The Phoenici Fertile Crescent Around 1500 BCE

The Phoenicians Phoenicia was an ancient civilization that existed in the Fertile Crescent around 1500 BCE to 300 BCE. There is no doubt that the Phoenicians were well known. They were one of the most significant traders of their time, they were great sailors, and very creative with their inventions. In all actuality they called themselves the Canaani, their name “Phoenician” came from the Greeks. They were a rising power in the Fertile Crescent because of the trading they did and how good they were at it. They used boats to transport trade around the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians built strong and fast boats and sailed them better than most back in their time. When it came to pirates harassing them as they would sail their goods, they created a sharp ramming

They transported paper and linen which was from Egypt, copper from Cyprus, slaves, ivory, and gold from Africa, and spices from Arabia. Phoenicia also had people who found a shellfish which was called the murex, it made a purple dye. The Phoenicians took the murex and ran with it. They used it in clothing for higher powered people.
The phoenicians were one of the first Mediterranean traders that were powerful and actually good at what they did. They also impacted many other places to use certain trading techniques. Being an empire that is good at trading and sailing made them a rising power in the Fertile Crescent. Trading is one way the Phoenicians impacted history.
Phoenician religion were a very important part of the civilization. Their religion was called Ancient Canaanite Religion and was polytheistic, meaning they had multiply gods/goddesses and different meanings for each of them. Every god or goddess had a temple made in their honor and had offerings. They also had ships made for a representation of the gods/goddesses and sacrifices made for them. They also spread their religion around the Mediterranean