S.S. 10-21-14 Flashcards
______ was located on the Mediterranean Sea
Phoenicia
Major city in a region called Phoenicia
Tyre
There were _________ that produced purple dye
Snails
Cedar trees were _____ to neighbors
Sold
______ became great sea power
Phoenicia
Phoenician cities that contained rich goods from trade
Tyre and Sidon ( main Phoenician cities)
Much trade led to simplified ____
Writing
Found a way to write using only ____ symbols
22
Set of symbols that represented sounds of the language
Phoenician Alphabet
South of Phoenicia
Israel
Hebrews, later called _______.
Israelites
Belief in one God
Monotheism
According to the bible: Abraham led people to _______ from _______
Canaan
Mesopotamia
A time when there is little food
Famine(1800 B.C)
Israelites were later _____ by Egyptian king
Enslaved