Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations

Series of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome

• Punic Wars
• Mediterranean Wars
• Wars of Wrath
• Carthaginian Wars

Battle in which an outnumbered Spartan force of 300 soldiers made a famed final stand against a Persian force of numbers estimated in the hundred-thousands

• Battle of Salamis
• Battle of Thermopylae
• Battle of Marathon
• Siege of Sparta

Central gathering place in Greek city-states that was the center of art, athletics, politics, etc.

• Parthenon
• Olympus
• Agora
• Polis

Greek city-state

• Agora
• Polis
• Marathon
• Salamis

Carthaginian General that successfully invaded Rome by leading his army through the Alps

• Hamilcar Barca
• Hannibal Barca
• Hannibal Buress
• Hamilcar Buress

Ambitious Roman General and Emperor that was responsible for the first invasion of Britain

• Julius Caesar
• Augustus Caesar
• Constantine
• Marcus Aurelius

After finally being conquered by Rome, salt was poured on its land so that nothing would ever grow there again

• Egypt
• Persia
• Parthia
• Carthage

Which of the following groups are not barbarian races of ancient Europe?

• Gauls
• Germanians
• Numidians
• Brittanians

Name of the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the western part fell to barbarians

• Byzantine Empire
• Seleucid Empire
• Macedonian Empire
• Carthaginian Empire

Alexander the Great was the king of what empire?

• Rome
• Selucidia
• Greece
• Macedonia