Punic Wars Test #1

Question 1

Ad Urbe Condita

Answer 1

The book in which Livy wrote about the Punic wars.

Question 2

Agrigentum

Answer 2

Rome besieges the town, Agrigentum, a major Carthaginian stronghold on Sicily. It fell to the Romans at the beginning of the Punic wars The Carthaginian generals eventually are forced to evacuate.

Question 3

Alps

Answer 3

Mountain range where Hannibal crossed

Question 4

Baal

Answer 4

God worshipped by the Carthaginians

Question 5

Surus

Answer 5

Hannibal’s pet elephant

Question 6

Punic

Answer 6

Language the Carthaginians spoke

Question 7

Dido

Answer 7

The founder of Carthage

Question 8

Magna Graecia

Answer 8

Southern Italy

Question 9

Phoenicians

Answer 9

People who founded Carthage

Question 10

Crimson dye, slaves, ivory, gold dust

Answer 10

What the Carthaginians traded

Question 11

Corsica, and sardinia

Answer 11

Two islands stolen by Rome, become 2nd Roman province.

Question 12

Why is Sicily strategically valuable?

Answer 12

Grain supply, middle of the Mediterranean

Question 13

Hiberus

Answer 13

A treaty, drawn up by Rome and Carthage, that limited expansion and established the Ebro river as a boundary

Question 14

Ebro River

Answer 14

The boundary of the Hiberus treaty

Question 15

Great St. Bernard

Answer 15

Mountain pass used by Hannibal/Carthaginian army

Question 16

Mago

Answer 16

Hannibal’s yougest brother

Question 17

Hasdrubal #1

Answer 17

Hannibal’s brother-in-law, who is assassinated and Hannibal takes over.

Question 18

Salambo

Answer 18

Hannibal’s sister, Hasdrubal’s wife

Question 19

Barca

Answer 19

Hannibal’s last name

Question 20

Hispania

Answer 20

Where Carthaginians (Hamilcar) go Spain to find a new source of income, tin.

Question 21

Tin

Answer 21

The new source of income that Carthanginians found in Spain. Used to make bronze.

Question 22

Messina

Answer 22

City in Sicily whose king died and got taken over by Hiero

Question 23

Mamertines

Answer 23

Mercinaries from Massina

Question 24

Syracuse

Answer 24

The city state that took over Massina

Question 25

Hiero

Answer 25

Leader of Syracuse who declared himself king of Messina

Question 26

Saguntum

Answer 26

City besieged by Hannibal to provoke Punic war. Saguntum sent pleads of help to Rome.

Question 27

Numidians

Answer 27

Carthage was engaged in the Mercenary War with the Numidians, whose leaders are Gisgo, and Matho

Question 28

Matho, Gisgo

Answer 28

Numidian leaders in Mercinary War

Question 29

1st Punic War treaty terms

Answer 29

1. Give up Sicily
2. Pay ransom for hostages
3. money (but they had no money)

Question 30

Mylae

Answer 30

Site of 1st naval victory

Question 31

Diulius

Answer 31

He won the first naval battle, because he invented corvus

Question 32

Corvus

Answer 32

Means crow/raven. A plank with a spike at the end.

Question 33

Quinquireme

Answer 33

a Carthaginian warship. Has five rows of men on the oars.

Question 34

Regulus

Answer 34

• Failed to capture North Africa

- Was tortured

Question 35

Bursa

Answer 35

Carthaginian citidel

Question 36

Pyrrhus

Answer 36

King of Epirus, recruited by Greeks to fight against Rome on their behalf. First king to fight using elephants and won many costly victories.

Question 37

Pyrrhic victory

Answer 37

Victory of such great cost that it wasn’t worth it.

Question 38

Tarentum

Answer 38

A Roman boat sailed too close to Tarentum in Magna Graecia.

Question 39

Hamilcar

Answer 39

When Agrigentum was taken over, the Carthaginians chose Hamilcar to direct the land war.

Question 40

Hannibal

Answer 40

Hamilcar’s son who was popular with soldiers and was a military man.

Question 41

Carthage

Answer 41

Fought in the Punic war. Bitter enemies with Greece and Rome.

Question 42

Livy

Answer 42

The author of the book