Question 1 (4 points)
Which major event occurred in the Third Punic War? (4 points)

a
Roman gains Sicily as its first province

b
Roman capture and defeat of Carthage

c
Hannibal leads an invasion of Italy

d
Roman armies take control of all of Spain

Question 2 (4 points)
Over which area was the First Punic war fought? (4 points)

a
Sicily

b
Carthage

c
Phoenicia

d
Rome

Question 3 (4 points)
What effect did the Punic Wars have on Rome's military development? (4 points)

a
Rome's navy no longer had enough ships to control the Mediterranean Sea.

b
The Roman army grew in size and became dominant in the Mediterranean region.

c
Rome limited its soldiers to six months of service each year.

d
The Roman army took greater care to treat conquered peoples better.

Question 4 (4 points)
All of the following effects occurred as a result of Roman expansion following the Punic Wars except (4 points)

a
it brought in great wealth from conquered territories

b
it allowed many Romans to buy large farming estates

c
it provided slave labor for the large farming estates

d
it caused the Roman economy to decline due to the high cost of war

Question 5 (4 points)
Which of the following statements describes how the Punic Wars contributed to the development of the Roman Empire? (4 points)

a
They allowed the Romans to focus more on expanding into the Western Mediterranean.

b
They resulted in the overthrow of the Roman Republic and establishment of the Empire.

c
They marked the end of Roman expansion in the Mediterranean region.

d
They forced the Romans to reorganize their government with an emperor as ruler.