Cities
This was a major Phoenician city known for trade and purple dye.
What is Tyre?
This writing system, developed by the Phoenicians, used symbols to represent sounds and became the basis for many modern alphabets.
People who bought and sold goods for trade were called this.
Who are merchants?
Phoenician cities were usually ruled by this type of leader.
What is a king?
Phoenicians were famous for building these vehicles that traveled across water for trade.
What are ships?
A place settled by people from another city, but still connected to their homeland through trade and culture.
What are colonies?
Phoenician traders kept track of goods like this valuable dye made from sea snails.
What is Tyrian Purple?
These workers created beautiful goods like glass and jewelry.
Who are artisans?
Religion played a big role, and Phoenicians worshipped many of these.
What are gods/goddesses?
They used the stars, especially this one, to help guide their ships.
What is the North Star?
Phoenician cities were often located near this geographic feature for trade.
What is the Sea?
Phoenicians wrote on this material made from plants, which was originally invented by Ancient Egypt.
What is papyrus?
Phoenicians who sailed ships and transported goods were called this
Who are sailors?
Phoenician cities had rules and leaders. This shows they had an organized what?
What is a government?
Using stars to find direction is called this. (starts with an N)
Navigation
A geographic barrier prevented Phoenician cities from forming one empire.
What are mountains?
Because of trade, Phoenician writing spread across this large body of water.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Making large amounts of the same product quickly is called this.
What is mass production?
Phoenicians worshipped gods in special places called this.
They were skilled at making strong materials from this natural resource found in Lebanon.
What is cedar wood?
This famous Phoenician city was located in North Africa.
What is Carthage?
The Phoencians did a lot of "______," and needed to keep track of the items they imported and exported.
What is trade?
To ______ means to send out products from your home territory.
What is export?
A system of rules that tells people what they can and cannot do in a city is called this.
What are laws?
Phoenicians developed skills to create this material by heating sand at very high temperatures.
What is glass?