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Roman History Drill Questions - The Later Republic Flashcards

1
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Dates of the Punic Wars

A

264-146 BC

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2
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This ancient city was the Roman Republic’s greatest rival

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Carthage

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3
Q

This country developed the alphabet

A

Phoenicia

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4
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Punic refers to this country

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Phoenicia

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5
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The name of the wars with Carthage

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Punic Wars

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6
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A hero who lost an army, but sacrificed his life for Rome and his honor

A

Regulus

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7
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The Roman general that avoided battle

A

Quintus Fabius

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8
Q

A policy of avoiding direct confrontation

A

Fabian policy

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9
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He crossed the Alps with his army and elephants

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Hannibal

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10
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The great general of Carthage who almost defeated Rome

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Hannibal

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11
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The Roman hero who defeated Hannibal

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Scipio Africanus

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12
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Hannibal’s last battle

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Zama

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13
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When the Roman Republic was degenerating he restored it by strict discipline

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Cato

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14
Q

Cornelia’s jewels

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the Gracchi

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15
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The champions of the poor who were accused of wanting to be king

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the Gracchi

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16
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The general who defeated the Teutones, Ambrones, and Cimbri

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Marius

17
Q

The plebeian general who became dictator of Rome

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Marius

18
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The patrician general who was the rival of Marius

A

Sulla

19
Q

The three dictator generals leading up to Caesar

A

Marius
Sulla
Pompey

20
Q

The general who cleared the Mediterranean Sea of pirates

A

Pompey

21
Q

Caesar was great in these four ways

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orator
scholar
statesman
soldier

22
Q

He conquered Gaul and then crossed the Rubicon

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Julius Caesar

23
Q

Date of the assassination of Julius Caesar

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44 BC

24
Q

The First Triumvirate

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Caesar
Pompey
Crassus

25
Q

Rome’s greatest orator

A

Cicero

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