WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians are credited with creating the first colonies and pioneering the concept of trading consumer products for raw materials on a large scale. The Phoenicians began migrated to the eastern Mediterranean around 1200 B.C. beginning with Cyprus.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the late eighth century B.C., the Phoenicians, alongside the Greeks, had founded trading posts around the entire Mediterranean and excavations of many of these centers have added significantly to our understanding of Phoenician culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Phoenicians established colonies and trading posts across the Mediterranean; Carthage, a settlement in northwest Africa, became a major civilization in its own right in the seventh century BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Phoenicians were the greatest traders in the ancient world for the period between 1000 B.C.E. and 600 B.C.E. These were highly skilled shipbuilders and sailors built strong and fast sailing vessels to carry their goods. They learned how to navigate and how to use the North Star to sail at night.