The Phoenicians “The Sea People” Story of the world Chapter 15 Mindy drummond Midland classical academy

The Phoenicians = The Sea People The land of Canaan where they lived was dry, sandy and rocky. So, it was unsuitable for growing crops or raising animals. Instead, they began sailing and trading good with other people.

What body of water did the Phoenicians and the other sea people use for their trade? Mediterranean Sea Sea peoples were those who lived and sailed around the MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Other Mediterranean people traveled by boat. TRUE

This area is also known as the land of Canaan! The Phoenicians were the group of people living in CANAAN.

What were two important Phoenician cities?? Two important Phoenician cities were TYRE AND CARTHAGE. What were two important Phoenician cities?? Tyre was located in Canaan; Carthage was founded in northern Africa.

What did the Phoenicians trade? Glass How did they make the glass? Who invented this process of glass blowing as seen here? What did the Phoenicians use to make glass? Sand and lye The Phoenicians were the first people to invent glass blowing. TRUE

First, the Phoenicians started with SAND and LYE.

Lye was a special chemical made by pouring water over ashes and collecting the liquid that came out.

Next, they mixed the lye with pure sand over a very hot fire Next, they mixed the lye with pure sand over a very hot fire. The two substances would create a liquid .

Then, the liquid could be poured into molds or could be used to make blown glass.

What is glass blowing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1xb48Y6EdA

What else did Phoenicians trade? They used a special dye made from snails. This purple dye was called the “color of the kings” because the dye was so expensive. One purple cloak could cost an entire year’s salary!! What was the color of the of the Phoenician’s dye? Purple The Phoenicians used SNAILS to make their dye. It was called the “color of the kings” because it was so expensive.

12,000 snails yielded only .05 ounces of dye.

The Phoenicians established little settlements of people along their trade routes called COLONIES. The Phoenicians started COLONIES, little settlements of people, in many of the places where the ships landed.

Who was a famous person from one of the sea people groups? Goliath!! He was a philistine, one of the a tribes of sea people! Goliath was in a tribe of sea people called the PHILISTINES.

The Phoenicians did trade across the seas, From 1200 to 700 B.C.