CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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It is said that Hanno circumnavigated around ____ on his ships.
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Antarctica
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Europe
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North America
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Africa
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Eudoxus Of Cyzicus, (born 2nd century bc), Greek navigator and explorer who made the first known attempt to circumnavigate Africa from western Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Herodotus, the Phoenicians managed to circumnavigate Africa in a voyage in c. 600 BCE sponsored by the Egyptian pharaoh Necho. Starting from the Red Sea, they sailed westwards in a journey that took three years.
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