From Republic to Empire

What happened as Rome expanded into an empire?

• Power moved from a single ruler to an elected republic.
• Rome controlled all of Europe and Asia.
• Rome won new territory only through peaceful means.
• Rome fought wars to defend its growing territory.

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

• all of North Africa.
• the Italian peninsula.
• the British isles.
• the Greek peninsula.

Carthage was located in...

• Spain.
• Sicily.
• Africa.
• Syria.

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.

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

• The Roman army defeated the Gauls.
• The Gauls burned down most of Rome.
• Rome signed a peace treaty with the Gauls.
• One of the Gauls became king of Rome.

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

• Carthage Wars.
• Punic Wars.
• Mediterranean Wars.
• Sea Wars.

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.

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.

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

• Romans became slaves in conquered lands.
• civil war between returning soldiers and farmers.
• huge losses in population and property.
• civil war between farmers and wealthy landowners.

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