CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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from Ancient Greek meaning “purple country”
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from the name of the sea it borders
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from the Mesopotamian god Phonos
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from the name of its city Carthage
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Detailed explanation-1: -The name Phoenician, used to describe these people in the first millennium B.C., is a Greek invention, from the word phoinix, possibly signifying the color purple-red and perhaps an allusion to their production of a highly prized purple dye.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phoenicia, ancient region along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean that corresponds to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts of modern Syria and Israel. Its location along major trade routes led its inhabitants, called Phoenicians, to become notable merchants, traders, and colonizers in the 1st millennium bce.
Detailed explanation-3: -The name Phoenicians (phoinikes) was given to these people by the ancient Greeks and was related to the word for the red-purple color of the dye for which they were famous.