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Phoenicians: Canaanites<br />

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Lived in cities along the Mediterranean Sea<br />

Skilled sailors and traders<br />

• Carried goods across Mediterranean to:<br />

• Greece<br />

• Spain<br />

• Western Africa<br />

Through trade spread ideas and goods<br />

• Especially their Alphabet<br />

Phoenician Alphabet<br />

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Group of letters that stood for sounds<br />

• Used to spell out words in their language<br />

• Writing became simpler<br />

• Passed on to Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans<br />

Hebrew/Phoenician Alphabet

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