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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.
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The Phoenicians were skilled sailors and explored and established colonies throughout the Mediterranean Sea. They sailed to regions such as the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, Spain, Sicily, Sardinia, and even as far as Britain. They established important trading and cultural connections along their routes.
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What year did the Phoenicians sail to the Atlantic Ocean?
we have no definite evidence that they did.
What Pharaoh Hired Phoenicians to Sail to India?
Necho II.
What place did the Phoenicians sail to get tin?
Cornwall in southern England.
When did Phoenicians trading ships sail the Mediterranean?
In the first millennium BCE.
How far were the Phoenicians able to sail?
The got as far as Cornwall in England, where they bought tin.
What country did the Phoenicians sail to to get tin?
Greece ! why u look on internet for this answer
What land in northern Europe did mediterranean's traders sail to?
The Phoenicians went to the British Isles for tin from Cornwall, about 500BC.
Did the Phoenicians sail to Hawaii?
Even though there are no historical written records of such and no archaeological findings ...I still think yes!
How did the Phoenicians economy depend on technology?
It depended on technology because they couldn't deliver goods across the sea to other colonies if they didn't have technology like the wheel and sail. Furthermore, other colonies kind of depended on the Phoenicians to deliver trade across the sea...
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.
When did the Phoenician sailors sail?
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.
