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Phoenicians.
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The goods made and shipped by Phoenicians to other lands are called
a) exports
b) tribute
c) resources
d) imports
Why were the Phoenicians able to spread their culture over a wide area?
a) Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region.
b) Phoenician armies imposed Phoenician culture throughout the region.
c) Phoenicia had many natural resources that were desirable to other countries
d) The Phoenician cavalry could cover more ground faster than foot soldiers.
In the Phoenician alphabet, symbols were used to represent
a) sounds
b) ideas
c) syllables
d) pictographs
Which city was originally a Phoenician colony?
a) Carthage
b) Rome
c) Ur
d) Sumer
An area ruled by a distant country is called
a) a colony
b) an ally
c) a city-state
d) an empire
The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?
a) alphabet
b) government
c) writing
d) cedar wood
The art of steering a ship from place to place
a) navigation
b) import
c) commerce
d) rowing
Which tree and its wood was important to Phoenician industry and trade?
a) Cedar
b) Mahogany
c) Maple
d) Timber
Define barter trade?
a) Exchange of goods for goods
b) Exchange of goods or service for money
c) Exchange of goods for higher social status
d) Exchange of ideas, traditions, and beliefs
Phoenicia became the world's first?
a) trading Empire
b) manufacturing Empire
c) selling Empire
d) sea Empire
Which group was able to increase trade along rivers and seas, spreading their culture and alphabet?
a) Phoenicians
b) Babylonians
c) Egyptians
d) Babylonians
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) there was not enough rainfall for their crops
d) they did not like farming
The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by
a) using ships to trade goods with other peoples.
b) conquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf.
c) Traveling by caravan across the lands westward .
d) controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye.
Phoenicians were able to control trade throughout the Mediterranean __________.
a) by telling stories of monsters that lived in the deep water.
b) by having warriors on their ships.
c) by bribing other kings.
d) by refusing to trade their purple dye.
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