Answer:
The correct answers are:
- maritime trade
- use of the bireme
- monopoly on Tyrian purple
- alphabet
Explanation:
The Phoenicians were one of the first and greatest traders of their era. At first, they traded with Greeks (wood, slaves, and glass). They also traded with Egypt, Britain, Sardinia, Iberian Peninsula, etc. After 1200 BC, the Phoenicians were the major naval and trading power of their region.
Biremes were long vessels built for military purposes and could achieve high speed and they were invented before the 6th century BC and were used by Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Greeks.
Tyrian purple has been used for the first time by the Phoenicians in early 1570 BC. There are some theories that the name Phoenicia means the land of purple. The dye was frequently used because the color did not easily fade, it came in various shades and it was the most prized dye in antiquity.
The first widely used alphabet was developed by the Phoenicians. It consisted of 22 letters and it became used throughout the Mediterranean, including the Iberian peninsula, North Africa and southern Europe.
