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Where did the phoneica ships sail?
Phoenician ships sailed between the mast and the boom or with in sight of the coast. These kinds of ships were not sailed like any other ship. This ship was steared and sailed by large wooden paddles called oars.
What kind of work did Phoenician slaves do?
Phoenician slaves were the rowers on the ships, worked the farms and in the houses and public works.
What did xerxes do to captans after the battle of salamis?
He had the captains of the Phoenician ships in his fleet, who lost their ships early in the battle, beheaded as an example to the others.
How did the use of the Phoenician alphabet spread?
Their trading ships took it with them and the local peoples took it up.
Portugal had the advantage over Spain and other nations in securing the spice trade because they?
superior ships and navigational equipment
What kinds of cargo did Phoenician ships carry?
Foodstuffs, timber, animals, slaves, gems, dyes, fabrics.
Who was defeted by the Greeks at the bay of salamis?
The Persian fleet comprised mainly of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships.
How could Phoenician ships travel long distances?
By sails and oars. They could also travel out of sight of land by astral navigation.
What was the relationship between trade and the spread pf the Phoenician alphabet?
The Phoenicians traded around the Mediterranean Sea, and so sowed their alphabet in those places, which found it useful for their own communications, better then the pictograms and syllabic writings they used.
What culture does Avatar come from?
Avatar, along with other animes, are based on Japenese culture and history (though with obvious differences). The clothing would be inspired by the same era the coal-powered ships were from.
How do the phoenician ships appear to be similar to and different from contemporary ships?
Cargo ships had a broad beam to hold produce. The warships were narrow for speed and manoeuvere.
What Phoenician contribution do we still benefit from today?
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. Today merchant ships continue the custom.
