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It details their political structure as independent city-states, their significant contributions as master sailors and maritime traders who navigated beyond the Strait of Gibraltar, and their establishment of colonies like Carthage and Gades. The text highlights their economic impact, particularly in the trade of purple dye, glass, and pottery, and emphasizes the historical importance of the development of the Phoenician alphabet, which adapted Egyptian hieroglyphics into a phonetic system that served as a precursor to modern scripts. 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Mountains\nGovernment\nNot a unified nation\nConsisted of independent city-states\nPhoenicians Were Sailors\nSailing\nNo maps or modern technology\nSailed beyond Gibraltar (Pillars of Hercules)\nEvidence that they may have circumnavigated Africa\nPhoenician Colonies\nSailed and colonized throughout the Mediterranean beginning circa 1000 B.C.E.\nGades (Cadiz, Spain)\nCarthage (Tunis, Tunisia)\nModern DNA testing links Palestinians, Lebanese, and residents of old Phoenician colonies\nTrade\nLeading sailors and traders of ancient world\nThey traded:\nCloth\nDye (purple dye prized by kings, made from shellfish murex)\nGlass\nPottery\nTraded for:\nTin (Britannia)\nHides, ivory, ostrich feathers, and slaves (Africa)\nGold, precious stones, and spices (India)\nAlphabet\nCarried their civilization and culture where they traded\nAdopted and adapted Egyptian hieroglyphics into an alphabet off 22 symbols (letters) representing sounds\nReview Questions\nWhere was Phoenicia located?\nName two Phoenician colonies.\nWhere did the Phoenicians trade?\nWhat is considered to be the Phoenicians’ greatest contribution to the world?","cbCaifQsA6u6OFHe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifQsA6u6OFHe","ppt",502272,"English","# Geography and Government\n## Phoenician City-States\n# Maritime Exploration and Colonies\n## Sailing Achievements\n## Key Colonies\n# Economic Trade Networks\n## Major Trade Goods\n## Trading Regions\n# Cultural Legacy\n## The Development of the Alphabet","[{\"question\":\"Where was Phoenicia located geographically?\",\"answer\":\"Phoenicia was situated between the eastern Mediterranean coast and the Lebanon Mountains.\"},{\"question\":\"What were some of the key goods traded by the Phoenicians?\",\"answer\":\"They traded items such as cloth, their famous purple dye made from murex shellfish, glass, and pottery in exchange for goods like tin, ivory, gold, and spices.\"},{\"question\":\"What is considered the Phoenicians' greatest contribution to global 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