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What was the Phoenicians main mode of trade?
The Phoenicians monopolizes the tin trade. Tin was needed for bronze. It was carried from Britain to Cadiz in Spain and carried overland to Mediterranean ports.
What did the Phoenicians do to make trade easier?
To fight off pirates who often harassed trading ships, the Phoenicians designed special warships to accompany their trading fleets. To expand in trading, the Phoenicians also built outposts that later became great cities in their own right. The most famous of these outposts was Carthage (located in modern-day Tunisia).
What major trade cities did the Phoenicians control?
According to ancient classical authors, the Phoenicians were a people who occupied the coast of the Levant (eastern Mediterranean). Their major cities were Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, and Arwad.
Where did the Phoenicians get their goods from?
Their major trade routes were by sea to the Greek islands, across southern Europe, down the Atlantic coast of Africa, and up to ancient Britain. In addition, Arabia and India were reached via the Red Sea, and vast areas of Western Asia were connected to the homeland via land routes where goods were transported by caravan.
Where did the Phoenicians go in search of tin?
Sea traders from Phoenicia and Carthage (a Phoenician colony traditionally founded in 814 B.C.) even ventured beyond the Strait of Gibraltar as far as Britain in search of tin.
Where was the Phoenicians first attempt to navigate the sea?
The hypothesis is based on inscriptions found in the Americas (including Brazil) and seemed to represent a Phoenician script. However, others find the hypothesis unfounded. The first attempts of the Phoenicians to navigate the sea which washed their coast were probably as clumsy and rude as those of other primitive nations.
What kind of boats did the Phoenicians use?
There are models of boats among the Phoenician remains which have a very archaic character, 2 and may give us some idea of the vessels in which the Phoenicians of the remoter times braved the perils of the deep. They have a keel, not ill shaped, a rounded hull, bulwarks, a beak, and a high seat for the steersman.