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The Phoenicians

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Phoenicia located?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Along the Black Sea

c)

Along the Mediterranean Sea

d)

In Sumer

2.

Since this civilization of people lived near the sea, they became experts at...

a)

sailing and trading

b)

swimming and traveling

c)

fishing and sailing

d)

building boats and fishing

3.

The Phoenicians created a new way of writing called...

a)

Phonics

b)

the Phoenician Alphabet

c)

cursive cuneiform

d)

pictographs

4.
What did the Phoenicians share with other groups they met, which is important to us today?
a)
Stories and legends
b)
Maps and compasses
c)
Shipbuilding and sailing strategies
d)
the alphabet they had invented
5.

The purple dye that the Phoenicians were famous for came from...

a)

juice from berries.

b)

liquid from snails.

c)

a special kind of tree sap.

d)

ink from squid.

6.

How many symbols did their writing system have?

a)

22

b)

26

c)

28

d)

32

7.

This was the largest colony founded by the Phoenicians. What is it called?

a)

Cree

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Carthage

8.

What is the art of steering a ship from place to place called?

a)

import

b)

navigation

c)

export

d)

colony

9.

What is an area ruled by a distant country?

a)
colony
b)
navigation
c)
empire
d)
country
10.

The Phoenicians used cedar trees to....

a)

make paper

b)

build their homes

c)

build beautiful furniture

11.
Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
a)
there were no rivers for irrigation of crops
b)
there was not much land available for farming
c)
there was not enough rainfall for their crops
d)
they did not like farming
12.

What do we call goods or services produced in another country and brought into a country?

a)
Exports
b)
Domestics
c)
Imports
d)
Outports
13.

What do you call a good or service produced in a country and sold outside the country's borders?

a)
Import
b)
Export
c)
Domestic
d)
Internal
14.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)
The spread of cultural beliefs, ideas, and practices from one society to another.
b)
The preservation of cultural traditions.
c)
The process of cultural assimilation.
d)
The spread of cultural beliefs within a single society.