CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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They were skilled sailors and traders among the Canaanites who lived in cities along the Mediterranean Sea.
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They were nomadic hunter gatherers of Ancient Israel.
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They were Pharaohs who had entered the afterlife.
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They were giants who killed David in revenge for Goliath’s death.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Phoenicia, ancient region along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean that corresponds to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts of modern Syria and Israel. Its location along major trade routes led its inhabitants, called Phoenicians, to become notable merchants, traders, and colonizers in the 1st millennium bce.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Phoenicians were master seafarers and traders who created a robust network across-and beyond-the Mediterranean Sea, spreading technologies and ideas as they traveled.