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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 SidonA.D.155 Phoenician Anicitus became Pope.

A.D.425 Phoenicia Prima was subdivided into two provinces, Phoenicia Maritima and Phoenicia LibanensisA.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 whocompletely destroyed it, and it was neverwholly restored afterwards.A.D.1516 Phoenicia was captured by the Turks and its cities decay utterly.

Mediterranean SeaModern Algeria, Cyprus, Italy, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Spain, TurkeyThe location heavily influenced the economyAs 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

- 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

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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

➢ Found many trading posts around the Mediterranean

➢ The Phoenicians were the most skillful shipbuilders and navigators during their time

➢ They sailed as far as the British Isles for tin

➢ “The Phoenicians represented a confederation of maritime traders rather than a defined country” (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015)

Contributions to History ➢ 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.

➢ 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

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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

➢ The Phoenicians created syllabic writing

➢ This inspired the Greeks writing

economyPhoenicians were good at traded cargoes and navigation. They had economy and trade with may other country.They were transacted slave.

characteristicPhoenicians weren’t rejected culture form other district.Egypt and Greece's culture influenced phoenicians a lot.PS They knowed how to make mummy