Why were the Phoenicians able to spread their culture over a wide area? Phoenicia had many natural resources that were desirable to other countries. The Phoenician calvary could cover more ground faster than foot soldiers. Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region.

Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region. 2. How did Phoenician colonies prove valuable when the Assyrians attacked Phoenicia? The colonies sent money and supplies.

They were first to venture from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. By 1200 BCE, they were the dominant maritime power, and they continued to dominate until around 800 BCE. They built commercial colonies in Rhodes, Cyprus, Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, and north Africa. This gave them a network of ports in the Mediterranean.

Phoenician exports included cedar and pine wood, fine linen from Tyre, Byblos, and Berytos, cloths dyed with the famous Tyrian purple (made from the snail Murex), embroideries from Sidon, wine, metalwork and glass, glazed faience, salt, and dried fish. In addition, the Phoenicians conducted an important transit trade.

Lebanon

Ahiram

Acts 12 gives a similar account of Agrippa’s death, adding that “an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms”: 20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon.

Peter

Ananias /ˌænəˈnaɪ. əs/ and his wife Sapphira /səˈfaɪrə/ were, according to the Acts of the Apostles chapter 5, members of the early Christian church in Jerusalem. The account records their sudden deaths after lying to the Holy Spirit about money.

Gabriel

Seraphim