1. Warm Up: Think. Pair. Share.
Answer the following questions based on the map below:
What advantages did this civilization’s location give them?
What type of economy do you think this civilization have? Why?
Warm Up:
Europe
Africa
Carthage
Mediterranean Sea
Africa
How did this type of economy help cultural diffusion? Why do you think these people were known as the Carriers of Civilization?

2. The Phoenicians – Location:
Ran along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as along the coast of North Africa.
Established the port city of Carthage.
The Phoenicians became a great trading empire.
Europe
Africa
Carthage
Mediterranean Sea
Africa

3. Culture
The Phoenicians were a seafaring people, meaning they regularly traveled by sea.
As a result, one of their main economic activities was building ships.
Known as Carriers of Civilization because their large trading empire helped cultural diffusion.
As result, this helped further the development of cuneiform into the first alphabet.