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What is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula?
What is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula?
- Portugal (correct)
- Spain
- France
- Italy
What kind of people ruled Portugal before the Romans?
What kind of people ruled Portugal before the Romans?
- Celts (correct)
- Phoenicians
- Suebi
- Visigoths
What event marked Portugal's independence from León?
What event marked Portugal's independence from León?
- Battle of Ourique
- Treaty of Zamora (correct)
- Invasion of the Moors
- Contact with Ancient Greek traders
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Study Notes
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Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
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The Portuguese Republic is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain.
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Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe.
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The Portuguese Republic was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, and was ruled by the Romans.
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Following the invasions of the Suebi and Visigothic Germanic peoples, in turn followed by the Moors, independence from León was recognized by the Treaty of Zamora.
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The Kingdom of Portugal was later proclaimed following the Battle of Ourique.
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