The level of government that maintains public utilities <span>, and licenses and oversees businesses is the state.</span>
The Phoenicians were the people that were the masters of the Mediterranean for quite some time. They were known as excellent sailors, sheep builders, and they were also the main traders in the Mediterranean. The culture of the Phoenicians were very developed, and they also had something that most of the people didn't had, an alphabet. Because they were constantly on the move and in constant contact with the people living in the Mediterranean region, the Phoenicians introduced them to their alphabet. The civilizations in this region accepted it gladly, just made certain minor adjustments for their own needs. This was very beneficial for the Phoenicians because once the other people were able to write in their alphabet, they were able to communicate much more easily and also over distance, as well as spreading their cultural influence.
<span>In the wake of King's assassination in 1968 riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved; James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th 1968, when King had come to Memphis in support of a labor strike.</span>
