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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _________________ are agreements between countries. The Phoenicians used these to offer free shipping in exchange for independence. | Treaties |
| A sacred chamber in a temple is called_______ ___ ____ _________. | holy of the holies |
| ________________ are ornamental vases used to bury the dead. | Urns |
| ____________________ was a famous Phoenician city founded by Dido. | Carthage |
| ______________________ are permanent settlements such as Carthage. | Colonies |
| The Philistines and the ______________ were the two groups that made up the Phoenicians. | Canaanites |
| The Phoenicians most important contribution to civilization was the idea of the _________________. | alphabet |
| The Phoenicians turned to trade to make a living because they lived on the ______________ of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. | coastline |
| In ancient times, the piece of land between Egypt and Mesopotamia was known as ____________. | Canaan |
| 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. | twenty-two |
| The land of Canaan is now the modern day countries of ________ and ___________. | Lebanon, Israel |
| The Phoenician learned to navigate their ships using the ________ during the day and the _________ at night. | sun, stars |
| By coming in contact with other Mediterranean cultures through seafaring __________, the Phoenicians spread not only goods throughout the ancient civilizations, but also information. | trade |
| Being able to sail by the sun and the stars, allowed the Phoenicians to sail all over the ancient world and spread not only items but also__________. | ideas. |
| ___________ was the Phoenician leader who based on legend, crated the purple dye. | Melqart |
| The princess __________ would not marry Melqart unless he gave her a purple wedding dress. | Tyrus |