BASIC
These ancient people were known as skilled sailors and traders of the Mediterranean.
Who were the Phoenicians?
The Phoenicians were famous for trading goods across this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This was one of the most important Phoenician city-states.
What is Tyre?
The Phoenicians lived along the coast of this modern-day country.
What is Lebanon?
This strong wood from Lebanon was prized for building ships.
What is cedar?
Sidon and Tyre were examples of this type of independent city government.
What are city-states?
They are credited with creating this writing system that influenced our modern alphabet.
What is the alphabet?
The Phoenicians were known for producing beautiful items made of this fragile material.
What is glass?
Phoenicians created settlements around the Mediterranean called this.
What are colonies?
This rare dye made from sea snails made them rich.
What is purple?
They traded goods between Europe, Africa, and this third continent.
What is Asia?
Carthage was located on this continent.
What is Africa?
This powerful Phoenician colony later fought Rome in the Punic Wars.
What is Carthage?
Because they traded so widely, they are sometimes called the “___ of the Mediterranean.”
What are the traders/merchants of the Mediterranean?
The Phoenicians were expert navigators and used the stars, especially this one, to guide them.
What is the North Star?