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With limited land and a burgeoning population they had to either conquer more land or trade. They chose trade.
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∙ 15y agoThe Phoenicians traveled to America because they were exiled for their religion.
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∙ 12y agoAlthough the land was rich, there was not enough rich soil to grow food for all the people.
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∙ 6y agoWith an expanding population, they had to either conquer new lands or opt for trade.
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∙ 6y agoTheir population was outgrowing the capacity of the Levant to support them, so they had the choice of trade or conquering new lands. They chose trade.
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∙ 9y agoTo trade and acquiring goods.
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Why did the Phoenicians become sailors and traders instead of farmers?
They were close to the seas, and farming was not an easy occupation at the time.
About the Phoenicians?
Traders and inventers of an alphabet.
What were the Phoenicians to the ancient Mediterraneans?
Traders.
The Phoenicians were great?
traders and sailors
What made the Phoenicians great seafarring traders?
The Phoenicians become the greatest traders and the best sailors and navigators of the pre-classical world. They only shipped certain goods and became the only traders in those goods that gave them a monopoly in some areas.
Who were the sea traders near Israel?
The Phoenicians?
What sailors and traders of the ancient world?
Phoenicians
Why were the Phoenicians forced to become skilled traders?
They were not forced - they fould it was a great source of revenue and prosperity, and engaged in it very willingly for that reason.
Who were seafaring people who were good colonizers and traders?
Phoenicians
Were the hebrews the first great sailors and traders?
No, the Phoenicians were sailors and traders long before the Hebrews.
Phoenicians were great?
Phoenicians were great sailors, mariners, navigators, traders. They virtually invented the idea of "ocean shipping".
How did Phoenicians spreads information and their culture throughout the Mediterranean?
(APEX) The Phoenicians were traders who traveled all over the region.
