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Key Facts: Balearic Islands PAU History of Spain Exam
90 Min
Official duration of the PAU History of Spain written examination
Comissió Organitzadora de la PAU UIB
40%
Weight of PAU Access Phase mark in final University Access Grade (NCA)
UIB Admissions Office
4.0
Minimum mark required on PAU Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA
Spanish PAU Regulations
100
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The PAU History of Spain (UIB) exam assesses 2º Bachillerato knowledge across 4 major historical blocks in a 90-minute format.
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1Which hominin fossil discovery at the Gran Dolina site in Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos) defined a new human species dated to over 800,000 years ago?
A.Homo antecessor
B.Homo neanderthalensis
C.Homo erectus
D.Homo heidelbergensis
Explanation: Homo antecessor was discovered in 1994 at Gran Dolina in Atapuerca, establishing one of the earliest known hominin presences in Western Europe.
2The parietal cave art of Altamira (Cantabria), famous for its polychrome bison representations, belongs to which Paleolithic culture?
A.Solutrean culture
B.Magdalenian culture
C.Aurignacian culture
D.Mousterian culture
Explanation: The magnificent polychrome bison ceiling of Altamira cave was created during the Upper Paleolithic Magdalenian period (approx. 15,000–12,000 BC).
3Which semi-mythical ancient kingdom located in the lower Guadalquivir valley traded silver and metals with Phoenician merchants around the 8th–6th centuries BC?
A.Celtiberia
B.Lusitania
C.Tartessos
D.Turdetania
Explanation: Tartessos flourished in southwestern Iberia, acquiring great wealth through metalworking and trade networks established with Phoenician colonies like Gadir.
4Which characteristic distinguished the Iberian pre-Roman culture of the Mediterranean coast from the interior Celtic culture?
A.Use of fortified hilltop villages known as castros
B.Nomadic pastoralism without permanent settlements
C.Exclusive practice of inhumation burial in megalithic dolmens
D.Use of wheel-turned pottery and written script
Explanation: The Iberians developed an urbanized culture influenced by Phoenician and Greek contact, utilizing written indigenous scripts and advanced pottery wheels.
5What historical event in 218 BC marked the initial landing of Roman forces under Publius and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio in the Iberian Peninsula?
A.The Second Punic War landing at Empúries
B.The Siege of Numantia
C.The Cantabrian Wars
D.The foundation of Augusta Emerita
Explanation: Roman troops landed at Empúries (Emporion) in 218 BC during the Second Punic War to cut off Hannibal's Carthaginian supply lines from Hispania.
6Which military conflict (29–19 BC) personally directed in part by Emperor Augustus completed the total Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula?
A.Lusitanian War led by Viriathus
B.Cantabrian and Asturian Wars
C.Sertorian War
D.Numantine War
Explanation: The Cantabrian Wars (29–19 BC) against the Cantabri and Astures in northern Iberia concluded the Roman military subjugation of Hispania.
7Which emperor issued the Edict of Caracalla (Constitutio Antoniniana) in 212 AD, extending Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of Hispania?
A.Emperor Trajan
B.Emperor Hadrian
C.Emperor Caracalla
D.Emperor Antoninus Pius
Explanation: Emperor Caracalla promulgated the Constitutio Antoniniana in 212 AD, granting full Roman citizenship to all free men across the provinces, including Hispania.
8The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, the Theater of Mérida, and the Alcántara Bridge are major architectural monuments exemplifying which aspect of Iberian history?
A.Visigothic defensive architecture
B.Al-Andalus hydraulic engineering
C.Romanesque monastic development
D.Romanization and provincial infrastructure
Explanation: These landmark structures showcase Roman civil engineering, urban planning, and infrastructure across Hispania during the Principate and Empire.
9At the Third Council of Toledo in 589 AD, which Visigothic king officially renounced Arianism and converted to Catholic Christianity?
A.King Recared
B.King Leovigild
C.King Euric
D.King Roderic
Explanation: King Recared solemnized his conversion to Catholicism at the Third Council of Toledo in 589 AD, unifying the Visigothic ruling class and Hispano-Roman population religiously.
10The legal code known as the Liber Iudiciorum (or Fuero Juzgo), promulgated by King Recceswinth around 654 AD, achieved which major reform?
A.Abolished all taxes for rural peasants
B.Unified Visigothic and Hispano-Roman populations under a single territorial law code
C.Separated church administration completely from royal councils
D.Established an elective monarchy overseen by Byzantine governors
Explanation: The Liber Iudiciorum replaced separate legal traditions for Visigoths and Hispano-Romans, creating a unified legal framework for all subjects in the kingdom.
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