CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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On the Coast of Andalusia
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On the East Coast
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On the Cantabrian Coast
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phoenician Settlements on the Mediterranean Coast of Andalucia. As far as can be ascertained, at the moment, the settlement at Morro de Mezquitilla was the first to be established.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the tenth century, and in the beginning of the ninth century BC, the Phoenicians started to settle down in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, Sardinia, Sicily, and Malta, on islands located near the mainland, small peninsulas, and hills near estuaries and small gulfs (Fig.
Detailed explanation-3: -The people known to history as the Phoenicians occupied a narrow tract of land along the coast of modern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. They are famed for their commercial and maritime prowess and are recognised as having established harbours, trading posts and settlements throughout the Mediterranean basin.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Phoenicians were a people from the eastern Mediterranean who were mainly traders from the cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos. They established many trading colonies around the Mediterranean Sea, including colonies in Spain.