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Who named the Phoenicians?
The Greeks labelled them after their word for purple, after the signature purple dye they made from the murex shellfish.
Who traded purple dye?
Phoenicians.
What was the purple dye that the Phoenicians used called?
Murex dye :)
What does Phoenicians mean?
The Greek word phoínios means "purple" - after the purple dye from a shellfish which the Phoenicians traded.
Why were the Phoenicians known as purple people?
They made a purple dye from shellfish.
What did the royalty especially prize about the Phoenicians?
The purple dye the Phoenicians made from a shellfish. We talk today of Royal Purple.
What is a resource the Phoenicians had?
Timber, metals, purple dye.
What ancient culture invented purple dye?
The Phoenicians
What two products did the Phoenicians specialize in?
Cedarwood and purple dye.
What Mesopotamian civilization had purple dye?
The Phoenicians were famous for their purple cloth and they used shellfish for their purple dye in order to dye the cloth which is created only for the robes of the kings. hope this can help :)
How did the Phoenicians make purple dye and what is was it symboilc of?
From a shellfish. It was adopted by royalties as their colour.
Who is the person who discovered the dye for purlpe?
The person who discovered the dye for purple was the Phoenicians. They extracted a dye from a type of sea snail called murex to create the rich purple color, known as Tyrian purple. This dye became highly prized and was often reserved for royalty and nobility due to its rarity and expense.
