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Why do you think the Phoenicians built colonies all around the Mediterranean?
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∙ 7y ago
Their homeland was unable to sustain a growing population, so they turned to trade rather than conquest, and the trading stations gave them firm and protected operating bases in their main trading areas.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoThey were trading stations, not colonies, The Phoenicians had a choice to cope with a population expanding beyond the capacity of their homeland - conquest or trade. They chose trade.
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What were the Phoenicians known as?
The Phoenicians were a Semitic people that built a sea trading civilization in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. By trading overseas, they developed colonies all over the Mediterranean Sea. They built a powerful commercial empire in North Africa called Carthage.
What were Phoenicians great what?
They were the greatest traders in ancient times. They built good ships, were good sailors and were first to establish colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea.
Phoenicians were great what?
They were the greatest traders in ancient times. They built good ships, were good sailors and were first to establish colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea.
What did the Phoenicians achieve?
They built cities in the Eastern Mediterranean and Carthage in Norton Africa; they traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and went as far afield as Britain in the west and Mesopotamia in the east; they invented the style of writing we use today.
What is the lasting legacy of the Phoenicians?
They were the greatest traders in ancient times. They built good ships, were good sailors and were first to establish colonies along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea.
Who built Mediterranean houses?
Mediterranean people...?
Did Egypt have pyramids built when the Phoenician's came around?
I believe the Phoenicians either built the pyramids or helped egyptians build the pyramids, I also believe the Phoenicians= Phoenix fire bird of egypt, were either the true people from Atlantis or the direct descedents of Caananites which were the true Atlantaens.
What 2 types of ships did the Phoenicians build?
The Phoenicians built both warships and trading ships. Warships, known as triremes, were large and equipped with oars and a battering ram, designed for combat. Trading ships, called galleys, were smaller and were used for transporting goods and conducting trade across the Mediterranean.
What did Phoenicians do to build their city defenses?
Built walls and trained soldiers.
What early Fertile Crescent civilization built the city of Carthage?
The Phoenicians.
What type of civilization did the Phoenicians have?
Independent city-states with a common culture.
What besides tradable goods were the Phoenicians known for?
they built beautiful buildings and homes
