CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
Question
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Present-day Turkey
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Present-day Tunisia
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Egypt
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carthage, Phoenician Kart-hadasht, Latin Carthago, great city of antiquity on the north coast of Africa, now a residential suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia.
Detailed explanation-2: -After several decades, Carthage became one of Rome’s most important colonies. Today, the ruins of ancient Carthage lie in present-day Tunisia and are a popular tourist attraction.
Detailed explanation-3: -They’re called Tunisians now. I’d assume a number of current Italians (due to the fact that over 50000 Carthaginians were taken as slaves to Rome), Spanish and other Europeans have Carthaginian roots.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into a great trading empire covering much of the Mediterranean and was home to a brilliant civilization.