1. Phoenicians

7. What do you call a snail who rides on a ship?
Phoenicians!
Snails
Trade
Marketplaces
Alphabet
What do you call a snail who rides on a ship?
A Snailor!!!

8. The Sea People Greek name for “blood red”
Tyre? I thought that’s what goes on the wheels of my car!
The Sea People
Greek name for “blood red”
Lived in wealthy city-states: Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos
Ships guided by the North Star (called the Phoenician Star by the Greeks)
Established trading outposts colonies along North Africa
Carthage became a great military power
Hannibal was a famous general from Carthage who fought against the Romans with war elephants
Why do elephants hate playing cards?
Because of all the cheetahs!

9. Business Time
Sold local cedar wood from Lebanon to trading partners throughout the Mediterranean
Their temples acted as corporations and had branches in other cities
Temples were warehouses and banks
People would store their own silver and other goods in the temples
Priests oversaw the exchanges of money
Expert builders and engineers
Cities were defended by thick walls only accessed by sea
Buildings could be six stories tall with roof gardens
Why did the robber take a bath before he stole from the bank?
He wanted to make a clean getaway!