HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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What geographical feature did the Phoenicians live near and rely upon?
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Mediterranean Sea
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Misty Mountains
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Appalachian Mountains
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Gobi Desert
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Phoenicians spread their alphabet through their vast trading network that stretched throughout the entire Mediterranean region. The Greeks adopted it and by the 8th century B.C.E. had added vowels.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic civilization situated on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline of modern Lebanon. All major Phoenician cities were on the coastline of the Mediterranean, some colonies reaching the Western Mediterranean.
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