Phoenicia

First, listen to the text about Phoenician Sea Power and Phoenician Alphabet.
==Turn to page 48-50 in your text and follow along.==

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Now that you have listened to the text, you will participate in the following activities. Make sure you refer to your rubric as you proceed through the activity. If you need to re-listen to the text you may do so at any time.

======== 1. Who were the Phoenicians and why were they a significant civilization in the Fertile Crescent?

2. When geographers study areas they look at PLACE! A place helps us to understand how people adapt to their location, use the resources available to them, and behave a certain way; therefore a place affects the way people live! You may want to follow this link to see a map. Phoenicia How did Phoenicia's location affect the way people lived?


 * 3. Analyze the Phoenician alphabet on page 50. How does this alphabet differ from Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics?** **Does this alphabet resemble our own alphabet? Why do you suppose they created an easier alphabet? (Think about trade and all the different people they probably came in contact with as they were trading throughout the Mediterranean Sea!)**