Carthage

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Carthage built?Circa 814 BCE by Phoenician colonists from Tyre
2. What is the political system?Oligarchic republic with elected magistrates and a powerful senate
3. What is the key conflicts?The Punic Wars (264–146 BCE) against the Roman Republic
4. What was Carthage and where was it located?Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city-state that grew into a powerful Mediterranean trade center. It sat on a peninsula in the Gulf of Tunis, near modern Tunisia.
5. Why was Carthage famous for its navy?Carthage built a large artificial harbor with a commercial basin and a military harbor, allowing it to grow a strong navy that protected trade and fought wars.

Oligarchy: A form of government in which power is held by a small group of people, typically the wealthy or elite.
Maritime Hegemony: The dominance of a state or power over others through its control of sea lanes and naval forces.
Hannibal Barca: A brilliant Carthaginian general and statesman, widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history.