Ancient Carthage

Carthage was a port city on what major body of water?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Gulf of Aden

What empire did Carthage battle in the Sicilian Wars?

• Rome

• Greece

• Phoenicia

• Egypt

• Persia

What Carthage leader invaded Rome in the Second Punic War?

• Cleopatra VII

• Sundiata Keita

• Hannibal

• Shaka Zulu

• Ramses II

Who won the First Punic War?

• Rome

• Carthage

• Greece

• Phoenicia

• Egypt

What capital city of Tunisia is located near the ruins of Carthage?

• Alexandria

• Tunis

• Tripoli

• Morocco

• Cairo

What kind of government did Carthage have starting around the 4th century BC?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• None of the above

True or False: At its peak, Carthage was one of the most powerful cities in the Mediterranean.

• True

• False

Who were the Suffetes of Ancient Carthage?

• The two main elected leaders of the Carthage government

• The names of the Carthage allies in Africa

• The ships of war used by the Carthage navy

• Slaves that built the great buildings of Carthage

• Elite soldiers in the Carthage army

Who rebuilt Carthage and made it part of the Roman Empire?

• Augustus

• Julius Caesar

• Marc Antony

• Emperor Nero

• Cicero

What name was given to the wars that were fought between Rome and Carthage?

• Cartho-Roman Wars

• Punic Wars

• Sicilian Wars

• The Third Punic War