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Topic 2 Lesson 4
Test Description: Phoenicians
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The goods made and shipped by Phoenicians to other lands are called
A
resources
B
imports
C
exports
D
tribute
2) Why were the Phoenicians able to spread their culture over a wide area?
A
Phoenicia had many natural resources that were desirable to other countries
B
Phoenician armies imposed Phoenician culture throughout the region.
C
The Phoenician cavalry could cover more ground faster than foot soldiers.
D
Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region.
3) In the Phoenician alphabet, symbols were used to represent
A
ideas
B
sounds
C
pictographs
D
syllables
4) Which city was originally a Phoenician colony?
A
Sumer
B
Rome
C
Carthage
D
Ur
5) An area ruled by a distant country is called
A
a city-state
B
a colony
C
an ally
D
an empire
6) The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?
A
alphabet
B
cedar wood
C
government
D
writing
7) The art of steering a ship from place to place
A
import
B
commerce
C
navigation
D
rowing
8) Which tree and its wood was important to Phoenician industry and trade?
A
Maple
B
Timber
C
Cedar
D
Mahogany
9) Define barter trade?
A
Exchange of ideas, traditions, and beliefs
B
Exchange of goods for goods
C
Exchange of goods for higher social status
D
Exchange of goods or service for money
10) Phoenicia became the world's first?
A
trading Empire
B
selling Empire
C
manufacturing Empire
D
sea Empire
11) Which group was able to increase trade along rivers and seas, spreading their culture and alphabet?
A
Babylonians
B
Phoenicians
C
Egyptians
D
Babylonians
12) Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
A
there was not much land available for farming
B
there were no rivers for irrigation of crops
C
they did not like farming
D
there was not enough rainfall for their crops
13) The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by
A
Traveling by caravan across the lands westward .
B
controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye.
C
using ships to trade goods with other peoples.
D
conquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf.
14) Phoenicians were able to control trade throughout the Mediterranean __________.
A
by refusing to trade their purple dye.
B
by having warriors on their ships.
C
by bribing other kings.
D
by telling stories of monsters that lived in the deep water.
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