Phoenicia

The Phoenicians had limited agricultural land so they turned trade to support themselves and increase prosperity.

It was so rare it became a symbol of great status and wealth. ~(^.^~) (~^.^)~

Hannibal of Carthage

The Tyre leader Hiram

It represents a sound which combines with other symbol-sounds to represent oral words - and effective way of communicating in writing.

Lady Byblos

They invented an alphabet to replace hieroglyphic writing, and syllabic writing.

The 'colonies' they established were in fact trading stations. This allowed them to trade extensively in local produce and cross-trade between areas as well as just in their own produce of timber, food and dyes.

The exception was their colony Carthage, which grew in strength to establish its own trading colonies in the western Mediterranean.

It allowed efficient communication and record-keeping.

Preservation of bodies.

i believe sefaring and slavery

These trees provided a lot of shade in the hot climate.

The wood of the cedar is resistant to rotting, and Phoenicians were shipbuilders. The resin of the cedar was used in some forms of mummification as well.

The Phoenicians' trading affected the world because they traded wine and with the trade of wine the knowledge of viticulture was taught as well. Some countires that had been taught the skill of viticulture still make wine fit for the international market today.

The Phoenicians traded all around the Mediterranean, taking their writing with them - it was far superior to the syllabic sounds in use.

The vessels facilitated their trade and hence wealth, but their alphabet fathered the Greek and Roman alphabets, and so our alphabets of today.

Navigation out of sight of land using the Polar Star.

Carthage.

Tyre, Sidon, Byblos.

The original Phoenician name for Tripoli is Oea. It later became named Athar.

Everyone was short in size in those days. People grew taller when they began to eat more meat protein. The Macedonians, effective in battle as they were, were quite short. Look at the sarcophagus of King David in Wales - an average man for his time (2,000 years after the Phoenicians), he is about 5 ft tall. A diet based on adequate animal protein rather than grain protein makes the difference. The Japanese, traditionally short, have grown in height over half a century of increasing animal and fish protein.

They engaged in an activity and that activity was because of their location

The Nomos (sanctuary) and two towers flanking a high altar.

The colonies took the role of something

Carthage in North Africa.

You don't. Phoenicia was a number of independent city-states which valued their independence and had no wish to unite.

The Phoenicians traveled to many countries at the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. They first traveled to Egypt, then traveled along the north coast of Africa until they landed at the Phoenician colony of Carthage. Again they set sail, passing through the strait of Gibraltar and heading north along the coast of Spain, staying close to the coast of Europe, they finally steer for the remote island of Britain.