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- 1. Multiple Choice
How many Punic Wars were there?TwoThreeFourFive - 2. Multiple ChoicePunic is Latin for _____.PhoenicianPatricianPhilistineCrow
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCarthage's advantage was in its _____.navyarmydemocratic lawsgovernment
- 4. Multiple Choice
In what century did the first two Punic Wars occur?
400s BCE
300s BCE
200s BCE
100 BCE
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was the general for Carthage during the First Punic WarHamilcarHannibal Sr.Hannibal Jr.Hamilton Alexander
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat helped the Romans win the First Punic War?Better soldiersBetter strategyCopying the Carthaginian navyBetter resources
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?ScipioHamilcarLeonidiasHannibal
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen did Carthage invade the city of Rome?During the Second Punic WarRight after the Battle of CannaeDuring the Third Punic WarCarthage never invaded Rome
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the result of the 3rd Punic War?Rome gains control of GreeceRome controls the Western MediterraneanRome gains control of GaulAll of these
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho won the Punic Wars in order of their victories?Carthage, Rome, RomeRome, Carthage, CarthageCarthage, Carthage, CarthageRome, Rome, Rome
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the result of the Punic Wars? Fill in the blank.
______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.Rome, AsianCarthage, MediterraneanRome, MediterraneanCarthage, Asian - 12. Multiple Choice
How did the Third Punic War end in 149 BCE
The defeated Carthaginians fled back to Carthage
The Romans captured and enslaved the whole ruling class of Carthage
The Roman navy and army razed Carthage and sowed salt into the land so it would remain infertile.
The Romans turned Hannibal's against his army, crushing it
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does "Carthago delenda est" mean?
Carthage is defeated
Carthage must be destroyed
Carthage must be subdued
- 14. Multiple Choice
To defeat Carthage's navy Romans invented gang wyas with sharp metal points on one end, call "crows." These enabled Roman soldiers to board Carthaginian ships. What is the word for "crows?"
rostra
corvi
aquila
passeres
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who was the greatest Roman commander of the 2nd Punic War?
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Hasdrubal
Memmius
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does "Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit" mean?
Greece took captive the former victor
Captive Greece captivated her uncivilized conqueror.
Greece was victorious, taking iron (weapons) against captives.
- 17. Multiple Choice
"Hellenization" is the terms used to describe the fusion of Greek and Roman cultures. What did the Romans take from Greece. Check all that apply.
literature
religion
theater
philosophy
naval technologies
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