1a+-+Phoenicians

Phoenicians

 * Phoenicians gained fame as sailors and traders
 * They were too poor to farm, so they turned to manufacturing and trade
 * Sailed as far as England, where they exchanged goods for tin
 * Their first round trip was to South Africa
 * Some of the things that they invented were glass, purple dye, and paper for scrolls
 * The land they occupied was along the Mediterranean coast.
 * Set up colonies in North Africa to sicily and Spain to promote trade
 * They came up with an alphabet that 22 symbols to represent sounds

[[image:610px-Phoenicia_map-en_svg.png width="325" height="235" align="right" caption="This is a map of the Phoenician territories"]]
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