WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Phoenicia was mostly located in an area that is now the modern day country of
A
Lebanon.
B
Turkey.
C
Egypt.
D
Iraq.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phoenicia (/fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə/) was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon and coastal Syria.

Detailed explanation-2: -The people known to history as the Phoenicians occupied a narrow tract of land along the coast of modern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognised as having established harbours, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Condensed History of Lebanon. from www.enjoylebanon.com. The area now known as Lebanon first appeared in recorded history around 3000 B.C. as a group of coastal cities colonised by the Phoenicians, seafaring people related to the Canaanite, and one of the Mediterranean’s greatest early civilisations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tyre-One of the two leading-city states of Phoenicia and one of the most important ports in ancient Phoenicia, and Lebanon today.

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