Phoenicia Week #5

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

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

• compasses

• maps from earlier explorers

• landmarks and stars

• wind socks

What natural resources did the Phoenicians use to make glass?

• cedar trees

• water

• sand

• rocks

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.

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 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 sailing strategies

• the alphabet they had invented

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

What innovation did the Phoenicians develop and spread throughout the Mediterranean region?

• the wheel

• agriculture

• iron working

• the alphabet

Phoenicia is located in what present-day country?

• Mexico

• Lebanon

• Egypt

• Sumer