Phoenicians and Egyptians

What is the official language of Lebanon?

• Greek

• Hebrew

• Arabic

• Latin

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 trading voyages?

• compasses

• maps from earlier explorers

• landmarks and stars

• wind socks

What natural resource 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 the 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

Other than Hanno, which explorer is usually given credit for sailing around Africa?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

What did the Phoenicians share with everyone as they traveled?

• stories and legends

• maps and compasses

• shipbuilding and sailing strategies

• the alphabet they had invented

Which of the following did the Phoenicians not have in their country?

• silver

• glassware

• pottery

• cedar timber