Unit 3: The Punic Wars (Khan Academy)

When was the Roman Republic founded?

• 218 BCE

• 264 BCE

• 509 BCE

• 146 BCE

At the beginning of the First Punic War, Rome had a stronger ___ and Carthage had a stronger ___.

• army / navy

• navy / army

What was the result of the First Punic War?

• Carthage expelled from Sicily

• Rome expelled from Sicily

• Carthage gained control of Italy

• Rome gained control of Carthage

Who was the Carthaginian general that attacked the Romans in an unconventional way, crossing the Alps with his army which included elephants?

• Hannibal

• Cleopatra

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

What was the reason for the Third Punic War?

• Greece declared war on Carthage

• Carthage refused to pay war indemnity

• Carthage attacked Rome

• Rome wanted to destroy Carthage once and for all

What was the fate of the city of Carthage after the Third Punic War?

• It was made the capital of the Roman Empire

• Its inhabitants were enslaved and the city was destroyed

• It became an independent city-state

• It was given to Greece as a colony

What did the Romans do after the Third Punic War?

• They declared war on Greece

• They became a client state of Greece

• They took control of Carthage's African colonies

• They formed an alliance with Carthage

What was the status of the Roman Republic after the Punic Wars?

• It was weakened by the wars

• It remained a republic with no territorial expansion

• It became an official empire

• It controlled the entire Mediterranean