TCI Ch 1 - From Republic to Empire: Punic Wars LESSON GAME

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What happened as Rome expanded into an empire?

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Rome fought wars to defend its growing territory.

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By the time the first period of Roman expansion ended in 264 B.C.E., Rome and its allies controlled...

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the Italian peninsula.

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Carthage was located in...

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Africa.

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Civil war is...

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a war between groups in the same country.

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What happened when a band of Gauls invaded Rome in 390 B.C.E.?

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The Gauls burned down most of Rome.

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Rome's wars with Carthage were known as the...

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Punic Wars.

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The issue that drew Rome into the First Punic War was...

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trading rights in the Mediterranean.

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Who was Hannibal and what did he accomplish in the Second Punic War?

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He was a Carthaginian general who attacked Rome from the Alps.

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The Third Punic War resulted in...

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the destruction of Carthage.

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Although the Punic Wars expanded Rome's power and territory, one cost of victory was...

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huge losses in population and property.