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The Phoenicians

The Phoenicians. © Student Handouts, Inc. www.studenthandouts.com. Geography. Phoenicia was located between the eastern Mediterranean coast and the Lebanon Mountains. Government. Not a unified nation Consisted of independent city-states. Phoenicians Were Sailors. Sailing

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The Phoenicians

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  1. The Phoenicians © Student Handouts, Inc. www.studenthandouts.com

  2. Geography • Phoenicia was located between the eastern Mediterranean coast and the Lebanon Mountains

  3. Government • Not a unified nation • Consisted of independent city-states

  4. Phoenicians Were Sailors • Sailing • No maps or modern technology • Sailed beyond Gibraltar (Pillars of Hercules) • Evidence that they may have circumnavigated Africa

  5. Phoenician Colonies • Sailed and colonized throughout the Mediterranean beginning circa 1000 B.C.E. • Gades (Cadiz, Spain) • Carthage (Tunis, Tunisia) • Modern DNA testing links Palestinians, Lebanese, and residents of old Phoenician colonies

  6. Trade • Leading sailors and traders of ancient world • They traded: • Cloth • Dye (purple dye prized by kings, made from shellfish murex) • Glass • Pottery • Traded for: • Tin (Britannia) • Hides, ivory, ostrich feathers, and slaves (Africa) • Gold, precious stones, and spices (India)

  7. Alphabet • Carried their civilization and culture where they traded • Adopted and adapted Egyptian hieroglyphics into an alphabet off 22 symbols (letters) representing sounds

  8. Review Questions • Where was Phoenicia located? • Name two Phoenician colonies. • Where did the Phoenicians trade? • What is considered to be the Phoenicians’ greatest contribution to the world?

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