The People of Phoenicia

Which of the following did the Phoenicians need to trade for because it was a resource that they did not have in their country?

• silver

• glassware

• pottery

• cedar timber

Use the web and what you know to answer this question.

Which fact about present-day Lebanon best fits in the web above?

• Arabic is the offical language

• famous for its large forests of ceder

• has many rivers and lakes for navigation

• has never had a civil war

What natural resource did the Phoenicians use to make glass?

• cedar trees

• water

• sand

• rocks

The Phoenicians spread stories of sea monsters to discourage which people from competing with them along their trade routes?

• the Assyrians

• the Greeks

• the Egyptians

• the Babylonians

What were the Phoenicians' most important tools for finding their way on their trading voyages?

• compasses

• maps from earlier explorers

• landmarks and stars

• wind socks

Historians believe that ancient Phoenicians established trade routes in all of the following areas except _________.

• along the coast of Europe

• along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

• along the coast of Africa

• along the coast of North America

Even though historians now believe that Hanno may have been the first to sail around the entire coast of Africa, which explorer is usually given credit for this feat?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

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

• juice from berries

• liquid from spiral snails

• a special kind of tree sap

• ink from squids

What did the Phoenicians share with everyone they met as they traveled, which made an important contribution to people today?

• stories and legends

• maps and compasses

• shipbuilding and sailing strategies

• the alphabet they had invented

Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?

• There were no rivers for irrigation of crops.

• There was not much land available for farming.

• There was not enough rainfall in their area for crops.

• They did not like farming.