The Phoenician alphabet! Write your name below!

What tactics did the Hittites use in their invasions?
Think about this: Some cultures co-existed along the
Mediterranean & made lasting contributions.. How did
these changes develop? What impact have they had?
The Phoenicians popped up along the Mediterranean
(Lebanon) around 1100 BC.
Who were the Phoenicians? What did they do?
The Phoenician alphabet! Write your name below!
What did they create? How did it spread?
How did the Lydians contribute to the world?
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Questions:
1. What lasting contributions did the Phoenicians make?
2. How did trade and cultural diffusion play a role in the
development of the alphabet?
3 Check out the map. What did the Assyrian do in 300
years? How do you think they did it? What
technological innovations might make it possible?
4. Explain why the Lydian’s development of coins is
important in the word of trade?