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The Phoenician civilization came from the so called "people of the sea", of unknown origin, that arrived in ships, first in the region that today is Palestine and Israel, about 20 centuries b.c. and, by conquering the land from the Egiptian's. founded a kind of state that later derived into the Filistins. Centuries later, part of this people moved to the north, and conquered from the hitites the region that correspond today to Lebanon and founded the Phoenician civilization. Ibrahim Abrahão Chaim Brazil
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∙ 7y agoThe Phoenicians were a Semitic people who moved from the east to settle in Lebanon and western Syria.
The name 'Phoenician' was given to them by the Greeks - derived from their word phoinicus for the purple dye for which it was famous.
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∙ 9y agoThey were Indo-European nomads from the east who moved into the coast of Lebanon/Syria and settled on land they took over.
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What civilization developed the 22 character alphabet?
Phoenician civilization
Where did the Chavin civilization originate?
south America
What ancient civilization did not develop in Mesopotamia?
Chinese, Egyptian, Phoenician, Greek, Mayan, etc etc etc.
Who developed the first civilization in 3300 BC?
Indus Valley Civilisation or Harapan Civilisation.
Where did the Olmec civilization originate?
The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico...
Which civilization gave us the Phoenician alphabet?
The Phoenician civilisation.
Do the Phoenicians speak phoenician?
They are an extinct civilization who spoke Phoenician, Greek and Punic
What groups formed the Phoenician civilization?
The Phoenician city-states in Syria and Lebanon.
What civilization developed the 22 character alphabet?
Phoenician civilization
What civilization is credited with inventing the alphabet?
Phoenician
Which civilization is credited with inventing the alphabet?
Phoenician
What ancient civilization is modern day Lebanon?
Phoenician.
When did the Phoenician civilization develop?
In the First Millennium BCE.
Which civilization developed the alphabet?
A. ChineseB. MinoanC. Phoenician (Answer)D. Mycenaean
Where was the center of the Phoenician civilization?
The Levant, the coast of the eastern Mediterranean in what is today Lebanon.
Which civilization was know for its exceptional sailors and traders?
In ancient times, the Phoenician people.
Where did the Greek alphabet originate?
It was inspired by the Phoenician alphabet, around the 8th Century BCE.
