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Ancient Phoenicians

Authored by Sara Petroski-Lewis

Geography

6th Grade

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Ancient Phoenicians
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Trading colonies developed on the string of islands in the center of

Africa

the Mediterranean

the Nile

Europe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

compasses
maps from earlier explorers
landmarks and stars
windsocks 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Stories and legends
Maps and compasses
Shipbuilding and sailing strategies
the alphabet they had invented

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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 form squids.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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 for their crops
they did not like farming

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Phoenicians dominated _______ trade across the Mediterranean.

land
all
sea
air

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