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Directions: Label the following items on the map below!!! Bodies of Water: Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea Tiber River Places: Italian Peninsula Sicily Corsica Sardinia Cities/Physical Features: Rome Carthage Appenine Mtns. Alps Questions: How was geographic location important to economic, social, and political development of Ancient Rome?_______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Geographic location led to Rome going to war with what other city?________________ What were they called? How many were there? What was the outcome?___________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ The Punic Wars were a series of wars fought over control over Western Mediterranean trade routes. Gaining control over the Mediterranean allows Roman culture to expand throughout portions of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Hellenistic world of the Eastern Mediterranean. Punic Wars Who fought??? When??? The Outcome??? 1st Punic War Rome and Carthage 264-241 B.C.E. 2nd Punic War Rome and Carthage 218-201 B.C.E. 3rd Punic War Rome and Carthage 149-146 B.C.E. Rome defeats Carthage despite Carthage’s strong navy; needs to build a strong navy. Hannibal attempts to avenge his father’s death and invades Italy from the north after going through Spain and crossing the Alps. Hannibal is defeated at the Battle of Zama by the Romans. Carthage loses to the Romans once again and the Romans decide to “finish” them. They plow salt into their fields and burn their cities. Rome officially has control of Western Mediterranean trade. Why was Rome in a good location for trade? Describe the geography of Italy. _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________