Punic Wars and Fall of Republic Multiple Choice

Carthage and Rome went to war to control the island of

• Sicily

• Malta

• Corsica

• Sardinia

Due to confrontations with Carthage, Rome decides to build a larger

• Navy

• Army

• Wall around Rome

• Senate

Carthage General Hannibal seeks revenge on Rome by gaining land in

• Spain

• the Alps

• Greece

• Western Africa

After fighting in Greece, this Roman general attacks and defeats Carthage at the battle of Zama

• Julius Caesar

• Scipio

• Marc Antony

• Crassus

After Rome destroys Carthage and gains lands around the Mediterranean, it becomes known as "our sea" or in Latin,

• mare nostrum

• dona nobis

• mare nobis

• nobis pacem

One of the results of the Punic wars was that small farmers could not compete with wealthy Romans creating large farms called

• latifundia

• agricola

• largas mundi

• gloriata

Some Roman politicians tried to win the votes of poor city dwellers through the use of

• bread and circuses

• good jobs with good wages

• slavery

• a strong military

General Sulla took over Rome as dictator and weakened this group, leading to a civil war in Rome.

• Senate

• Council of Plebs

• The Assembly

• The Consuls

In 44 BC, Julius Caesar declared himself dictator and treated the poor

• as slaves

• as needed military recruits

• to land and work

• to cheap food and entertainment

Octavian, after defeating Antony and Cleopatra, took the republic to a new government, declaring himself

• dictator

• consul

• emperor

• president