WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Phoenicians became such skilled sailors and traders because of its location advantage. Phoenicia was located near the Mediterranean sea which made them a great marine civilisation. They were at the centre of spiritual and religious activities with centres like Tyre, Sidon, Balbek etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -The major Phoenician trade routes were by sea to the Greek islands, across southern Europe, down the Atlantic coast of Africa, and up to ancient Britain. trading posts turned into large cities and fully developed colonies. The Phoenician colonization of the Mediterranean happened in stages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Phoenician ships carried technologies and ideas. As a result, Phoenician merchant communities absorbed and adapted foreign ideas. They formed critical connections between places, and drove cultural exchanges that would impact the world for millennia. Map of Phoenicia and its trade routes and colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Phoenicians did not have land that was good for large-scale farming. Their location on the Mediterranean Sea did allow them to become expert sailors. They were the first to sail from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. They controlled the seas between 1200 and 800 BCE.