1. the basement flooded, we spent all day cleaning up.
a. After
b. Although
C. Before
d. Even if

A

Explanation:

After the basement flooded, we spent all day cleaning up.

the roman republic began to expand when rome fought the punic wars and defeated carthage. the punic wars refer to the series of 3 wars fought among rome and carthage, before it ended in carthage's defeat.