CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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wood ships
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metal ships
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flat ships
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iron ships
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main natural resources of the Phoenician cities in the eastern Mediterranean were the prized cedars of Lebanon and murex shells used to make the purple dye. Phoenician artisans were skilled in wood, ivory, and metalworking, as well as textile production.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phoenician ships were so advanced that both Persian and Assyrian royalty used Phoenician ships to sail. Phoenician sailors themselves were also skilled. They were some of the first people to use stars to navigate.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Historically, Phoenicians built their boats with the planks first, and then they put the ribs in afterwards, ‘’ he said. “With modern boat building, they create the skeleton of the boat first, and then nail the planks on afterward.” Beale’s first major voyage was to completely circumnavigate Africa.