WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians shared their writing system with everyone they met as they traveled the Mediterranean Sea. Thats why the Phoenicians are often called the ´carriers of civilization. µ Other cultures, such as the Greeks and the Romans, adopted the Phoenician writing system but tweaked it a bit.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Major Enduring Achievements of the Phoenicians. by John Tuttle. The Purple Dye. Written documentation on the art and practice of dying cloth goes back to 2600 BCE in China. The Coinage System. Travel and Trade. Carthage and the Punic Wars. The Language and the Alphabet.