Phoenicia: Center of the Ancient Mediterranean Economy.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:47:23
Category: / History / European History
Length: 5 pages (1248 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 5 pages (1248 words)
Many people that do not know much about the Phoenicians only know about the alphabet that they created which aided the creation of the Romantic languages. What these people fail to realize is that that is not the only reason for which the Phoenicians should be remembered. The Phoenicians did not only create an alphabet, they created an economic empire, as well as a Phoenician culture, around the Mediterranean. First, they established the trading network, …
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…small city-states alike, the Phoenician trading network is what is most remarkable about the Phoenicians. Not only did it create a Phoenician culture and economy, but also created a medium through which culture and successive language could be transferred because of its gargantuan span and hardy influence over the Mediterranean. It is less of the actual language that the Phoenicians made that should be recognized and more of the meticulous network through which it spread.
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