WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

PHOENICIAN

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Where the Phoenicians polytheistic or monotheistic?

A	Polytheistic
B	Monothyistic
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenician and Punic religion was a polytheistic system, characterized by local specificities and some common features.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Phoenicians were polytheistic, and had several deities, such as Eshmun and Melqart (gods of fertility), Shadrafa and Baal-Merappe (gods of healing), and Astarte (goddess of war, fertility, and love).

Detailed explanation-3: -Melqart, also spelled Melkart or Melkarth, Phoenician god, chief deity of Tyre and of two of its colonies, Carthage and Gadir (Cádiz, Spain). He was also called the Tyrian Baal.

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