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Phoenicia became the world's first?
a) trading Empire
b) manufacturing Empire
c) selling Empire
d) sea 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

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

In the Phoenician alphabet, symbols were used to represent
a) sounds
b) ideas
c) syllables
d) pictographs

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.

The goods made and shipped by Phoenicians to other lands are called
a) exports
b) tribute
c) resources
d) imports

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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