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The Phoenicians were a Semitic people that built a sea trading civilization in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. By trading overseas, they developed colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea. They built a powerful commercial empire in North Africa called Carthage.
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These people were known for the purple cloth they created?
The Phoenicians
Which culture is best known for spreading civilized ideas to other lands?
phoenicians
What 2 things are the Phoenicians known for?
Astral navigation, seafaring and trading, an alphabet, timber and dyes.
Why are the Phoenicians important?
The Phoenicians are known for their trading skills and for the purple dye they made from a special snail that had dye in its shell. They are also known, of course, for spreading their alphabet far and wide; almost all modern phonetic alphabets are derived from this alphabet.
Who are the afro-phoenicians?
The answer is of course the afro-Phoenicians were the Carthaginians, who were Phoenicians who established their city and trading empire in north Africa (in today's Tunisia).
What were the Phoenicians known?
their alphabet
What else were the Phoenicians also known for?
Sailors.
Which people were known for seafaring abilities?
The Phoenicians
The race known as The missionaries of civilization were the?
Phoenicians
These people were known for the purple cloth they created?
The Phoenicians
What were the Phoenicians known for?
their alphabet
What civilization is known for spreading middle eastern civilization to the mediterranean?
Phoenicians
What were Phoenicians known for making?
Dyes, timber, an alphabet, war, trade.
What civilization was known for its great and sailors and for its vast contributions in writing?
the phoenicians
Why were the Phoenicians known as purple people?
They made a purple dye from shellfish.
Were the Carthage also known as Phoenician?
The Carthaginians were descended from the Phoenicians and were known as such : the word "Punic" is the Latin term for them .
Where did the Phoenicians get their food from?
Phoenicians were known for their maritime trade culture living in the east coast of Mediterranean Sea where today the states of Syria, Lebanon and Israel/ Palestine are.
