WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Phoenician religion was ____
A
Monotheistic
B
Polytheistic
C
Atheistic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians were polytheistic, meaning they worshipped multiple gods. They shared in religious practices common to other Canaanite-derived people and correlated many of their gods to stars, planets, and constellations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Phoenician and Punic religion was a polytheistic system, characterized by local speci ficities and some common features.

Detailed explanation-3: -Melqart, also spelled Melkart or Melkarth, Phoenician god, chief deity of Tyre and of two of its colonies, Carthage and Gadir (Cádiz, Spain). He was also called the Tyrian Baal.

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