In the first millennium BCE.
the Phoenicians started trading in 1800 BC they were known for the very first trading empire. They told the others along the Mediterranean Sea that there were horrible monster that caused storms to set ships off track. This made the other countries along the Mediterranean fear the waters and made the Phoenicians the main empire, they did this so they would have the main trading system, which made the Phoenicians one of the richest countries.
To trading stations around the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands and Britain.
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.
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.
The Phoenicians went to the British Isles for tin from Cornwall, about 500BC.
It would make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
In the ancient world the square sail on "square rigged ships" was employed universally in the Mediterranean on the seagoing ships of the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. In Hellenistic and Roman times a spritsail (triangular sails) was sometimes set on a small raking foremast, known as an artemoon, in order to sail with a beam wind.
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The Suez Canal, which linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, meaning that British ships did not have to sail around Africa to reach India, a hugely important route for British (and French trading).
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It would make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia.
The sail was a crucial technological advancement for the Phoenicians, enabling them to become adept seafarers and traders. With sails, their ships could harness wind power, allowing for faster and more efficient travel across the Mediterranean Sea. This capability facilitated extensive trade networks, connecting them with distant markets and enhancing the exchange of goods like purple dye, glass, and timber. As a result, the Phoenician economy thrived, establishing them as prominent traders and cultural disseminators of their time.