History Questions 3

Question 1

What was the republics formidable fighting force of well trained professional soldiers called

Answer 1

The legion

Question 2

Who could join the Roman legion

Answer 2

Property owning citizens

Question 3

When the republic started to fight farther away and longer wars, many land owners decided not to serve. Who allowed poor, landless citizens to volunteer

Answer 3

Marius

Question 4

The new professional soldiers were called legionnaires. What supplies were they given?

Answer 4

A bronze helmet, Mail armor, short sword, a javelin, and an oval shield

Question 5

How did Marius reorganize the legions for maximum strength and flexibility

Answer 5

Grouped squads of men into 100-man centuries, or units

Question 6

What made the Roman legion unstoppable

Answer 6

They recruited additional soldiers from the regions they defeated

Question 7

What was the key to success of the legions

Answer 7

Training

Question 8

How much weight did the average Roman soldier carry

Answer 8

About 50 pounds

Question 9

What did the soldiers carry in their canteen

Answer 9

Posca, mixture of water and vinegar

Question 10

What was the name of the series of wars between Rome and Carthage

Answer 10

Punic wars

Question 11

Where was Carthage located

Answer 11

Around the western Mediterranean

Question 12

The first Punic war was fought over what island

Answer 12

Sicily

Question 13

What did the Roman’s do after they were defeated during the first Punic Wars

Answer 13

They built 120 powerful warships

Question 14

Who attacked Roman allies in Spain and started the second Punic war

Answer 14

Hannibal

Question 15

Hannibal surprised the Roman’s by invading the Italian Peninsula by land. He brought over 60,000 soldiers and ______ across the alps

Answer 15

Herd of war elephants

Question 16

What was the name of the consul who invaded North Africa (Hannibal’s homeland) to draw Hannibal out of Italy

Answer 16

Scipio

Question 17

In what battle was Hannibal finally defeated

Answer 17

The battle of Zama

Question 18

What was one of the Roman army’s most effective weapons

Answer 18

The catapult

Question 19

What does “Carthago delenda est” mean?

Answer 19

Carthage must be destroyed

Question 20

The Roman’s eventually destroyed every building in Carthage. What did they do with the survivors

Answer 20

They sold them as slaves

Question 21

What did Rome do when Phillip V of Macedonia launched the First Macedonia War against them

Answer 21

They were forced to make peace with them (cus they were too focused on Hannibal)

Question 22

What did Rome do after the army defeated Hannibal

Answer 22

Two legions invaded Macedonia

Question 23

Rome won the secondary war and Macedonia became a Roman province. What city was destroyed when Greece was conquered and also turned into a Roman province

Answer 23

Corinth was destroyed

Question 24

Rome became the new superpower of the ancient world. How far did their power extend

Answer 24

It was extended to the Iberian peninsula to the islands of Greece