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Studies Weekly Week 5: People of Phoenicia
Studies Weekly Week 5: People of Phoenicia
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The People of Phoenicia
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1
The Phoenicians lived in present day (name of country)
Italy
Greece
France
Lebanon
2
How did the Phoenicians navigate during their travels?
maps and compasses
GPS
landmarks and the stars
communication
3
What type of trees did the Phoenicians use to build ships?
Oak
Cedar
Pine
Red wood
4
Historians believe that Phoenicians established trade routes in all areas except _______.
along the coast of North America
along the coast of Africa
along the coast of Europe
along the coast of the Mediterranean
5
The Phoenicians established colonies along the Mediterranean Sea to rest, repair ships, get food.
True
False
6
What natural resource did the Phoenicians use to help them make glass?
sand
rocks
cedar trees
water
7
A body of water the Phoenicians sailed
Indian
Pacific
Antarctic
Mediterranean
8
Why did the Phoenicians travel to Great Britain?
To get papyrus for writing
To get amber for jewelry making
To get tin to make bronze
To get cedar trees
9
What did the Phoenicians share with others cultures, that made important contributions to people today?
shipbuilding and sailing strategies
stories and legends
the first alphabet
maps and compasses
10
Why did the Phoenicians take cats on their voyages?
to control the rat population on the ship
for food purposes
as pets
to help with work on the ship
11
Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
There was not enough rainfall in their area for crops.
They did not like farming
There was not much land available for farming.
There were no rivers for irrigation of crops.
12
Why did the Phoenicians travel to the Baltic area?
To get sand for glassblowing
To get cedar trees for ships
To get tin to make bronze
To get amber to make jewelry
13
The Phoenicians received their name from the purple dye they invented
False
True
14
How many letters and symbols are in the Phoenician Alphabet
22
24
36
20
15
What are 3 things that the Phoenicians invented?
the alphabet
glassblowing
all of the above
the color purple
16
Circumnavigate means
To go under
To go through
To walk
To go around
17
How would a cloudy and stormy night impact Phoenician sea traders?
they would lose their crates and cargo in the rocky waves
there are more sea monsters in storms
all Phoenician sea traders would likely drown in the waves
navigation would be difficult without markers in the sky
18
The Phoenician captains would rather __________ than reveal their secret trade routes.
Sink their ships
Invade other ships
Buy more ships
Trade their ships
19
How did it benefit the Phoenicians to become traders instead of farmers?
they were able to sail to Arctic regions of the world
they were able to develop a new writing system
they were able to export/trade a wide variety of products
they were able to settle down in one location
20
The Phoenicians were known as the "carriers of civilization"
False
True
21
Only the middle class could wear the color purple
False
True
22
The purple dye that the Phoenicians were famous for came from _________.
juice from berries
tree sap from the cedar trees
murex snails
ink from squids
23
The Phoenicians told stories about sea monsters to discourage who from using their trade routes?
the Egyptians
the Greeks
the Babylonians
the Assyrians
