Hannibal

Where was Hannibal from originally?

• Hispania

• North Africa

• Italy

• The Alps

Which of the following about Hannibal is correct

• He captured and sacked Rome in 218 BC

• He was a great general but a horrible politician

• He vowed to fight the Romans when he was 9 years old.

• He started the First Punic War

Which battle was the Roman Republic's worst defeat ever in history?

• the Battle of Lake Trasimene

• The Battle of Ticinus

• The Battle of Cannae

• The Battle of Zama

For how many years did the Second Punic War last?

• 12 years

• 23 years

• 17 years

• 35 years

Why did Hannibal leave the Carthaginian Empire in 195 B.C.?

• Because he wanted to take his force across the Alps to invade Italy

• because his fellow countrymen betrayed him

• because he found a better job elsewhere

• because he was bored

What was the border between the Carthaginian Empire and the Roman Republic in Hispania before 218?

• The Trebia River

• The Ebro River

• The Rhone River

• Lake Trasimene

What an animal did Hannibal bring for his invasions of Italy?

• rhinoceros

• lions

• giraffes

• elephants

Why did Hannibal go back to North Africa in 203 B.C.

• Because he wanted to run for an election

• because he wanted to visit his family

• because he wanted to recruit more soldiers

• because he wanted to defend his nation.

How did Hannibal die?

• He drank poison

• Roman soldiers caught him

• He was trampled by an elephant

• he froze in the Alps

The cause of the first Punic war was over the island of

• Sardinia

• Corsica

• Sicily

• Hispania