Question

1. look at the amount of territory that carthage and rome controlled in 264 bc. how do the different amounts compare?

Explanation:

To answer this, we recall historical context: In 264 BC, Carthage (a maritime empire) controlled a vast overseas/Mediterranean - adjacent territory (like North Africa, parts of Spain, islands), while Rome was more dominant in the Italian Peninsula. Carthage’s territory was geographically spread but Rome’s was more concentrated in Italy, yet Carthage had more total land area (including colonies) compared to Rome’s Italian - focused control at that time (before the Punic Wars fully escalated). So we compare their territorial extents: Carthage controlled more territory (across North Africa, Spain, islands) than Rome (mostly Italy).

Answer:

In 264 BC, Carthage controlled a larger amount of territory (spanning North Africa, parts of Spain, and Mediterranean islands) compared to Rome, which was primarily dominant in the Italian Peninsula.