of 1936, Spanish Civil War military operations, repression, and international context.

17%

Francoist Dictatorship, Democratic Transition & Autonomy

Francoist regime autarky and desarrollismo, anti-Francoist resistance, Democratic Transition, 1978 Constitution, 1981 Galician Statute of Autonomy, and European integration.

Preparing for the Galicia PAU History of Spain Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).
  • Assessment: The official CIUG Galicia PAU History of Spain exam consists of source analysis (historical texts, maps, graphics) and structured synthesis essays covering the LOMLOE 2º Bachillerato syllabus. This practice bank provides 100 high-yield multiple-choice questions for self-assessment and knowledge reinforcement.
  • Time limit: 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
  • Exam / certification fees: EUR 63.67 ordinary registration fee for PAU (50% discount EUR 31.84 for general large family status; full exemption for special large family, disability, or terrorism victims). Official sources

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Galicia PAU History of Spain: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master the chronological progression of Spanish constitutional history from Cádiz 1812 through 1837, 1845, 1869, 1876, 1931, to the 1978 Constitution.
2Analyze cause-and-effect relationships for major 19th and 20th-century turning points, such as the Crisis of 1898, the October 1934 Revolution, and the 1959 Stabilization Plan.
3Integrate specific Galician regional developments (Irmandiños, Rexurdimento, 1936 and 1981 Autonomy Statutes) with broader national political transformations.
4Practice textual and source analysis by identifying historical context, core arguments, authorial perspective, and key terminology in primary document extracts.
5Review economic and agrarian transformations, including the 19th-century disentailments (Mendizábal and Madoz), 20th-century agrarian reforms, autarky, and European integration.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the format of the official CIUG Galicia PAU History of Spain exam?

The official CIUG exam is a 90-minute written examination consisting of source analysis (historical text extracts, graphics, maps, or photos) and structured synthesis questions on key LOMLOE 2º Bachillerato historical periods. Local questions in this study bank provide a 100-item multiple-choice adaptation designed for comprehensive self-assessment.

How is the final entrance score calculated for Galicia PAU?

The overall entrance mark (Nota de Acceso) is calculated by combining 60% of the student's Bachillerato grade average (GPA) and 40% of the PAU Access Phase mark. A minimum score of 4.0 in the Access Phase is required, and the combined result must equal or exceed 5.0 out of 10.

What Galician historical topics are emphasized in the CIUG History of Spain syllabus?

The CIUG syllabus integrates specific Galician historical milestones alongside general Spanish history, including the Suebic Kingdom of Gallaecia, Romanization and Tower of Hercules, Medieval Kingdom of Galicia and Camiño de Santiago, the Great Irmandiño War (1467-1469), 19th-century Galician Provincialism (1846 Martyrs of Carral) and Rexurdimento, the Galician Autonomy Statute of 1936, and the Galician Autonomy Statute of 1981.

What registration fees apply for the Galicia PAU exam in 2026?

The CIUG establishes an ordinary PAU registration fee of EUR 63.67. Eligible groups receive fee reductions or exemptions: a 50% discount (EUR 31.84) for students with general large family status (familia numerosa general), and 100% exemption for special large family status, recognized disability of 33% or higher, or victims of terrorism.