Roman Empire

By the time the first period of Roman expansion ended in 264 B.C.E. Rome and its allies controlled

• Britain and its islands

• the Italian Penninsula

• Mesopotamia

• Carthage and Sicily

THe issue that drew Rome into the First Punin War was

• civil war betwen Carthage and Sicily

• forced senrvice in the Romanarmy

• trading rights in the Mediterranean

• invasion of Rome by Hannibal

Carthage was located in

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Eurasisa

What happened when a band of Gauls invaded rome in 390 B.C.E.?

• The Romans defeated the Gauls

• The Romans made allies

• The Romans lost Rome

• The Gauls burned down most of Rome

Rome's wars with Carthage are know as the

• civil wars

• Mediterranean Wars

• Punic Wars

• Gladiator Wars

Who was Hannibal and what did he accomplish in the Second Punic War?

• He was the Carthaginina general who attac Rome from the Alps.

• He was a genral of Carthage.

• He was a Roman general who defended Rome for 15 years.

• He crossed the Alps.

The Third Punic War resulted in

• the destruction of Rome

• the destruction of Carthag

• peace between Carthage and Rome

How did Ceasar Agustus provide better defense fo the Roman Empire?

• He decreased the size fo the empire by giving up terrritory.

• He started the Pax Romana.

• He hired more galdiators to fight.

• He expanded its borders to natural boundaries like the Sahara.

Trade routes lke the Silk Road allowed what to transfer or move from one part of the world to another?

• goods/stuff

• ideas

• diseases

• all of the the above

What did Julius Caesar achieve as a dictator?

• both

• He establishe new colonies.

• He put Romans to work.

• neither