Punic Wars

The Punic Wars were between

• Rome and Greece

• Rome and Carthage

• Greece and Egypt

• Rome and Persia

How many Punic Wars were there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Rome had a strong army because they organized themselves in

• legions

• calendarium

• navies

• punic

In order to defeat the Carthaginians, the Romans had to quickly build . . .

• a large fleet of ships

• a large garrison of soldiers

• a large fleet of hot air balloons

• a large network of tunnels under Rome

Carthage is on the continent of

• Europe

• Asia

• USA

• Africa

The First Punic War was fought over the island of . . .

• Crete

• Sardinia

• Sicily

• Corsica

What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?

• Scipio
• Hamilcar
• Leonidias
• Hannibal

Hannibal tried to invade Rome by a sneak attack by going through

• China

• India

• Greece

• Spain

What famous journey did Hannibal take in order to invade Italy?

• Crossed the Alps

• Crossed the Mediterranean

• Crossed thru Sicily

• Crossed the Tiber River

One unique aspect of Hannibal's army was that he had

• lions

• elephants

• rats

• tigers