They initially traded their own produce of timber, gems, metals, cites and foodstuffs, then expanded into carry trade - shipping commodities between other producers and markets.
Imports - foodstuffs, hides, agricultural produce. Exports - timber, dyes, glass, metals, slaves.
Timber and purple dyes.
Out - timber, metals, dyes. In - foodstuffs, metals, gems.
Slaves.Glass objects.Purple cloth.Lumber.Silverworks.Ivory carvings.Art.Wine.Oils.Textiles like linen.Salt.And manufactured goods.
Their expanding population outgrew the productive capacity of their limited land. They had the option of conquering more land or trade. They chose the latter.
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Phoenician!
The Phoenician alphabet {on wikipedia}
The Phoenician alphabet began in the Phoenician city-states located in Lebanon, about 1200 BCE.
The Phoenician civilisation.
The Phoenician people in the 9th Century BCE.
The Latin adjective for Phoenician is "Poenicus."