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PUNIC WARS

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the result of the 3rd Punic War?
a)
Rome gains control of Greece
b)

Rome controls the Mediterranean

c)
Rome gains control of Gaul
d)
All of these
2.
Who won the Punic Wars in order of their victories?
a)
Carthage, Rome, Rome
b)
Rome, Carthage, Carthage
c)
Carthage, Carthage, Carthage
d)
Rome, Rome, Rome
3.

Carthage's strength was in its _____.

a)
navy
b)
army
c)
democratic laws
d)
government
4.
Which war was the shortest?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
5.
What was the name of the general who led the Carthaginians through Europe and attacked Rome from north?
a)
Scipio
b)
Hamilcar
c)
Leonidias
d)
Hannibal
6.

Hannibal surprised the Romans by

a)

attacking their shipping routes.

b)

launching an amphibious assault on Sicily.

c)

marching his army from Spain to Italy over the Alps.

d)

blockading Italy with the Carthaginian navy.

7.

Rome finally found a leader who was equal to Hannibal during the 2nd Punic War.

a)

Scipio Africanus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Hamilcar Barca

d)

Cicinnatus

8.

The image most likely takes place during the ______ Punic War.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

9.
What event is taking place in this image?
a)
Rome destroying Carthage in the 3rd Punic War
b)
Hannibal invading the city of Rome
c)
Rome's devastating defeat at Cannae
d)
None of these
10.

How many Punic Wars were there?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

11.

What type of animal with which mountain range is associated with the Second Punic War?

a)

Mountain goats and the Alps.

b)

Elephants and the Apennines

c)

Elephants and the Alps

d)

Lions and the Pyrenees

12.

Which explains a result of the Punic Wars?

a)

Carthage was destroyed and Rome controlled the Mediterranean.

b)

Carthage was able to expand its land and power in the Mediterranean region.

c)

Romans who survived were made into slaves of Carthage.

d)

Both Carthage and Rome suffered severe losses of land and power.

13.

At the beginning of the Punic Wars, where did Rome's strength lay?

a)

army

b)

navy

c)

air force

d)

trenches

14.

What did Rome plow into the fields of Carthage?

a)

oregano

b)

seeds

c)

salt

d)

pepper

15.

What was the result of the Punic Wars? Fill in the blank.

______________ became the leading power in the ______________ world.

a)

Rome, Asian

b)

Carthage, Mediterranean

c)

Rome, Mediterranean

d)

Carthage, Asian

16.
How did the corvus help Rome win the 1st Punic War?
a)
It turned sea battles into "mini land battles."
b)
It created a distraction for Carthage.
c)
It allowed the Romans to ram two enemy ships at once.
d)
It did not help the Romans win the war.
17.

What was considered the center of the "world" at the time?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Campbell

c)

Africa

d)

Rome

18.

The Punic Wars was a war between

a)

Rome and Greece

b)

Rome and Carthage

c)

Greece and Egypt

d)

Rome and Persia

19.
Punic is Latin for _____.
a)
Phoenician
b)
Patrician
c)
Philistine
d)
Crow
20.

When did Carthage conquer the city of Rome?

a)

During the Second Punic War

b)

Right after the Battle of Cannae

c)

During the Third Punic War

d)

Carthage never controlled Rome

21.
What is the starred city?
a)
Rome
b)
Saguntum
c)
Cannae
d)
Phoenicia
22.
Which is Carthage?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.

Fabius' strategy

a)

direct attacks

b)

elephants

c)

diplomacy

d)

avoiding battle

24.

The Romans destroy the fields around Carthage with

a)

salt

b)

lead

c)

grasshopper eggs

d)

sulfur

25.

What type of warfare did Fabius create?

a)

Guerrilla

b)

Phalanx

c)

Flexible

d)

Bottleneck

26.

Which war did the US win using guerrilla warfare?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

World War Two

d)

Civil War

27.

Carthage is in present day:

a)

Asia Minor

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Tunisia

28.

Rome is in present day

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Tunisia

d)

Carthage

29.

Carthaginians came from the:

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Greeks

d)

Assyrians

30.

All Romans thought they were descended from:

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Mars

c)

Zeus

d)

Campbell

31.

What did the Carthaginians do to get the elephants "ready" for battle?

a)

give them wine

b)

feed them bacon

c)

poke their ankles

d)

blow horns

32.

Which continent is Italy in?

a)

Africa

b)

Rome

c)

Europe

d)

Tunisia

33.

Which Roman general invaded Carthage?

a)

Scipio

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Hannibal

d)

Fabius

34.

What were the Roman troops called?

a)

Scipios

b)

Platoons

c)

Phalanx

d)

Legions

35.

Who was the Roman God of War?

a)

Mars

b)

Ares

c)

Corvus

d)

Hannibal

36.

What protected the city of Carthage?

a)

cannons

b)

elephants

c)

walls

d)

flying pigs

37.

What did Rome use to "kill" Carthage?

a)

Tar

b)

Pepsi

c)

Vinegar

d)

Salt

38.

What did the Romans use to confuse the elephants?

a)

horns

b)

pictures of Campbell

c)

Math problems

d)

Rubik's Cube

39.

Which animal sound irritated the elephants?

a)

squealing pigs

b)

Campbell singing

c)

whale sounds

d)

birds

40.

Which battle was Hannibal defeated?

a)

Zama

b)

Rome

c)

Corvus

d)

Yorktown

41.

How did the Romans ensure the pigs squealed?

a)

lit them on fire

b)

showed them pics of Campbell

c)

blocked them on the 'gram

d)

gave them bacon

42.

How long did the Punic Wars last?

a)

114 years

b)

14 years

c)

as long as Campbell says

d)

50

43.

Jesus was born during which Punic War?

a)

none of them

b)

1st

c)

2nd

d)

3rd

44.

The Romans made the phalanx more ____.

a)

flexible

b)

bottleneck

c)

guerilla

d)

like Campbell

45.

Rome's ONE THING

a)

improvement

b)

democracy

c)

sailing

d)

writing

46.

Who was Hannibal's father?

a)

Hamilcar

b)

Darth Vader

c)

Campbell

d)

Scipio

47.

Who would use guerilla warfare to win their independence?

a)

USA

b)

Campbell

c)

Greeks

d)

Canada

48.

Who did Hannibal pledge his life to defeat?

a)

Rome

b)

Troy

c)

Campbell

d)

Greeks

49.

What was decendent mean?

a)

you came from them

b)

you look "okay"

c)

you were born in December

d)

you pray to Campbell

50.

The people that survived the Trojan War began the city of:

a)

Rome

b)

Carthage

c)

Italy

d)

Turkey

51.

HOW does Rome win the Punic Wars?

a)

they outsmarted the Carthaginians

b)

they avoided them

c)

they blared Campbell's singing into Carthage

d)

used drunk elephants

52.

What event propels Rome into "world" domination?

a)

Punic Wars

b)

Trojan War

c)

Nuclear Weapons

d)

Marathon

53.

Which of these was NOT in the Punic Wars?

a)

Julius Casear

b)

Hannibal

c)

Hamilcar

d)

Scipio

54.

Carthage is found in which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Tunisia

d)

Europe

55.

Rome is found in which continent?

a)

ITALY

b)

EUROPE

c)

AFRICA

d)

AFRICA

56.

What is a corvus?

a)

inside of a cell

b)

battle formation

c)

a car

d)

a "bridge" that allowed the Romans to board Carthaginian ships

57.
The Carthaginians were originally a colony founded by what group of people?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Persians
c)
Phoenicians
d)
Romans
58.
What animal did Hannibal have as part of his army?
a)
War Elephant
b)
War Turtle
c)
War Octopus
d)
War Tiger
59.

After winning many battles and controlling the Italian countryside, why did Hannibal leave and return to Northern Africa?

a)

he was homesick

b)

the Romans attacked the city of Carthage

c)

there was a plague in Rome

d)

his army ran out of supplies

60.

What famous Roman general finally defeated Hannibal?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Campbell

c)

George Washington

d)

Scipio

61.

The Roman army was mainly ______

a)

LAND OWNERS

b)

MERCENARIES

c)

MEMBERS OF BTS

d)

OLD WOMEN

62.

What are mercenaries?

a)

land owners

b)

followers of Campbell

c)

good dancers

d)

people paid to fight in a war

63.

Which tactic did Hannibal famously use to cross the Alps?

a)

Building bridges

b)

Using elephants

c)

Flying kites

d)

Swimming across rivers

64.

What was is the island in red called?

a)

Sicily

b)

Australia

c)

Rome

d)

Africa

65.

Which Roman general was known for his 'Fabian strategy' during the Second Punic War?

a)

Scipio Africanus

b)

Fabius Maximus

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Marcus Aurelius

66.

Who was the famous Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War?

a)

Scipio Africanus

b)

Hannibal

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Julius Caesar

67.

What strategy did Rome use to finally defeat Carthage in the Third Punic War?

a)

Naval blockade

b)

Direct assault on Carthage

c)

Alliance with Greece

d)

Diplomatic negotiations

68.

Put these men in chronological order, left to right

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Achilles

d)

Alexander The Great

e)

Hannibal

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
69.

HOW did Rome win the Punic Wars?

a)

They improvised

b)

Nuclear Weapons

c)

Super Cannons

d)

Bottleneck

70.

"Shoot and scoot / punch and run"

a)

legion

b)

bottleneck

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

phalanx

71.

What did the Carthaginians do to the elephants to agitate them?

a)

force them to listen to Campbell's singing

b)

poke their ankles with swords

c)

light them on fire

d)

blow loud horns

72.

Who used a "Fabian Strategy" against the British to help the US win the Revolutionary War?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Gandhi

d)

George Washington

73.

What does improvise mean?

a)

find ways to succeed

b)

"crash out" because you're sleepy

c)

give up because it's too hard

d)

blame everyone else

74.

Who was Hannibal's father?

a)

HAMILCAR

b)

FABIUS

c)

SCIPIO

d)

JULIUS CAESAR

75.

Put the events of the Punic Wars in order-oldest or what happened first on the left.

a)

Romans invent the corvus

b)

Hannibal crosses the Alps with his elephants

c)

Romans use guerilla warefare

d)

Romans win Battle of Zama

e)

Romans pour salt into Carthage land

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

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