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Hannibal
Hannibal
Hung Wu
Hung Wu
Hung Wu
100
At the battle at the Trebia River, who commanded the Roman army?
Longus
100
How did Marcus come to be a slave?
His father and mother were sold into slavery.
100
Who founded the Han dynasty?
Liu Pang
100
Who was General Kuo Tsu-hsing?
a Chinese warlord
100
Who was the first to detect the Mongol cavalry?
Chu
200
In the battle at the Trebia River, what did the Romans think about Hannibal's elephants?
That they were beasts from the gods.
200
What role did the Senate play in Carthage?
It ruled Carthage and made important decisions.
200
What did the storyteller eat to survive during the famine?
tree bark
200
What part of the monastery were the Red Turbans able to save?
a large hall and the food stores
200
How many soldiers were in the Red Turban army?
ten thousand
300
Who was Syphax?
Leader of the Numidians
300
Hannibal was in constant conflict with politicians and aristocrats. This conflict resulted in a serious accusation. What was it?
Hannibal accused the Carthaginian aristocrats of betraying him by lying to the Romans about his alleged plan to attack Rome again.
300
In the time of Togan Timur, all the officials were _______ .
Mongols
300
How had Shan T’ung helped Kuo?
He had passed on information.
300
What was the main difference between the heavy and the light cavalry?
The heavy cavalry were stronger, but slower.
400
Three years after the Romans drove the Carthaginians out of Spain, what was Hannibal doing?
He stayed in Italy and waited for reinforcements.
400
Who does Hannibal blame for his fall?
Hannibal believed that his soldiers and the Carthaginian Senate had not supported him in the end.
400
The storyteller decided to join General Kuo in order to _______.
avenge the deaths of his family
400
What did the Red Turbans use to force the Mongols out of the monastery?
fire
400
When did Chu say that they should attack the city of Hao Chao?
During the Feast of Lanterns
500
Why did Scipio invade Carthage?
To lure Hannibal away from Italy.
500
When did Hannibal kill himself?
When the Romans arrived.
500
After his mother’s death why did the storyteller go to see Kou?
He was worried about his sister
500
What lay between the provinces of Anhui and Kiangsi?
a river
500
Why did the bakers make rice cakes?
in order to deliver messages hidden in them