9th Unit 3: Roman Republic & Punic Wars

Alexander the Great's empire was so large that the different cultures blended - creating a new culture called

• Hellenism

• Persian

• Egyptian

• Greek

The Roman Republic was a type of government in which

• every citizen voted on the major laws

• citizens elected representatives to make laws for them

• a leader had complete control over the people

• the Senate chose a dictator to have special wartime powers

The Roman Senate was made up of

• patricians [wealthy citizens]

• plebians [commoners]

• slaves

• women

During the Roman Republic, laws were displayed in public. The laws were inscribed on tablets & were called

• Ashoka's Pillars

• The Twelve Tables

• The 10 Commandments

The Roman Legion was

• a part of the government who could veto [reject] laws

• the Roman military

The Roman Republic fought 3 wars against Carthage. These wars were called the

• Punic Wars

• Peloponnesian Wars

The Carthaginian general Hannibal shocked Rome by using ___________ during battle.

• catapaults

• war elephants

• cannons

• napalm

After Rome won the Third [final] Punic War, Carthage was

• rebuilt and used as a center for trade

• destroyed and its survivors sold into slavery

The Roman Republic became increasingly interested in imperialism - this means

• controlling other groups, their land, and their resources

• remaining isolated from the outside world

To its east, Rome fought successors of Alexander the Great, called

• Byzantine rulers

• Hellenistic rulers

• Mughal emperors

• Mongol invaders