1. The Punic Wars

2. Key Vocabulary
Punic Wars – a series of wars between Rome and Carthage.
Hannibal - the famous Carthaginian General who invaded northern Italy by leading the Carthaginian army over the Alps.

3. Warm Up & Review
Complete the following chart on by recalling material you learned in the previous lesson and information you already know. Try to do so WITHOUT using your notes.
Rome
United States
Executive
Legislative
Legal Code
Citizenship

4. Rome Spreads its Power
Roman power grew slowly as the Legions fought for control of the Italian Peninsula.
Rome treated those they conquered differently. The neighboring Latin's on the Tiber River became full citizens of Rome.
Farther away people had all the rights of citizens except for the right to vote.
All others fell into a third category, called allies.

5. The Commercial Network
With such easy access to the Mediterranean, Roman merchants moved goods by land and by sea.
They traded Roman wine and olive oil for things from other lands such as a variety of food, raw materials, and manufactured goods.
At the time of the Republic, however, another city interfered with Roman access to the Mediterranean.
The most dominant city on the Mediterranean was Carthage.

6. The Punic Wars Who fights in the Punic Wars? Rome and Carthage
What was the end result of the Punic Wars?
Rome becomes a dominant imperial power and gains control of the Mediterranean Sea
How many were there?
Three
When were they?
~ BC

7. The First Punic War Carthage overextends itself into Sicily.
Rome gets outraged.
Rome wins and gains control of Sicily and forces Carthage to limit its colonies.

8. The Second Punic War
Carthage occupies Spain and other Mediterranean areas.
Hannibal takes the Carthaginian army through Spain over the Alps and into Italy, occupying it for over 10 years.
Rome decides to weaken Carthage by attacking Spain and then Carthage.
This forces Hannibal to retreat. Rome wins again

9. The Third Punic War
Rome is still more than a little upset at Carthage so…
Rome burns Carthage to the ground, sells their inhabitants into slavery, and plows salt into their fields so the crops could not grow!

10. Graphic Organizer

11. Reflection Why did war erupt between Rome and Carthage?
Why did Hannibal march his army through the Alps?
What was the end result of the Punic Wars?

12. Answer the Essential Question
Now answer the essential question using what you have learned from today’s lesson.