Water You Know
The rivers that would overflow and leave fertile soil for ancient people like the Assyrians to grow crops.
What are the TIGRIS and EUPHRATES river?
Word for life.
What is bio?
The tree the Phoenicians were famous for.
What is the cedar tree?
A made up sea creature to scare other would be sailors.
What is a Hippocampus?
Boat found off the coast of Israel.
When is 750 BCE?
The sea ancient people would travel like the Phoenicians and Israelites.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
What is philo?
Shared with all the people the Phoenicians met.
What is their alphabet?
The Phoenicians raised these on farms.
What are elephants?
Hanno was born.
When is 480 BCE?
The Ocean to the west of Africa and past the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Word for hear.
What is aud?
Phoenicians traded these for things they needed.
What are glass, purple dye, pottery and cats.
Known as the "Carriers of Civilizations."
Who are the Phoenicians?
First civil war in Lebanon.
When is 1958?
The strait of Gibraltar.
Word for good.
What is bene?
A place were the Phoenicians could stop and repair their ships and get fresh water and food.
What are colonies?
The animals responsible for Phoenicians discovering the purple die.
What is a dog and snail?
Gabor landed in Antigua.
What is 2012?
The Red Sea in Tanach.
What is the Yam Suf?
Word for speak.
What is dict?
Used first by the Phoenicians for navigation.
What is the North Star?
Melqart is the god of this city.
What is Tyre?
DeGama began his voyage.
When is 1497?