Purple dye and trade
The small spiky sea creature that was crushed by millions to make the famous Phoenicians purple dye
snail shells
This body of water is the primary highway used by Phoenicians sailors to trade with Europe, Africa, and Asia
Mediterranean Sea
The Phoenician alphabet was unique for it’s time because it’s symbols represented these, rather than whole words or ideas.
Sounds/phonics
This famous North African city-state started as a Phoenician colony and grew to become a massive empire that rivaled Rome.
Carthage
Geographically, ancient Phoenicia was located in modern day Middle East mostly making up this present day country.
Lebanon
Because purple dye was so expensive this group of powerful people more as a symbol of wealth and status
Royalty/king/rullers
The specific star, also known as the normal star with used by foundations to navigate accurately at night
Polaris/phoenician star
This is the total number of letters in the Phoenician alphabet.
22
Instead of one united country, Phoenicia was made up of independent regions governed by their own kings known by this two word term.
City-state
Because they believed in many different gods and goddesses, the Phoenician religion is described by this term.
polytheistic
This clear breakable material was invented by combing sand and soda, and it became highly priced phoenician trade item
Glass
Phoenicians war galley were unique because they featured this heavy wooden or metal piece on the front to crash into enemy boats.
Battering ram
Unlike English, the Phoenician alphabet completely lacked symbols for this groups of letters.
Vowels
This ancient phoenician city state was built, partly on an island and was famous for heavily fortified walls, and purple dye industry
Tyre
Because they didn’t use coins for most of their history, Phoenicians relied on the system for swapping good
Barter System
The Greek Phoenicians their name which roughly translates to this phrase, referencing their famous trade item.
The purple people
Phoenician ships were heavily built, using this type of aerobic sturdy wood, which grew abundantly in the mountains of Lebanon.
Cedar
The Phoenicians created the writing system primarily for this purpose, to keep track of sales, debts, and goods
trade/business/recordkeeping
This city states name sounds like Bible and was a major center for trading papyrus and books
Byblos
Because the mountains blocked them from expanding inland, the Phoenician turned to this geographic feature for survival and wealth.
sea/ocean
Phoenicians trade extensively for this metal alloy, which is made by combining copper and tin, which is essential for making strong weapons and tools.
Bronze
Phoenician sailors were so skilled that they reportedly sealed all the way around this giant continent thousands of years before Columbus
Africa
This famous European civilization adopted the Phoenician alphabet and added fellows to it, creating the direct ancestor to our modern alphabet.
The Greeks
Phoenicians set up these types of permanent settlements along coastlines to act as safe harbors and trading posts.
Colonies
Phoenicians sailed all the way to Britain to mine this specific metal which was melted with copper to make bronze.
Tin