Transcript Rome Expands - Calhoun County Schools

The Punic Wars Map
Answer the two questions
that go with the map on page
274
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1. Background
 Rome controls Italy
 Carthage is on the coast of North Africa
 Trading empire
 Controlled the movement of goods
 Largest and richest city in the region
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2. First Punic War
 Control of Sicily
 Romans send army to Sicily, Carthage already
there
 Rome builds a navy
 After 20 years, Rome wins the island and
Carthage pays a huge fine
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3. Second Punic War
 Carthage gains land in Spain
 Romans help people of Spain rebel
 Hannibal sent to attack Rome
 Plan to march forces into Italy by crossing the Alps,
loses half his men along the way
 Battle of Cannae – Roman loss
 Battle of Zama – led by Scipio, Rome wins and rules
the Mediterranean
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4. More Conquests
 Third Punic War – Rome burns Carthage and
takes 50,000 slaves
 Macedonia, Greece, part of Asia all under
Roman rule
 Mediterranean = “our sea”
The Roman Republic Quiz
 Rome’s Government
 Roman Law
 Punic Wars
 Pages 269-276