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Sager World History Punic Wars Reading Questions – answer these questions as you read thru “The Punic Wars” 1. Which region located on the North African coast was offering competition to Rome for power? 2. Which group of people settled Carthage? 3. Carthage had become a great ____________________ competition and led the area in _________________________. 4. Where else did Carthage have settlements? 5. The ongoing battle between the Roman Republic and Carthage over the right to rule the Mediterranean took the form of three major wars known as the _______________________ ________________________. 6. Where did the Republic of Rome suffer many defeats during the First Punic War? What kind of ships did they build in order to counter Carthage’s ramming ships? 7. How many ships did the Romans expand their fleet to? 8. At the Battle of ____________________, the Romans won a great victory and began their march into the Mediterranean. 9. The Romans captured the islands of ______________________, _______________________ and ________________________ in 225 BC. These islands were strategic ________________________ posts for the Carthaginians and therefore great loses for them. 10. Now the Carthaginians had to look elsewhere to form their trading center, so they chose __________________. 11. What resources did Spain provide? 12. Who was elected commander of Carthage’s forces following the death of Hamilcar? 13. In 219 BC, Hannibal and his troops attacked ________________________, an ally of Rome. The fall of __________________ marked the beginning of the __________________ ___________________ _________________. 14. What was the disputed territory in the Second Punic War? 15. As Rome sent troops west, what was Hannibal’s plan? Why did he think this would take the Romans by surprise? 16. What problems did Hannibal run into while marching from Spain thru the south of Gaul (France)? 17. Once Hannibal reached Italy, he began recruiting more men. He rebuilt his army, then moved quickly thru Italy, enjoying _________________ after ____________________ until he reached the walls of Rome itself. 18. Once in Rome, Hannibal knew he did not have enough supplies for a siege, and he saw the ____________ could not be ____________________. 19. What did the Romans decide to do against Hannibal? What did this give the Roman army time to do? 20. Where was Hannibal invincible? 21. Who was the brilliant general now leading the Romans? What territory did he conquer? 22. After 14 years in Italy, Hannibal was forced to return home to ________________________________________. 23. What did Hannibal and Scipio agree to do before the planned battle at Zama? What was the outcome of these talks? 24. At the battle of Zama, Hannibal was ________________________ and Carthage was forced to give up _______________________. 25. What happened to Hannibal? 26. What happened to Carthage when it tried to rebel again? 27. What happened to the Carthaginians after their defeat in the Third Punic War? 28. With the final defeat of Carthage, Rome was now the most powerful force in the western _____________________________. 29. Rome turned eastward and began its further conquest with ________________________ and __________________________. 30. By 50 B.C. the Roman Republic was in control of the entire _________________________ and well on its way to becoming a mighty empire.