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We are often told that the Phoenicians invented the alphabet. Regardless of who put pen to papyrus to create it, the Phoenician contribution was none-the-less major and critical. They were the major sea-traders of the Mediterranean, and they went everywhere. When the Phoenicians began using the alphabet as a simple and easy way to keep track of their trades, it was exposed to everyone. Also they show the other countries that ships could travel around the globe trading important commodities. 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.

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Phoenician


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The Phoenician traders took their alphabet with them and it was adopted and adapted.


How did the Phoenician alphabet spread to other parts?

Their traders took it with them.


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List the areas reached by Phoenician traders?

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Which civilization was know for its exceptional sailors and traders?

In ancient times, the Phoenician people.


How was the Phoenician alphabet spread?

Traders took the alphabet with them to pass on to other people.


What skills were Phoenician?

They instituted alphabetic writing, and were very prominent traders and sailors.


What areas were reached by Phoenician traders?

The Mediterranean littoral, Canary Islands, Azores.


What were the Phoenician ways of life?

As farmers, fishermen, soldiers, seamen, traders, tradesmen


What were dangers the Phoenician traders may have encountered along their journey?

Weather, pirates, hostile competitors.