Phoenicians

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What do you call a snail who rides on a

ship?

A Snailor!!!

The Sea People• Greek name for “blood red”• Lived in wealthy city-states: Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos• Ships guided by the North Star (called the Phoenician Star by the

Greeks)• Established trading outposts colonies along North Africa• Carthage became a great military power• Hannibal was a famous general from Carthage who fought against the

Romans with war elephants

Tyre? I thought that’s what goes on the wheels of my car!

Because of all the cheetahs!

Why do elephants hate playing cards?

Business Time

• Sold local cedar wood from Lebanon to trading partners throughout the Mediterranean• Their temples acted as corporations and had branches in other cities• Temples were warehouses and banks• People would store their own silver and other goods in the temples• Priests oversaw the exchanges of money

• Expert builders and engineers• Cities were defended by thick walls only accessed by sea• Buildings could be six stories tall with roof gardens

Why did the robber take a bath before he stole from the bank?

He wanted to make a clean getaway!