WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The city-states in Phoenicia were run by
A
priest-kings
B
ambassadors
C
presidents
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians did not have a central government. Similar to the Greeks, their civilization consisted of a number of independent city-states. Their settlements and trading partners lined the coast of the Mediterranean, touching three continents.

Detailed explanation-2: -Their major cities were Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, and Arwad. All were fiercely independent, rival cities and, unlike the neighboring inland states, the Phoenicians represented a confederation of maritime traders rather than a defined country.

Detailed explanation-3: -969-936 BCE Hiram I. 935-919 BCE Baal-eser I. 918-910 BCE Abdastrato. 909-898 BCE Methustratos. 897-889 BCE Astharymos. 888 BCE Phelles. 887-856 BCE Ithobaal I. 855-830 BCE Baal-asor II. More items •29-Apr-2016

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