ANCIENT EGYPT REVIEW

What country is Phoenicia today?

• Iraq

• Lebanon

• Iran

What were the Phoenicians experts in?

• sailing and trade

• hunting and fishing

• war.

The Phoenicians built ships and sailed over parts of Africa and Europe.

• TRUE

• FALSE

They traded with people from Babylon, Egypt, and Greece.

• TRUE

• FALSE

They established colonies in all the places where they stopped to rest.

What were some of the famous Phoenician colonies?

• Greece and Rome

• Persia, Egypt, Byblos

• Byblos, Tyre, Sidon

What are the two most important Phoenician contributions to the world?

• Mollusks and purple color

• The alphabet with 22 symbols and the blown glass technique

• Jewelry and ivory

Why were the Phoenicians known as "the purple people"?

What happened to the Phoenician civilization?

• A natural disaster killed them

• They died in war

• The Persians conquered them

Abraham said that God promised him a land only if he became polytheist