Quiz on Phoenicians Sweekly 9

What were the Phoenicians known for trading?

• Gold and silver

• Glassware and purple dye

• Spices and silk

• Pottery and textiles

What was the Phoenician alphabet primarily based on?

• Numbers

• Pictures

• Symbols

• Sounds

What did the Phoenicians use to make their famous purple dye?

• Seaweed

• Murex snails

• Purple flowers

• Red clay

Who was the Roman Emperor that used purple sails on his ship?

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Nero

• Caligula

What did the Phoenicians use as paper for writing?

• Papyrus

• Animal skins

• Tree bark

• Cloth

What was the Phoenician writing system eventually tweaked into?

• Greek alphabet

• Roman numerals

• Egyptian hieroglyphs

• Arabic script

What did the Phoenicians call the reddish-purple cloth?

• Tyrian purple

• Royal red

• Phoenician pink

• Canaanite crimson

What did the Phoenicians use to help sailors navigate the open sea?

• Stars

• Maps

• Coastline

• Compasses

What was the main reason Phoenicians developed an alphabet?

• To write stories

• To record history

• To keep track of sales

• To communicate with other cultures

What did the Phoenicians trade from Egypt?

• Gold

• Cats

• Spices

• Horses