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World History Studies Weekly Week 5: People of Phoenicia
World History Studies Weekly Week 5: People of Phoenicia
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The People of Phoenicia
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If Hanno's own record of his voyage no longer exists, how do we know so many details about it?
because the crew wrote their own stories about the journey
because others told of the story of his adventures
because his adventures were recreated in a movie
because his family copied his diary
2
Which of the following did the Phoenicians need to trade for because they did not have?
glassware
silver
cedar timber
pottery
3
What natural resource did the Phoenicians use to make glass?
cedar trees
water
sand
rocks
4
Historians believe that Phoenicians established trade routes in all areas except _______.
along the coast of Africa
along the coast of Europe
along the coast of the Mediterranean
along the coast of North America
5
Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
There were no rivers for irrigation of crops.
There was not enough rainfall in their area for crops.
They did not like farming
There was not much land available for farming.
6
What did the Phoenicians share with others, that made important contributions to people today?
maps and compasses
stories and legends
shipbuilding and sailing strategies
the alphabet they had invented
7
What were the Phoenicians' most important tools for finding their way on their trading voyages?
landmarks and stars
maps from earlier explorers
compasses
wind socks
8
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 settle down in one location
they were able to export/trade a wide variety of products
they were able to develop a new writing system
9
Why do you think religion was a factor to the civil wars that occurred in Lebanon's history?
disputes about the border with Syria
peoples beliefs caused strong disagreements that led to war
everyone in Lebanon gets along just fine
competition for resources
10
Why did Hanno, like many other Pheonicians, have to sail guided by the stars?
because they did not have microscopes
because they did not have maps
because they did not have telescopes
because they did not have compasses
11
The Phoenicians spread tales of sea monsters to discourage who from using their trade routes?
the Babylonians
the Greeks
the Assyrians
the Egyptians
12
Why did the Phoenicians take cats on their voyages?
for trade
as pets
to help with work on the ship
to control the rat population on the ship
13
Historians believe Hanno was the 1st to sail around Africa, but who usually gets credit for it?
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
14
The purple dye that the Phoenicians were famous for came from _________.
special kind of tree sap
juice from berries
ink from squids
liquid from spiral snails
15
How would a cloudy and stormy night impact Phoenician sea traders?
there are more sea monsters in storms
they would lose their crates and cargo in the rocky waves
all Phoenician sea traders would likely drown in the waves
navigation would be difficult without markers in the sky
