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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.
In pre-mechanical transport times, ships were the only economic form of cargo transport over long distances.
They produced a surplus of products such as timber, cloth, dyes, and developed a fleet of ships to take their trade goods around the Mediterranean. They met supply and demand.
The Phoenician cities had limited agricultural land to support an expanding population. They turned to trade to support their prosperity and employ their people.
Their land was limited and their population expanding. They either had to conquer of trade - they chose the latter.
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What body of water did ancient Phoenicians live by?
The Mediterranean Sea.
What is a reason the Phoenicians traded by sea instead of by land?
Its surrounded by mountains
What was three major trade routes within and outside of the Persian Empire?
The Mediterranean Sea. The Black Sea. The Aegean Sea.
How did the mycenaean civilization became wealthy?
Mainly by fishing and sea trade.
What was the system of trade in ancient Egypt?
they would use the red sea to trade between countries ,and this was a quick way to trade.
What are the trade routes of the Phoenicians?
Throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
Who were the people who developed the arts of sailing and sea trade?
Phoenicians
Why did the Phoenicians the sea for trade?
The Phoenicians use the sea for trade because the alternative - slow 1 ton carts was impossibly over distances greater than 60 km, and their trade distances were in 1,000s of km.
What is the transportation of the Phoenicians?
Because there was not enough land to grow crops to feed all of the Phoenicians, they had to turn to the sea for trade. So they mostly used ships for transportation. I would have to guess that on land, they would just walk.
Who first used the ocean for transportation and trade?
The Cretans or Phoenicians used the Mediterranean Sea for trade
What sea did the Phoenicians trade in?
Mediterranean Sea, however they went as far as the English Channel for tin.
Why dd Phoenicians choose the sea for trading?
phoenicians chose the sea for trading because phoenicia's overland trade routes were blocked by mountains and hostile neighbors.
What two interests did the Hebrews and Phoenicians share?
Not all of the Israelite tribes, but some of them engaged in fishing and sea-trade, as did the Phoenicians.
What did the Phoenicians do on the sea?
They moved trade goods, protected by effective war fleets.
To whom did the Phoenicians expand their manufacturing and trade?
To the peoples around the Mediterranean Sea.
Why were the Phoenicians forced to use the sea for trade?
because mountains there were mountains to the east and north
Why did the Phoenicians make a living off of sea?
With an expanding population, they had to gain more resources - by conquest or trade. They chose trade.
