Phoenicia
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Mercel, Emily
B.C.2750 Founding of Tyre, according to
Herodotus.
B.C.1590 The Phoenician Canaanites are
spoken of as battling against the Egyptians.
B.C.1500 (circa)The Phoenicians settle Cyprus.
B.C.1200 Tyre becomes the chief Phoenician
city at the time when the Trojan wars begin.
B.C.1100 Cadiz and other colonies planted on
the Atlantic shores.
B.C.1020 Abibal, the earliest known king of Tyre.
B.C.854 Phoenicians defeated by the Assyrians.
More Dates
B.C.725 Tyre wins against the Assyrians the
first naval battle of history, and withstands a
five years' siege.
B.C.695 Spain becomes an independent
Phoenician kingdom.
A.D.27 (circa) Jesus Christ visited Sidon
A.D.155 Phoenician Anicitus became Pope.
A.D.425 Phoenicia Prima was subdivided into two provinces, Phoenicia
Maritima and Phoenicia Libanensis
A.D.638 Tyre fell into the hands of the Arabs.
A.D.685 - A.D. 731 6 important men in Phoenician history became Popes
And even more dates...
A.D.1112 Tyre fell to the Christian crusader King Baldwin I, King
of Jerusalem.
A.D.1124 Second Christian siege of Tyre; it was captured.
A.D.1291 Tyre fell to the Arabs who
completely destroyed it, and it was never
wholly restored afterwards.
A.D.1516 Phoenicia was captured by the
Turks and its cities decay utterly.
Mediterranean Sea
Modern Algeria, Cyprus, Italy, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Turkey
The location heavily influenced the economy
As Egyptian and Near Eastern documents record, the Late Bronze Age (1550–
1200 B.C.) was a time of economic prosperity for these trading centers.
Confined to a narrow coastal strip with limited agricultural resources, maritime
trade was a natural development.
Tyre was located in Lebanon and was the chief city
- Was influenced by and has influenced other cultures
Melkart
- Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian and others had
their influences on the Phoenician faith system and
borrowed from it
- The Phoenicians worshipped a triad of deities
Dagon
Tanit
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- Worshipped gods
→ prayer, hymns of praise, sacrifices, processions, votive
offerings
- Sacrificial animals were oxen, cows, goats, sheep, and lambs;
swine were not offered, being regarded as unclean
- The priests of each temple had a head Chief or High Priest,
robed in purple and wore a golden tiara
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Contributions to History
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The
Phoenicians
were the most
skillful
shipbuilders
and navigators
during their
time
They sailed as
far as the
British Isles for
tin
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“The
Phoenicians
represented a
confederation
of maritime
traders rather
than a defined
country”
(Metropolitan Museum of Art,
2015)
➢ Found many
trading posts
around the
Mediterranean
Contributions to History
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They founded many
colonies, greatest
colony was called
Carthage
You will be given points for how historically accurate they look and they ability to float.
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Mr. Cotey will be the one assigning points from 0-10 based on how historically accurate
your boat looks
For their ability to float, one point will be awarded for each marble that the boat can hold
and still maintain its ability to stay afloat.
Your boat must fit in the container without touching the rims
You have 15 minutes
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/fullscreen-stopwatch/
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They were known for creating
glasswork and metal work
They creating objects with
beautiful designs inspired by the
areas around them such as Egypt
They had a unique dye called
Tyrian purple made of snail shells
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The Phoenicians created syllabic writing
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This inspired the Greeks writing
economy
Phoenicians were good at traded
cargoes and navigation.
They had economy and trade
with may other country.
They were transacted slave.
characteristic
Phoenicians weren’t rejected
culture form other district.
Egypt and Greece's culture
influenced phoenicians a lot.
PS They knowed how to make mummy