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Pheonicians
Time 4 learning grade 5 social study chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Phoenicians alphabet is the basis for ___ | modern phonetic letters |
| The Phoenician written language was influenced by | Egyptian Heiroglyphics |
| The Phoenicians are believed to have travelled into the Atlantic to __. | Britain |
| Teh Phoenicians are belived to have used ___ to navigate their ships around Africa. | The north Star |
| The Phoenicians are best known for ___ | Ship building |
| The Phoenicians are concidered to be the greatest ___ of the Ancheint World. | Sea going traders |
| The Phoenicians developed port cities __ | along their trade routes. |
| The Phoenicians invented __ | the alphabet |
| The Phoenicians lived in what is now __. | Lebanon |
| The Phoenicians manufactured items out of __. | glass and metal |
| The Phoenicians sailed their ships along trade routes in which area? | the Mediterranian Sea |
| The Phoenicians traded __. | glassware, emborideries and metal articles. |
| Which civilization is known for coloring cloth with purple dye? | Pheonicians |
| The cedars of Byblos enabled the Phoenicians to do what? | build large ships |
| The Phoenician alphabet developed from __. | Egyptian Heiroglyphics |
| Phoenicia's georgaphical location made it ideal for __. | sea trading |
| Compared to the Egyptian writting system, the Phoenician writting system was __. | more simple |
| The major similarities between the Phoenician and Egyptian cultures were in their __. | clothing and sritting |
| The Phonecians worked hard to meet the needs of their customers. How do we know this? | From the clothing styles and types of crafts. |
| Phoenician writting is the ancestor of what other writting systems? | western writting systems we use today. |
| What factor led the Phoenicians to become so successful? | Their geographic location on the coast of the Medditeranian helped them to do business. |
| What happened as a result of the Phoenicians becoming major traders? | Over 50 Phoenician colonies were set up in the Medditeranian area. |
| Some of the major oprt cities developed from Phoenician colonies were __ | Carthage, Sidon, and Tyre |
| Why do you think the Phoenicians were particularely good at sea trading? | They were excellent navigators and ship builders |
| Ine erly Phoenician history, what was the main staple of trade? | cedar wood |
| What did teh Phonecians use to make purple dye? | snails |
| What was the major difference between pheonician glass and Egyptian glass? | Egyptian glass was opaque, Phoenician glass was transparent. |
| Who were the main customers of Pheonecian purple clothing? | Royalty |
| What happens as a result of the Phoenicians abilities to tap into markets that were not accessable to land merchants? | Early Medditeranian and near eastern trade revolved around Phoenicia. |
| Pheonicia had many cedar trees. what happened because of this natural resourse? | They became excellent ship builders |
| What was the city state of Tyre famous for? | it's purple dye |
| Why was the Murex important to the Phoenicians? | It was the second natural resourse of the Phoenician people. |
| Teh Phoenicians they could sell for higher prices. What is an example of something they sold? | embroidery. |
| Tyre and Sidon were the most important city states. What would have been found there? | a glass making factory |
| Several factors led to the success of Phoenician success. What were 2 of these factors? | the invasion fo Crete and the geographical location of Phoenicia. |
| Why were the Phoenicians excellent sea traders? | they were good navigators and ship builders |
| If you were looking at some Phoenician statues, what would you observe? | the fasions worn by the Phoenicians |
| Which of the following was a characteristic of the Phoenician writting system? | 1,000 of pictures |
| In their writting system the Phoenicians used ___. | cirles slanted lines and crosses |
| What happened as a result of the Phoenicians teaching others about their writting system? | The Greeks used Phoenician letters to create a formal alphabet |
| How many letters were in the Phoenician alphabet? | 22 constinants and 0 vowels. |
| Complete this analogy : Phoenician glass is to Egyptioan glass as... | a clear window is to a textured glass door. |
| The Egyptian writting system is to the Phoenician writting system as... | long hand is to short hand |
| if you were a phoenician sea trader why might you want to learn the Phoenecian writting system? | to keep good business records. |
| Why were the Phoenicians chosen to circumnavogate Africa? | they were famous for the navigation and ship building skills. |
| Whyd di the Phoenicians base their artistic style and manufacturing techniques on those of other cultures | they wanted to meet the needs of all their customers. |
| Teh Phoenicians were expert ship builders. This enabled them to be ___. | the best sea traders in the area |
| Teh Murex snail produced a tiny yellowish drop that darkened to a ___ color in the sun. | purple |
| The most powerful Phoenician city states were ___. | Tyre and Sidon. |
| The Egyptians were Phoenicia/s biggest customer for what product? | timber |
| What was the terrain of Phoenicia like? | high mountains and fertile valleys |
| how long did it take the Phoenicians to circumnavigate Africa? | 3 years |
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