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Chapter 6 Phoenician
Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Because of trade the Phoenicians were able to explore, control the Mediterranean trade, and spread_____ ________. | their culture |
| Phoenician means______________ ______________. | purple merchants |
| Carthage is located in present-day ____________. | Tunisia |
| The Canaanite writing system used ____________symbols. | 22 |
| The land of Canaan is now the modern day countries of ________ and ___________. | Lebanon, Israel |
| The Phoenician learned to navigate their ships using the ________ and the _________. | sun, stars |
| _________ is the Phoenician god that legend says made the purple dye. | Melqart |
| _________ is said to be the legendary founder of Carthage. | Dido |
| __________________ were originally nomadic herders. | Canaanites |
| __________ is the name of the princess, legend says the purple dye was made for. | Tyrus |
| ________________ people came from an area near Greece and were originally traders and shipbuilders. | Philistines |
| ________ was a famous city-state because of the large amounts of papyrus it exported. | Byblos |
| A legend states that __________ was founded by a Phoenician princess who fled there after having been defeated by her brother. | Carthage |
| _____________ is Phoenician city-state later became the capital of Lebanon. | Beirut |
| ___________ city-state was a famous cloth-dyeing center. | Tyre |
| Phoenicia is located on the eastern end of the ________________ Sea. | Mediterranean |
| The __________________ was the most important contribution of the Phoenician civilization. | alphabet |
| Peace treaties guaranteed Phoenician independence in exchange for _____________ _________________. | free shipping |