Chapter 1 True or False Self-Quiz

. The traditional story of the origin of Carthage is that it was founded by Dido, a refugee queen from the Phoenician city of Tyre.

. The people called Celts were located exclusively in what is now Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall.

. Tartessian culture originated in southern Spain and over time extended into Andalusian Spain and southern Portugal.

. One consequence of Carthage's disastrous campaigns in Sicily was that Carthage's government changed from a republic to a monarchical form of government, with power invested in a king and the Gerousia (Senate).

. The Parthians defiantly resisted Hellenization and executed those who were thought to be too sympathetic to Greek culture.

. The Jewish diaspora community in Alexandria eventually outnumbered the Jewish population in Palestine.

. The kingdom of the Jews was established by King Saul sometime around 1050 BCE.

. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue, over 100 feet tall, of the sun god Helios that stood at the entrance of the harbor of Rhodes.

. None of the Scythian customs reported by Herodotus have been confirmed by archaeology.

. In addition to protecting its seaborne trade routes and commerce, the Carthaginian navy also provided a primary means of employment for the large population of foreigners who flocked to Carthage.

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