In the US, the school system is significantly less standardized than in most other parts of the world, and the quality of education is incredibly dependent on z

In the US, the school system is significantly less standardized than in most other parts of the world, and the quality of education is incredibly dependent on zip code. So my public school in an admittedly fairly wealthy area certainly covered the Phoenecians and Carthage (though Carthage mostly in the context of Rome and the Punic Wars).