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Phoenician /Hebrew
Phoenician Hebrew
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History
6th Grade
12/08/2017

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Abraham
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led the Hebrews from Sumer to a new homeland in Canaan; started the monotheistic religion of Judaism
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murex
Definition
shellfish the Phoenicians used to get purple dye (phoinix)
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Exodus
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mass (large) departure of people
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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famine
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a time when there is so little food that many people starve
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covenant
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an agreement
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Carthage
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ancient Phoenician colony (in northern Africa (Tunisia)
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Moses
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leader of the Hebrews; led the Exodus
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Canaan
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“Promised Land” ;homeland of the Hebrews
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phoinix (purple dye)
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cedar wood
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2 most valuable resources of the Phoenicians
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Lebanon
Definition
modern day country of the Phoenicians
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purple merchants
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What does Phoenician mean?
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alphabet
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What was the greatest gift of the Phoenicans?
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22
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How many letters were in the Phoenician alphabet?
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life after death
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What was a major religious belief of the Phoenicians?
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the port
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Where was the center of activity in a Phoenician city-state?
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Sailing civilizations
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because they spent most of their time at sea, the Phoenicians are one of the 1st .....
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