WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What modern-day country now sits on what used to be most of ancient Phoenicia?
A
Saudi Arabia
B
Egypt
C
Lebanon
D
Iran
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phoenicia (/fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə/) was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon and coastal Syria.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the far eastern Mediterranean lies Lebanon, known in ancient times as the Land of the Phoenicians and Canaanites.

Detailed explanation-3: -Condensed History of Lebanon. from www.enjoylebanon.com. The area now known as Lebanon first appeared in recorded history around 3000 B.C. as a group of coastal cities colonised by the Phoenicians, seafaring people related to the Canaanite, and one of the Mediterranean’s greatest early civilisations.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to ancient classical authors, the Phoenicians were a people who occupied the coast of the Levant (eastern Mediterranean). Their major cities were Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, and Arwad.

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