Grin logo
en de es fr
Shop
GRIN Website
Publicación mundial de textos académicos
Go to shop › Historia universal - Prehistoria e Historia antigua

The Major Enduring Achievements of the Phoenicians

Título: The Major Enduring Achievements of the Phoenicians

Ensayo , 2017 , 5 Páginas , Calificación: 1.8

Autor:in: John Tuttle (Autor)

Historia universal - Prehistoria e Historia antigua
Extracto de texto & Detalles   Leer eBook
Resumen Extracto de texto Detalles

An essay highlighting some of the pinnacle points in Phoenician history as well as the nation's contributions to humanity in their own time and in our own.

Extracto


Table of Contents

  • The Purple Dye
  • The Coinage System
  • Travel and Trade
  • Carthage and the Punic Wars
  • The Language and the Alphabet

Objectives and Key Themes

This text explores the significant and lasting contributions of the Phoenicians to world history. It examines their expertise in seafaring, craftsmanship, and trade, as well as their lasting influence on language, coinage, and cultural development.

  • The Phoenicians' innovations in seafaring, trade, and colonization.
  • The impact of the Phoenician alphabet on the development of language.
  • The rise and fall of the Phoenician city-kingdoms of Sidon, Tyre, and Carthage.
  • The Phoenicians' contributions to the development of coinage systems.
  • The cultural influences of the Phoenicians on other civilizations.

Chapter Summaries

The text delves into the Phoenicians' renowned purple dye, its production process, and its significance in ancient economies. It describes the shekel, a unit of coinage and weight, its usage in ancient Israel and the Phoenician city of Tyre, and its implications for the Temple tax. The chapter on travel and trade outlines the Phoenicians' role as seafaring traders and their impact on the ancient world's economy. It explores the Phoenician city-kingdoms, their strengths, and their contributions to seafaring. The text then focuses on Carthage, its founding, its rise to power, and its eventual downfall in the Punic Wars. Finally, it discusses the Phoenician alphabet, its unique characteristics, and its long-lasting influence on the development of language and writing systems.

Keywords

The main keywords and focus topics of this text are: Phoenicians, seafaring, trade, colonization, alphabet, coinage, Carthage, Punic Wars, Tyrian purple, shekels, cultural influence, ancient history.

Final del extracto de 5 páginas  - subir

Detalles

Título
The Major Enduring Achievements of the Phoenicians
Calificación
1.8
Autor
John Tuttle (Autor)
Año de publicación
2017
Páginas
5
No. de catálogo
V378456
ISBN (Ebook)
9783668556553
ISBN (Libro)
9783668556560
Idioma
Inglés
Etiqueta
Phonetic alphabet Phoenician Tyre Tyrian purple North Africa Africa Phoenicia ancient history Carthage trade pirates
Seguridad del producto
GRIN Publishing Ltd.
Citar trabajo
John Tuttle (Autor), 2017, The Major Enduring Achievements of the Phoenicians, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/378456
Leer eBook
  • Si ve este mensaje, la imagen no pudo ser cargada y visualizada.
  • https://cdn.openpublishing.com/images/brand/1/preview_popup_advertising.jpg
  • Si ve este mensaje, la imagen no pudo ser cargada y visualizada.
  • Si ve este mensaje, la imagen no pudo ser cargada y visualizada.
  • Si ve este mensaje, la imagen no pudo ser cargada y visualizada.
  • Si ve este mensaje, la imagen no pudo ser cargada y visualizada.
Extracto de  5  Páginas
Grin logo
  • Grin.com
  • Page::Footer::PaymentAndShipping
  • Contacto
  • Privacidad
  • Aviso legal
  • Imprint