Roman Expansion Cloze

(Red Book)

Section 2 – Pgs. 221 – 222

Once the Romans had set up a republic, they worked to p_______ it. To protect
their new boundaries, the Romans either c_________ their neighbors or made
a___________ with them.
The Roman army was organized into l_____ . Each one contained 5,000 soldiers
called l__________. They were well-trained and spent hours practicing with the
double edged s__________ called *g___________.

The Romans were m______ rulers. At first, they did not tax the people they
conquered, and they were allowed to keep their own governments and take care of
their own affairs. Conquered people were expected to serve in the Roman
*l_______ and support Rome’s foreign policy. As a result, many enemies of
Rome became loyal Roman a_______.

Section 3 – Pgs. 222- 224

The first Punic War lasted __ years. It was one of three wars between Rome and C_______.
The Romans built a c_______ ,or movable bridge, on their ships which allowed them to
board enemy ships and fight hand-to-hand. It changed a sea war to a l_____ war, and the
Romans were victorious.

During the second Punic War, H_______ whose father had

made him take an oath never to be a friend to the Romans,
brought e__________ over the a______ hoping to break
down the Roman lines. The Carthaginians needed heavy
equipment to break down the city walls, and they ran out
of supplies. After roaming the southern Italy countryside
for ____years, they returned home to defend Carthage
against the Romans.
The Carthaginians were defeated, paid the Romans a huge amount of money, and
gave up all territories, including S_______.

Rome attacked and defeated the Carthaginians in the third Punic War. S____ was plowed
into the fields and Romans killed or sold the Carthaginians into s________.
G________and Corinth were later added to Rome’s rule.