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Punic Wars and the Aftermath

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who had the most powerful Navy at the beginning of the 1st Punic War?

a)

Carthage

b)

The Roman Republic

c)

Greece

d)

America

2.

He led the Carthaginian Army during the 2nd Punic War

a)

Scipio Africanus

b)

Hannibal Barca

c)

Marcus Licinius Crassus

d)

Julius Caesar

3.

He led the Roman Army during the invasion of Carthage

a)

Pompey

b)

Hannibal Barca

c)

Scipio Africanus

d)

Octavian

4.

The Romans invented this during the 1st Punic War giving their Army an opportunity to fight on the seas

a)

Gladius

b)

Pugio

c)

Corvus

d)

Pilum

5.

To the great surprise of the Romans, the Carthaginians crossed this mountain range to attack Rome from the north

a)

Andes

b)

Ural

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Alps

6.

The Romans attacked Carthage to start the 3rd Punic War because

a)

They feared the return of Hannibal Barca

b)

They feared that the Carthaginians would try to take Egypt

c)

They believed the Carthaginians were growing more powerful once again

d)

They feared that Scipio Africanus would not be able to save them once again from the might of Carthage.

7.

The Romans won

a)

The 1st Punic War

b)

The 2nd Punic War

c)

The 3rd Punic War

d)

All of the Punic Wars

8.

Hannibal Barca is finally defeated at the Battle of ____

a)

Zama

b)

Cannae

c)

Marathon

d)

Salamis

9.

Carthage can be found

a)

in Northern Africa

b)

in the Middle East

c)

in modern Spain

d)

in ancient Germania

10.

All of the following happened to Carthage after the 3rd Punic War EXCEPT

a)

Most people were either enslaved or executed

b)

The buildings were destroyed

c)

The fields were salted

d)

Carthage rebounded quickly and formed an alliance with Rome

11.

He sought to allow the poor to join the Army thus providing them with much needed jobs

a)

Lucius Sulla

b)

Gaius Marius

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Tiberius Gracchus

12.

He used the Roman Army for his own personal glory and became Rome's first military dictator

a)

Lucius Sulla

b)

Gaius Marius

c)

Octavian

d)

Tiberius Gracchus

13.

He proved that not all dictators are bad. He was chosen by the Senate to lead Rome during a crisis and freely gave up control when the crisis subsided.

a)

Gaius Marius

b)

Lucius Sulla

c)

Cincinnatus

d)

Mr. Mullelly

14.

Their deaths allowed assassination's to become a political solution in Rome

a)

Gracchus Brothers

b)

Sulla Brothers

c)

Mario Brothers

d)

The Marx Brothers

15.

He led a relatively successful slave revolt

a)

Lucius Sulla

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Tiberius

d)

Spartacus