CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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The Phoenicians sailed to the British Isles to search for ____
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steel
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Metal
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Tin
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copper
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phoenician boats were square-rigged, which means they could sail only with the wind. By the time of Columbus, Europeans were rigging their boats with one or more types of triangular lateen sails, which had been developed by Arab mariners in the seventh century CE.
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