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1. To whom did Hanno dedicate his travelogue (periplus)?
A Phoenician God (Baal)
The Pharaoh Necho
The Roman Emperor
The Suffete of Carthage

2. What are we most certain about the explorer Euthymenes?
His century
His place of origin
His route
The distance he traveled

3. The name of which modern nation was used in ancient Greek maps to refer to Africa?
Carthage
Egypt
Libya
Nubia

4. How many continents did maps representing Herodotus' world view show?
1, a single continental mass Pangaia
2, Eurasia and Africa
2, Europe and Asia
3, Europe, Asia, and Africa

5. What is the Chariot of Fire that Hanno passed believed to have been?
a statue
the sun
the vehicle on which the sun king traveled
a volcano

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