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Through necessity, tuition and practice to carry out trade in the Mediterranean Sea and beyond.
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How did phoenician sailors become experts at navigations?
They used the star constellation Ursa Minor, called by ancient writers the 'Phoenician Star'.
What geographic factors enabled the Phoenician city-states to remain independent and to prosper?
they were near to the coast, so they used it as an opportunity to trade and they grew the scattered ports to become city-states, they sailed from their coastal city-states throughout the Mediterranean. And to protect and resupply their ships, Phoenician sailors and traders set up along the coast of the Mediterranean a network of temporary trading post and colonies, or settlements of Phoenician emigrant.
What is the ancient Phoenician culture best known for?
They are best known for the development of an alphabet based on sound. The Greeks used the Phoenician alphabet to develop their own...the Romans used the Greeks...and we use the Romans. They were excellent sailors and spread their ideas throughout the Mediterranean. The also developed a purple dye, made from snails, that would become highly desired by royalty. They also helped the city of Carthage which would become one of Rome's largest enemies.
The Phoenician alphabet was probably derived from and would become the basis for?
The Phoenician alphabet was the basis for the Hebrew alphabet as well as the Greek alphabet. The Phoenician alphabet developed from the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, during the 15th century BCE. Before that, the Phoenicians wrote with a cuneiform script.
How sailors on board the uss enterprise?
They become on the USS Enterprise by boarding it.
Why did the Greeks become skilled sailors?
They need to so they can transport others :)
How do dodo become extinct?
The dodo was a flightless bird that became extinct when sailors killed them for sport and food. Having no predators where they lived, the dodo had become flightless and trusting enough to fall easy prey to sailors.
What did Ancient Greeks that lived near the sea become?
Fishers,Sailors,Perfacures --N00B
Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
They were close to the seas, and farming was not an easy occupation at the time.
Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach many new places?
the Chinese wanted to become better sailors
Why is the island called ship trapped island?
Lots of ships run aground there and the sailors become trapped on the island.
How-to become a Brazilian chef?
learn how to cook Brazilian food. go to Brazil and learn from the experts.
