CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Glass
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Pottery
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Blue Dye
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Purple Dye
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Detailed explanation-1: -The highest quality cloth was known as Dibapha, meaning ‘twice dipped’ in the purple dye. The Phoenicians not only exported the dyed cloth but also the process of extracting the dye, as indicated by the shell deposits found at Phoenician colonies across the Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-2: -Purple Reign: A passion for purple built the Phoenicians’ vast trading empire. The seafaring Phoenicians controlled the Mediterranean market for a vibrant purple dye crafted from humble sea snails and craved by powerful kings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tyrian Purple (aka Royal purple or Imperial purple) is a dye extracted from the murex shellfish which was first produced by the Phoenician city of Tyre in the Bronze Age.