During the second millennium BC, the ____ became seafaring merchants whose ships linked settlements throughout the Mediterranean

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During the second millennium BC, the ____ became seafaring merchants whose ships linked settlements throughout the Mediterranean

region. Influences and ideas were absorbed from other areas, such as cuneiform from Mesopotamia in the west and Egyptian hieroglyphics and scripts from the south.

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Svet_ta [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-20T10:38:02+03:00

Answer:

The answer is the Phoenicians.

Explanation:

Phoenicia was considered a thalassocracy, ancient Semitic-speaking civilization. This civilization was located on the Mediterranean Sea. This civilization originated in Lebanon, as well as in the north of Palestine.

Phoenicia is also considered an ancient Greek term concerning the most important export that occurs in the region. This refers to cloth dyed Tyrian purple. This civilization was established like city-states. Thus, it was similar to those city-states that were established in ancient Greece.

taurus [48] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-20T08:20:01+03:00

Answer:

During the second millennium BC, the Phoenicians became seafaring merchants...

Explanation:

Phoenicians were, back in the day, quite famous sailors, traveling even beyond the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic. They were influenced by, among other reasons, the desire to trade and the possibility of bringing home silver, gold and tin. Their reputation got them represented in artistic works in other lands, and several nautical inventions are attributed to them.