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Who was considered the General of Carthage, and grew up hating Rome?
Hannibal
Who was the general and dictator that passed the Rubicon and paved the way for the roman empire?
Julius Caesar
What was the ancient trading civilization from the coast of North America called?
Phoenician
Who were the two men that had an alliance with Julius Caesar to scheme and take power?
Pompey and Crassus
What was the name of the new government that was formed after citizens united to overthrow the king?
The Roman Republic
True or False: Julius Caesar had a day of the week named after him.
False
True or False: Rome gained control of Gaul and Greece during the Punic Wars.
False
According to the legend of Rome's creation, who founded the city?
Twin brothers, Romulus and Remus
What is the lawmaking body that advises the consuls?
The Senate
What is made up of large bodies of citizens that elect the consuls?
The Assembly
Which part of the republic is made up of two people? One of them is a patrician, and one is a plebeian, who are expected to follow the Senates advice.
Consuls
Fill in the blank: Two ______ are elected by the Assembly.
Consuls
Who appointed governors to rule provinces?
The Senate
True or False: At first, the Senate was made up of only patricians.
True
Fill in the blank: The ______ was a group of 300 men who were mostly patricians.
Assembly
Fill in the blank: Over time ____ fought for representation in the Assembly.
Plebeians
What caused the Punic war?
Rome helped Sicily defended itself from Carthage.
What areas did Rome and Carthage fight to control?
Sicily, territory in North Africa, and what is currently Spain.
What happened to Carthage and its people?
It was destroyed, most people in Carthage were killed and the rest were enslaved.
Which position in government did Caesar win?
He was elected consul.
Who were Pompey and Crassus?
They were powerful leader who had an alliance with Julius Caesar, which later broke down.
Why did Rome want to destroy Carthage?
Because Carthage had power in the trading region of the Mediterranean region.
Answer may be:
People held grudges and disliked him for the civil wars and for destroying the republic.
He did not realize people did not like him.
Pressure from his work caused him to have health problems.
He wanted the Senate to make him dictator for life.
Senators were plotting his assassination.
What happened to Julius Caesar?
He was assassinated by a group of senators led by Brutus and Cassius.
When did the first Punic war begin?
264 BCE