Punic Wars and Fall of the Roman Republic Crossword

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  1. 1. After the Punic Wars Carthage is no longer a ____ to Rome.
  2. 5. Civilization / Empire that the Roman Republic fought in the Punic Wars.
  3. 7. Rome and Carthage fought to see who would gain control over the island of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. Rome won.
  4. 10. Carthage tried to get revenge on Rome. Carthage marched war elephants over the Alps to attack Rome. Rome won.
  5. 11. The three leaders of the Roman Republic after the First Civil War; Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.
  6. 12. After the Punic Wars Rome came to control the ____ Basin / Sea.
  7. 15. Conflict fought to see who would lead the Roman Republic to fix its problems after the Punic Wars.
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  1. 2. What happened to Julius Caesar when he took too much power. Triggered the Second Roman Civil War.
  2. 3. Became dictator for life of Rome after defeating the other two members of the First Triumvirate.
  3. 4. Rome gets revenge on Carthage. Rome burns Carthage and enslaves everyone in Carthage. Rome won.
  4. 6. After farmers lost their jobs to slaves they moved into ____.
  5. 8. After the Punic Wars there was a ____ (spread) of Roman culture.
  6. 9. The Roman Republic government tried to help the poor by minting more money, but this resulted in ____.
  7. 13. Language spoken in Rome.
  8. 14. The Roman Republic fell apart because ____ spread into the Roman agricultural (farming) system, causing Roman farmers to lose jobs.