God Created the Mediterranean Sea
This continent borders the Mediterranean to the north.
Europe
Carthage became the leading city of what on Mediterranean Sea?
commerce
The original Olympic Games were intended to honor ______.
Zeus
The Phoenicians did this with many other people groups.
traded
What city became the leading city for trade on the Mediterranean Sea?
Carthage
Two other early Olympic sports were ______ and ______.
Boxing and wrestling
This civilization was once based in what is now Lebanon.
Phoenicia
Why did Carthage become a place for people to hear new languages, ideas, and belief?
It had large seaport and people from different countries and cultures came together there.
Why did people from Elis judge the events?
They were respected as being fair-minded.
The waters of the Atlantic Ocean flow into the Mediterranean through this strait.
Gibraltar
According to Ezekiel, why were the hearts of the people of Tyre lifted up?
Because of their riches
Early Olympic winners received an ___________.
olive wreath
This city became famous for making books made of papyrus.
Byblos
What made the land chosen for Kart-hadasht an ideal place for Phoenicians to settle?
Halfway across the Mediterranean and had a safe harbor to protect ships from storms. If offered abundant fish, easy access to trade routes in Africa, and could be easily defended if attacked.
After the games became a four-day event, how ere the winners honored?
They were recognized at Olympia and statues of them were erected there. Their home cities presented them with even greater honors.