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The Phoenicians
Seat work
Students will quietly enter the room, find your
seats and discuss your three sticky notes on
pages 132-137 with your row group.

Central Question:
How did the Phoenicians city-states work
together? (2.5c)

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What kind of rulers did their city-states have?
Priest-Kings
By 750BC who had started using the Phoenician
alphabet?
The Greeks
What goods and materials did the Phoenicians trade?
Bronze, silver and gold items, and logs, wine, olive oil,
salt, and fish
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What are the advantages and disadvantages
of travel by land and by sea?
Travel Routes
By land By sea
Advantage Disadvantage Advantage Disadvantage
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The Phoenicians were ocean traders who
spread their culture over a wide area.

The most lasting contribution of the
Phoenicians was the development of the
alphabet.

Key Ideas
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importgood or service sold within a
country that is produced in another
Country

exportgood or service produced within
a country and sold outside the countrys
borders

cultural diffusionspread of cultural
traits from one culture to another
Key Terms
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colonygroup of people living in a new
territory with ties to a distant state

navigationthe art of steering a ship
from place to place

alphabetsmall set of letters or
symbols, each of which stands for a
single sound

Key Terms
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Cause and Effect:
How did geography affect
Phoenicias development?
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Why did the Phoenicians need
to trade with other cultures?

What goods and materials did
Phoenicians trade?

How did Phoenicians transport
their goods?
Phoenician Trade
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The Phoenicians built large trade ships
and used navigation to help them sail
great distances.

Phoenician sailors used the North Star
to help them navigate.
Phoenician Navigation
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The Phoenicians established colonies,
which gave them a place to get supplies
or trade with other peoples.

A few Phoenician colonies developed into
wealthy city-states.

Carthage became rich and powerful,
setting up its own colonies and
fighting wars.
Phoenician Colonies
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Cause and Effect:
How did Phoenician trade
influence later peoples?
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Rotations
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Handheld Device
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Handheld Device
Group 4
Research Station
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