(II) The Ancient Phoenicians - History RECAP

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WHICH modern-day countries are the regions where the core city-states of the Phoenicians were located?

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Syria & Lebanon

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WHICH of the following was one of Phoenicia's KEY city-states? Tyre, Persepolis, Thebes, Messana, Carthage

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Tyre

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WHICH words BEST describe the focus & skillset of the Ancient Phoenician society?

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Trade & Navigation

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WHAT did the Ancient Phoenicians do to increase their wealth & influence?

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Build colonies, trade posts, & harbors

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WHAT major accomplishment did the Phoenicians developed around the year 1050 BCE??

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An alphabet system

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WHICH culture's writing system did the Phoenician alphabet descend from? Options: Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Anatolian Hieroglyphs, Mayan Hieroglyphs, Cretan Hieroglyphs

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Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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WHICH legendary hero of Tyre is said to have brought the Phoenician Alphabet to Greece?

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Cadmus

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WHO famously besieged and conquered the Phoenician city of Tyre in 332 BCE?

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Alexander the Great

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WHICH colony rises up to become its own great civilization after the collapse of the Phoenician Civilization?

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Carthage