Foodstuffs, timber, metals, dyes, gems.
It was spread through trade with foreign people.
1. Greek 2. Roman 3. Egyptian 4. Phoenician 5. Semitic
1)Egyptian 2)Semetic 3)Phoenician 4)Greek 5)Roman
They had limited land, and with a rising population to support, they turned to trade.
The Phoenician city-states had limited agricultural land to support a growing population. They had to expand by conquest or trade. They chose trade.
Trade.
Egyptian - hieroglyphics, Phoenician - alphabet, Sumerian - cuneiform, Akkadian - cuneiform.
Each had its role in building up the Phoenician trading empire.
It sustained a growing population too big for their territory, and advanced prosperity of its people.
The Phoenician traders took their alphabet with them and it was adopted and adapted.
The Phoenician adopted the Egyptian alphabet.
The formation of Sargon's empire occurred earlier than the beginning of Phoenician trade. Sargon of Akkad established his empire around 2334 BCE, while the Phoenician trade network began to develop significantly later, around 1200 BCE. Thus, Sargon's empire predates the rise of Phoenician trade by over a thousand years.