Question

Which early civilization most relied on seaborne trade routes?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Phoenicia is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Phoenicia was located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, in the region of present-day Lebanon. People of Phoenicia were called Phoenicians. Their main profession was trade and setting up colonies. Most of the earning were derived from the Sea. They excelled in shipbuilding and navigating and used to trade with the British Isles and Spain. The commodity of trade included wood, linen, dyes, and wine. It is believed that the art of glass blowing was invented in Phoenicia

Answer 2

Answer:

Phoenician civilization

Explanation:

Phoenician civilization was a resourceful maritime trade culture which spread throughout the Mediterranean around 1200 BC and 900 BC during first millennium BC. He was mainly known as a sailor that had acquired a high level of ship building expertise and was able to traverse the often rough Mediterranean Sea waters.

The Phoenicians were a brilliant maritime people, renowned for their large ships equipped with head of horses in memory of their sea god.