Topic 2- Lesson 4: Quiz Review

Which option best describes an import?

• spreading of cultural traits from one region to another

• a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country

• a good or service produced within a country and sold outside of the country's borders

• spreading of goods and services while traveling

Which of the following options describe why the Phoenicians were great navigators/sailors?

• they were the main traders & people used them to move their goods for them

• they had thorough knowledge of ocean currents

• they had thorough knowledge of wind patterns

• they were courageous and sailed into unknown waters to discover more lands and resources

Symbols represented sounds in which type of writing?

• cuneiform

• Phoenician alphabet

• Greek alphabet

• Roman alphabet

Write "t" for true or "f" for false: The city of Carthage was originally a Phoenician colony before becoming a powerful city-state.

An area ruled by a distant country is known as what?

• ally

• city-state

• colony

• empire

Why were the Phoenicians able to spread their culture over a wide area?

• The Phoenician cavalry could cover more ground faster than foot soldiers.

• Phoenicia had many natural resources that were desirable to other countries.

• Phoenician armies imposed Phoenician culture throughout the region.

• Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region.

Write "t" for true and "f" for false: The natives of West Africa profited from the silver trade with the Phoenicians.

The spreading of cultural traits from one region to another is known as what?

• cultural diffusion

• profits

• shared cultures

• cultural spreading

Which of the following describes an assembly?

• group of organized people for a purpose

• group of children that get to give their input

• groups of people that meet once a month

• all of these