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what does the word punic mean literally?   Phoenician  
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What were the two sides of the Punic Wars?   Rome and Carthage  
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Where was Carthage located?   north africa  
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What are the dates for the 1st punic wars?   264-241 BC  
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Over what area did it start?   outside of rome  
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What weakness did Rome have at the Beginning?   Getting an army and lack of expericence at sea.  
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What was the strength of carthage militarily?   Their Navy  
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how did the Romans come up with their first battleship?   Capture a vesta in an Italian harbor  
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explain how the romans adapted their land tactics to the sea?   They would be on their ships and then when they came close enough, they would lock onto the enemies ship, then get on their sheip....AND TAKE ALL BABE!!  
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how many fleets did Rome build and lose to storms?   2  
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who was the roman commander captured by carthage?   Regulus  
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what did the Carthage ask him to do?   agree to the terms of peace  
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What did he end up doind?   told them to fight to death  
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Who was the carthagian general in this first war?   Hamilcar Barca  
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Who was the Clodius Pulcher?   Commander for the romans who ignore omen to the scaired chickens  
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What did the augurs tell him was a bad omen?   that the chickens werent eating!  
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What did he do when he eard about the bad omen?   He threw the chicken cage in the sea  
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What was a result of the ensuing battle?   they lost  
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How many fleets did Rome use to finally defeat the Carthaginians?   3  
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Who won the war?   Romans  
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What became Rome's first province?   Sicily  
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What became its 2nd and 3rd provinces?   Corsica and Sardinia  
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What eles did Carthage have to do?   Pay a large indemnity  
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