First Punic Wars
What two powers fought in the First Punic War?
Rome and Carthage
Who was the famous Carthaginian general that led an army across the Alps? The years the Second Punic war occured.
Hannibal
The winner of the Third Punic War.
What were the Romans?
The sea Carthage was located along.
What is the Mediterranean?
The First Punic War started over control of what Mediterranean island?
Sicily
BONUS: What specific town? (For an additional 200!)
What is the name of the mountain range that Hannibal crossed in order to enter Italy?
The Alps
How many years after the Second Punic War did the Third Punic War begin?
About 50
Who were the Gracchus brothers, and how were they connected to the aftermath of the Punic Wars?
They were Roman reformers who tried to redistribute land to poor Romans, many of whom were displaced due to Rome’s expansion after the Punic Wars.
What was the name of the Roman naval innovation that allowed them to board enemy ships? The land they fought over
The Corvus
What battle was one of Rome’s worst defeats, where Hannibal’s forces killed around 50,000 Romans?
Battle of Cannae
What Roman senator famously ended every speech with “Carthage must be destroyed”?
Cato the Elder
The reason Carthage was a strong trading centre.
Its location along the Mediterranean
What were the strengths of Rome and Carthage?
Army (Rome - initially) Navy (Carthage)
The territory Rome gained control of after the war.
What is Spain?
What major event marked the end of the Third Punic War?
The absolute destruction of Carthage
What are the two groups of people Messana asked for help from.
Rome and Carthage
What were the terms of the peace treaty that ended the First Punic War?
Carthage had to pay Rome a war indemnity and give up control of Sicily and surrounding islands
What Roman general finally defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama?
Scipio Africanus
What was the ultimate impact of the Third Punic War on Rome’s expansion?
It solidified Rome’s control over the western Mediterranean and removed Carthage as a rival power.
What is a mercenary?
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.