Phoenicians

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 form squids.

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

Why were the Phoenicians known as the "Purple People?"

• Because they made purple dye, which was highly valued by royalty.

• Their diet turned their skin purple.

• Their capitol city of Tyre was painted purple.

The Phoenicians were mainly a ___ _______ people.

• Desert

• Mountain

• Paleolithic

• Sea Faring

The Phoenicians traveled to...

• Along the African Coast, and up to the Iberian Peninsula.

• North America and Alaska

• Australia

• China

The Phonecians fell to the Persian empire because they did not have a ______ _____.

• Unified army

• Skilled negotiator

• Triremes

• Purple dye

Phoenicians were mostly:

• Doctors and nurses

• Farmers and priests

• Warriors and kings

• Traders and merchants

The Phoenicians built trading posts along the Mediterranean coast called:

• Parking Lots

• Hotels

• Town halls

• Colonies

What civilization borrowed the letters of the Phoenician alphabet for their own?

• The Egyptians

• The Celts

• The Native Americans

• The Greeks