CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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Which of the following did the Phoenicians need to trade for because it was a resource they did NOT have in their own country?
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Silver
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Glassware
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Pottery
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Cedar Timber
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main natural resources of the Phoenician cities in the eastern Mediterranean were the prized cedars of Lebanon and murex shells used to make the purple dye. Phoenician artisans were skilled in wood, ivory, and metalworking, as well as textile production.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because they didn’t have much room for growing crops, the ancient Phoenicians turned to the Mediterranean Sea and became traders instead of farmers. They created glassware from the sand along the coast to trade for things they needed.
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