What were the age ranges of soldiers in Ancient Rome?

• 21-35

• 20-40

• 17-45

• 18-40

What form of payment was given to Roman soldiers?

• Sharing in the spoils of conquered areas

• A small stipend(payment)

• A plot of land

• Citizenship

How many men made up a legion?

• 2,000-8,000

• 3,000-6,000

• 4,000-7,000

• 1,000-5,000

What made the auxiliary different from regular Roman soldiers?

• They didn't have to follow the same rules as the legion

• They were a regiment that had complete autonomy

• They were hired mercenaries

• They were not citizens

What were soldiers doing when they were not fighting?

• Patrolled territories

• Built roads

• Built forts

• Built aqueducts

• Farmed the land

What were the two sides of the Punic Wars?

• Carthage

• Athens

• Rome

• Sparta

• Egypt

What led to a Roman victory at the end of the 1st Punic War? What did Carthage have to give up?

• Ramming & ensnaring Carthaginian ships leading to hand to hand combat

• Using their ships to beach Carthage & then fight them on land

• Spain & Gaul

• Carthage had to give up Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica

• Pay the Romans a huge indemnity

Who were the two generals of the 2nd Punic War?

• Cincinnatus

• Scipio Africanus

• Hannibal Barca

• Shaka Zulu

What advantage did Hannibal have at the beginning of the 2nd Punic War? What did Carthage have to give Rome at the end of the 2nd Punic War?

• War elephants & the element of surprise

• War elephants & a larger military than Rome

• Give their navy to the Romans

• Pay another indemnity to Rome

• Give up its colonies in Spain

What happened in 146 BC to Carthage?

• Carthage won the 3rd Punic war establishing a new empire

• Romans poured salt into the fields of Carthage so no crops would be able to grow 

• Romans burned the city of Carthage

• Carthaginians were either killed or sold into slavery