The Phoenician Traders
The maritime empire of the Phoenicians and their revolutionary contribution to the alphabet.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Phoenicians dominate Mediterranean trade?
- 2Why was a phonetic alphabet more accessible than cuneiform?
- 3How did trade lead to the spread of cultural ideas (cultural diffusion)?
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