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Fought between 149-146 BC, it is the last segment of the war between Carthage and Rome.
What is the Third Punic War
100
Hanno, a Phoenician sailor, became well known because he was the first to sail through this.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar
100
The Phoenicians were this which means worshiping more than one god.
What are pagans
100
These two cities along the Mediterranean coast are mentioned numerous times in the Bible. They were also two of the largest cities in Phoenicia.
What are Tyre and Sidon
100
This was Phoenicia's most popular traded good.
What is purple dyed cloth
200
Clever and a brilliant military strategist, this man was the leading general in Carthage.
Who is Hannibal
200
Hanno is originally from this Phoenician colony.
What is Carthage
200
This is how the Phoenicians got their ideas of religion.
What are neighboring cultures
200
This mode of transportation was designed to move faster and navigate easily through water. It was envied by other ancient cultures.
What is a Phoenician ship
200
One of the other many traded goods of Phoenicia, this wood was especially used for making the famous Phoenician ships.
What is timber
300
This ghastly number of Carthaginians were taken as slaves by the Roman Army.
What is 50,000
300
Throughout his naval journey through the Mediterranean Sea, he established seven of these towards the African Coast.
What are seven colonies
300
The primary god of the Phoenicians, he is the protector of the universe.
Who is El
300
Rome's widely known enemy, this large city was also under Phoenician control.
What is Carthage
300
Phoenicians were commonly mistaken for making these.
What are extensive trade routes
400
Scipio and his army raided Carthage and burned down the small city in this year.
What is 146 BC
400
The farthest he sailed on his journey was to this Gulf.
What is the Gulf of Guinea
400
To please the gods and goddesses of the Phoenician religion, these types of sacrifices were made.
What are children and animal sacrifices
400
**Bonus: The term "Punic" comes from the Latin word for this culture on the Ancient Near East map.
What is Phoenicia
400
This is what the Phoenicians were actually most known for. They had these throughout coastal cities all along the Mediterranean.
What are sea trade routes.
500
Just as shrewd as the general of Carthage, this man was the general leader of Rome.
Who is Scipio
500
This is the number of ships that Hanno took with him on his expedition. It is also equivalent to the number that is 50+10.
What is 60
500
Nature influenced these major parts of Phoenician religion.
What are the gods and goddesses
500
This coast is where many of the Phoenician colonies were located. This is also where they did much of their sea business.
What is the Mediterranean Coast
500
**Bonus: Given the fact of the Phoenicians great prosperity in sea trade and marine business, the Ancient Phoenicians were obviously great
What are fishermen