How did the Punic Wars affect the development of the Roman Republic?
A. In the First Punic War, Rome gained control of Sicily.
B. Rome won each of the Punic Wars and gained control over the western Mediterranean.
C. The Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War.
D. The Punic Wars were the reason Rome developed a navy.

either b) they were often feared and despised by other native cultures. or

c) their obsession allowed them to coexist with many other native cultures because of their peaceful nature.

no because we were not ready for war

the han greatly expands the chinese empire. the han dynasty retains the centralized bureaucracy and unified political system of the qin but adopts and grafts upon this the confucian view that government should be run by educated, ethical men.

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