CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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What does the word “Phoenician” mean?
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of cedar wood
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cedar merchants
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purple people
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of purple merchants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The name Phoenician, used to describe these people in the first millennium B.C., is a Greek invention, from the word phoinix, possibly signifying the color purple-red and perhaps an allusion to their production of a highly prized purple dye.
Detailed explanation-2: -The name Phoenicians (phoinikes) was given to these people by the ancient Greeks and was related to the word for the red-purple color of the dye for which they were famous.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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