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The Phoenicians are best remembered for having invented the phonetic alphabet, from which all modern phonetic alphabets are derived (including the one with which I am typing this answer). In addition they were accomplished traders and sailors.

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What are Phoenicians empire achievements?

they build


What are the two crowning achievements of the Phoenicians?

Trade and the alphabet.


What were the achievements of Phoenicians?

Building a great trading empire, inventing alphabetic writing and astral navigation.


What are three technological achievements of the Phoenicians?

Ocean-going ship design, navigation by the stars, alphabetic writing.


What acheviement did the early Phoenicians make?

The achievements the ancient Phoenicians made were making glass, creating the alphabet, inventing purple dye, and working well with wood, such as carving chairs, tables and mostly making boats.


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.


How old were the Phoenicians?

The Phoenicians are About 100 to 0BC


Which civilization was famous for it's expert sailors?

The Greeks, the British, the French, the Americans, the Chinese, The Phoenicians.


What did the major achievements of the Phoenicians include?

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 are a few achievements of the Phoenicians?

Successful trading including purple dye and establishing wine grapes in the western Mediterranean, inventing the alphabet on which today's writing is based, developig the city-state type of government copied by the Greeks.


R the main achievements of Phoenicia the same that Israel had?

no. phoenicia is present-day Israel. they arent the same thing. Phoenicians were the first sailor/explorers, invented purple dye, invented the alphabet,numbers (roman numerals)


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).