15 points 1. which best describes a major cause of the punic wars? a) greece was preparing to launch an invasion of italy b) rome wanted to take back carthage from greece c) carthage attacked rome in an attempt to expand its empire d) rome wanted to keep carthage from completely taking over sicily 2. which describes a change that occurred in rome about 100 bc.? a) poor soldiers and small farmers were being given land that had been taken from patricians b) women and non-romans were gaining more rights as citizens c) the army refused to allow conquered peoples to serve as roman soldiers d) patricians were becoming wealthier and plebeians were becoming poorer