The Phoenicians

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Where was Phoenicia located?

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Along the Mediterranean Sea

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

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sailing and trading

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The Phoenicians created a new way of writing called...

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the Phoenician Alphabet

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What did the Phoenicians share with other groups they met, which is important to us today?

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the alphabet they had invented

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The purple dye that the Phoenicians were famous for came from...

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liquid from snails.

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How many symbols did their writing system have?

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22

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This was the largest colony founded by the Phoenicians. What is it called?

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Carthage

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What is the art of steering a ship from place to place called?

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navigation

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What is an area ruled by a distant country?

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colony

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The Phoenicians used cedar trees to....

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build beautiful furniture