Author Question: Although the Persians were the most powerful empire at the time, what area were they unable to ... (Read 23 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Although the Persians were the most powerful empire at the time, what area were they unable to defeat?

a. Turkey.
b. Spain.
c. Greece.
d. Assyria.
e. Egypt.

Question 2

What was the central issue in the First Punic War?

a. Carthage's control of Rome
b. Rome's desire to destroy the capital of Carthage as an economic center
c. The Roman general Scipio's desire to gain power in the republican government
d. Rome's hope to destroy the Carthaginian navy as a threat to its mainland
e. Rivalry for dominance over Sicily