The Punic Wars & Late Republic

Punic means ___________________ in Latin.

• Phoenician

• puny

• punitive

• putrid

The Punic Wars were between Rome and

• Phoenix.

• Carthage.

• Mesopotamia.

• Greece.

Most of the Punic Wars were fought in

• Rome.

• Carthage.

• Sicily.

• Greece.

Hannibal is famous for attacking Rome by travelling through the Alps on

• horses.

• rhinos.

• elephants.

• hippos.

How did Rome win the Punic Wars?

• Attacking Carthage while Hannibal marched towards Rome.

• Destroying Sicily so Hannibal would give up.

• Defeating Hannibal before he got to Rome.

• Convincing the citizens of Carthage to become Romans.

Sixty years after winning the Punic Wars, Rome saw Carthage was too powerful again, so they

• became allies.

• made them pay Rome gold each year.

• attacked and took over the city.

• destroyed Carthage, burned the city to the ground, killed most people, sold the rest into slavery, and took control of most of Northern Africa.

One area of Roman conquest was different. Instead of making that area adopt the culture of Rome, the Romans adopted the native culture, including ideas about literature, art, philosophy, religion, and education. Which area was this?

• Carthage

• Egypt

• Spain

• Greece

The unpopular Gracchus brothers inspired the people of Rome to

• stop farming.

• move out of Rome.

• attack leaders with whom they disagreed.

• go on strike.

Spartacus (select all that apply)

• was a former gladiator

• led a powerful slave rebellion

• became a leader of Rome

• took over much of southern Italy

• was eventually defeated