How did the african kingdom of Carthage adapt to their environment?
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Where did the people of Carthage come from? What was the climate like? Compare that to the climate of Carthage. Look at climate zones. See if you can find climographs for both the new location and the old one, and see if there are significant differences.
The climate of the region changed due to deforestation. Can you assume that the effects were the same at the original location and the new one?
Try and find out what the agriculture and economy were like. Did they change after moving to Carthage? How important was agriculture to the economy?
How much of the surrounding area was controlled by Carthage before the Punic Wars? Would a similar empire have been possible in the original location?
Additional pointers:
Find out where Rome got grain a few centuries later. What does that tell you about Carthage?
What happened to North Africa after the fall of Carthage? What was the economy then?