CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
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What two items were Phoenicians famous for exporting?
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lumber from lebanon and a purple dye called Murex from Tyre and Sidon
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vases from Greece and Gold from Africa
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tin from Great Britain and statues from Greece
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linen cloth from Egypt and Jewelry from Sardinia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Their most important exports were cedar wood, glass, and Tyrian cloth. Cedar was very important in the ancient Middle East because this natural resource was sorely lacking in many areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most significant contribution of the Phoenicians was an alphabetic writing system that became the root of the Western alphabets when the Greeks adopted it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phoenician exports included cedar and pine wood, fine linen from Tyre, Byblos, and Berytos, cloths dyed with the famous Tyrian purple (made from the snail Murex), embroideries from Sidon, wine, metalwork and glass, glazed faience, salt, and dried fish.
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