Flashcard: The Phoenicians

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What did the Phoenicians share with the Greeks which is important to us today?

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the alphabet they had invented

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The art of steering a ship from place to place is called ______.

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navigation

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The Phoenicians became famous for dying cloth what color?

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Purple

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What was purple dye made from?

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sea snails

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Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers? it was too hot to farm, there was not much flat land available for farming, there was not enough rainfall for their crops, they did not like farming

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there was not much flat land available for farming

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Which tree and its wood was important to Phoenician industry and trade? Options: Mahogany, Timber, Cedar, Maple

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Cedar

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The Mediterranean Sea is to the west of Phoenicia.

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True

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What were the Phoenicians known for? Options: their fierce army, being good farmers, creating purple dye

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creating purple dye

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What did the Greeks add to the Phoenician alphabet? sounds, vowels, cursive lettes , pictures

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vowels

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Since this civilization of people lived near the sea, they became experts at...

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sailing and trading