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What are two natural gifts made the Phoenicians the first great sea traders of the world?
Two natural gifts that made the Phoenicians the first great sea traders of the world were their access to vast reserves of timber and their geographical location along the Mediterranean coast. The abundance of timber provided them with the necessary resources to build strong and reliable ships, while their coastal position placed them in a strategic location for trade routes and connections to other civilizations.
What two natural gifts made the Phoenicians?
Their skill as traders, and their inventiveness, including an alphabet which is the basis of today's alphabets.
What are some lasting achievements of the Phoenicians?
1: The Phoenicians created the Phonetic alphabet which was later adopted by the Greeks and developed into our modern alphabet. 2:The Phoenicians founded and navigated with the North Star. 3: The Phoenicians were the first to create see through glass.
Phoenician contribution to world?
The alphabet, for one thing. They made great strides in sea navigation, were great traders, and were awesome.
Who made the Phoenician alphabet?
Phoenicians
What made Phoenician economy successful?
We are often told that the Phoenicians invented the alphabet. Regardless of who put pen to papyrus to create it, the Phoenician contribution was none-the-less major and critical. They were the major sea-traders of the Mediterranean, and they went everywhere. When the Phoenicians began using the alphabet as a simple and easy way to keep track of their trades, it was exposed to everyone. Also they show the other countries that ships could travel around the globe trading important commodities. Phoenician mariners sailed to Mediterranean and southwestern European ports. The Phoenicians were the great merchants of ancient times. They sold rich treasures from many lands.
What did the royalty especially prize about the Phoenicians?
The purple dye the Phoenicians made from a shellfish. We talk today of Royal Purple.
Was Phoenician glass opaque?
No, the Phoenicians got the idea of glass making from the Egyptians but the Egyptians glass was cloudy. After that that the Phoenicians made improvements to the glass and made it clear.
Who was the first one who made coins?
The Phoenicians and the Lydains.
What is the alphabet the Phoenicians made?
Sixteen letters, no vowels.
How do the contributions made by the israelites the Phoenicians and the lydians affect your lives today?
The contributions made by the Israelites the Phoenicians and the Lydians affected our lives today since it opened us to new ideas.
Who made the most powerful and faster boats in history?
The Phoenicians made the most powerful and faster boats in history.All the other countries wanted their boats (specially for wars) to be built by the Phoenicians.
