CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians were long considered a lost civilization due to the lack of indigenous written records, and only since the mid-20th century have historians and archaeologists been able to reveal a complex and influential civilization.
Detailed explanation-2: -The prophet Amos denounced the Phoenician city for “ignoring the covenant of brotherhood” (Amos 1:9). Judah also paid tribute, and notices of commerce between Judah and Phoenicia disappear from the biblical record.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rulers of ancient waves Feared and hated by the Romans, the Phoenicians were less an empire of land, more a ruler of the waters, whose seafaring skills and capacity for sea-travel led them to instigate global trade.