WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The invention of the Phoenician Alphabet, the prototype for all alphabets in the world, is the most significant contribution that Lebanon has made to the whole of humanity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Their most important exports were cedar wood, glass, and Tyrian cloth. Cedar was very important in the ancient Middle East because this natural resource was sorely lacking in many areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the Lebanese coast itself, the timber was used to build the seagoing ships which the Phoenicians used to traverse the Mediterranean Sea and, at least from the 6th century BC onwards, also to sail the Atlantic and Indian Oceans (the latter via the Red Sea).

Detailed explanation-4: -Out of all the Phoenician goods, Tyrian purple was the most prized. These were fabrics dyed with Tyrian purple, which was sourced from the Murex marine snail that was abundant along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.