First Punic War
This island was the main cause of the First Punic War.
What is Sicily?
This Carthaginian general led the attack on Rome.
Who is Hannibal?
The Third Punic War ended with the destruction of this city.
What is Carthage?
Hannibal was a general from this civilization.
What is Carthage?
Rome was known for its strong _______ army.
What is land?
Rome had to build this type of military force for the first time to fight Carthage.
What is a navy?
Hannibal famously crossed these mountains to surprise Rome.
What are the Alps?
Rome fought the Third Punic War because they wanted to eliminate Carthage as a ________.
What is a threat?
Hannibal swore hatred toward Rome at this age.
What is nine years old?
Carthage became wealthy because of this economic activity.
What is trade?
This was the main reason Rome and Carthage fought the First Punic War.
What is control of trade in the Mediterranean?
Hannibal brought these large animals with him on his journey.
What are war elephants?
This Roman leader pushed for the complete destruction of Carthage.
Who is Cato the Elder?
Hannibal used this tactic to trap Roman soldiers at Cannae.
What is the double‑envelopment (surrounding) strategy?
This sea was the center of conflict between Rome and Carthage.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Rome invented this device to turn sea battles into land battles.
What is the corvus (boarding bridge)?
This Roman general defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.
Who is Scipio Africanus?
After the war, Rome controlled this entire region of North Africa.
What is Carthage’s former territory?
Hannibal’s father, also a general, was named ________.
Who is Hamilcar Barca?
Carthage’s navy was strong because of this unique harbor shape.
What is a circular, double harbor?
This treaty ended the First Punic War and forced Carthage to pay Rome a large fine.
What is the Treaty of Lutatius?
This battle was Hannibal’s greatest victory, where he surrounded and destroyed a huge Roman army.
What is the Battle of Cannae?
The Third Punic War lasted from _____ to _____ BCE.
What is 149 to 146 BCE?
Hannibal spent over a decade fighting in this region of Italy.
What is southern Italy?
Rome’s victory in the Punic Wars allowed it to become this type of major power.
What is the dominant Mediterranean empire?