12.4 The Republics growth and crisis

12.4 The Republics growth and crisis

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Carthage was located in

• Spain.

• Sicily.

• Africa.

• Syria.

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Rome fought against ______________ in the Punic Wars.

• Gaul
• Sicily
• Carthage
• Spain

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Why were the Punic Wars fought?

• Both cities wanted to control the government.

• Both cities wanted to control the Mediterranean trade routes.

• Both cities wanted to ride elephants into battle.

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

• He was a Roman general who defended Rome for 15 years.

• He was a Carthaginian general who burned Rome to the ground.

• He was a Roman general who burned Carthage to the ground.

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

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How were the Romans able to defeat Hannibal?

• The Romans had better weapons.

• The Romans used war elephants.

• The Romans attacked Carthage, Hannibal's home.

• The Romans had a much larger army.

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The Third Punic War resulted in...

• the destruction of Rome.

• the destruction of Carthage.

• peace between Carthage and Rome.

• Carthage winning control of the Mediterranean.

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What was the result of the Punic Wars?

• Rome won two and Carthage won one.

• Hannibal almost defeated the Romans.

• Rome gained control of land around the Mediterranean Sea.

• Rome lost control of the Mediterranean shipping routes.

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How did Gaius Marius help the poor?

• he made farms available to the poor

• she used slaves to help make better food for the poor

• he allowed the poor to join the roman army

• he allowed the senate to make food cheaper

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What was the result of Marius and Sulla's struggle over power?

• They became family members

• they started a new army

• they needed more food for the poor

• they started a civil war

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Civil war is...

• a war between two or more countries.

• a conflict that does not involve actual fighting.

• a conflict between a weak country and a strong one.

• a war between groups in the same country.

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What was one factor that contributed to the collapse of the Roman republic?

• poorly built roads and public buildings

• Rome’s defeat by Spartacus

• civil war between competing generals

• too much work for famers and laborers

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During the final expansion of Rome, who became Rome's first emperor?

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Augustus Caesar

• Marcus Aurelius

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In the third expansion of Rome, who were the two generals who gained territory?

• Pompey and Julius Caesar

• Pompey and Augustus Caesar

• Julius Caesar and Octavian

• Julius Caesar and Spartacus

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When Caesar was ordered back to Rome he

• Did not return
• Returned without his army
• Returned with his army
• Ran away

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"Crossing the Rubicon" is related to this person

• Octavian
• Cicero
• Julius Caesar

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What action did Caesar take that ultimately ended the Roman Republic?

• He had the Senate declare him dictator for life.
• He refused to listen to the Senate and crossed the Rubicon with his troops.
• Senators were jealous of his popularity and power.

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One the Ides of March, 44 BC Caesar was

• Promoted to general
• Married to his third wife
• Crossing the Rubicon
• Stabbed to death

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Why did the senators stab Juius Caesar?

• They thought he was going to have them killed.

• They knew he was planning to begin another war.

• They were afraid he was becoming too powerful.

• They thought he was a very untrustworthy leader.

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The first emperor of the Roman Empire was...

• Marc Antony.

• Caesar Augustus.

• Julius Caesar.

• Hannibal.