WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the Phoenicians most famous colony?
A
Sicily
B
Tingis
C
Carthage
D
Sardinia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city located on the northern coast of Africa. Its name means “new city” or “new town.” Before the rise of ancient Rome, Carthage was the most powerful city in the region because of its proximity to trade routes and its impressive harbor on the Mediterranean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lebanon. Tyre-One of the two leading-city states of Phoenicia and one of the most important ports in ancient Phoenicia, and Lebanon today.

Detailed explanation-3: -The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC on the coast of Northwest Africa, in what is now Tunisia, as one of a number of Phoenician settlements in the western Mediterranean created to facilitate trade from the city of Tyre on the coast of what is now Lebanon.

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