1. The Phoenicians

2. The Phoenicians The Phoenician empire was found in present day Lebanon
Greatest sailors and traders in the world
The two biggest cities in Phoenicia were Tyre and Sidon

3. Sidon was the capitol of Phoenicia
Tyre was the world’s greatest port and biggest trading city
Phoenicians also colonize N. Africa
The city of Carthage becomes the greatest city in North Africa

5. What did the Phoenicians Make?

7. What The Phoenicians Made
The Phoenicians created the color purple
They become known as the “Purple People”
The only place you could buy purple goods was Tyre (Tyrian Purple)
Purple is very expensive to make
So expensive to make and buy that it becomes known as the “Imperial Color” (The color of emperors)
Emperors were said to “wear the purple” when they became emperor

9. How to Make Purple
The Phoenicians would crush shells and make the shells into a purple dye

10. Other Phoenician Accomplishments
The Phoenicians invented the alphabet

11. Built the Temple of Solomon