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The Phoenicians - Traders
Phoenicia - located along western coast of the Fertile crescent NOT a great military power, often ruled by foreign governments Wealthy trading society Traded cedar, purple dye, silverwork, ivory carvings, slaves, glass items.
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The Phoenicians - Sailors
Because overland trade routes were blocked by mountains and hostile neighbors, they used the sea as a way to trade. They became expert sailors and sailed all around the Mediterranean, founding colonies as they went.
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The Phoenician Alphabet
Most important contribution - development of one of the first alphabets, a set of letters that can be combined to form words. Developed to make writing and recording trading activities much easier. Our own alphabet has roots in the Phoenicians’.
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