The Phoenicians' Contributions to the Ancient near East Included

question 59

Multiple Choice

The Phoenicians' contributions to the ancient Near East included

• A)the founding of several permanent colonies on the Italian peninsula.
• B)a simplified alphabet and system of writing.
• C)the establishment of an empire in Mesopotamia.
• D)their defeat and destruction of the Sea Peoples.
• E)their conquest of the Philistines.

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