notes: the phoenicians & the lydians. phoenicians lived near the sea and depended on it for...
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Notes: The Phoenicians
&The Lydians
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Phoenicians• Lived near the sea and depended on it for their living
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• Built Cities on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Phoenicians
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Phoenicians
• Ships –cedar wood
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Phoenicians• Fearless sailors and the
ancient world’s greatest traders
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Phoenicians• Brought a system of picture
symbols from the Seiretes and added their own symbols to develop an alphabet
• Used their alphabet to keep business records for trading
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• First people to use coined money made by their government. (earlier people bartered-
exchanging/trading one good or service for another.)
To work, coins had to be• Accepted by everybody• Light enough to carry
(gold/silver)• Identifiable- stamped with
the mark of the king
Lydians
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Lydians•Money was used
to set prices for goods and services•Became a Money
Economy- an economic system based on the use of money instead of bartering
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Phoenicians• Lived near the sea and
depended on it for their living • Built Cities on the east coast
of the Mediterranean Sea• Ships –cedar wood• Fearless sailors and the
ancient world’s greatest traders• Brought a system of picture
symbols from the Seiretes and added their own symbols to develop an alphabet
• Used their alphabet to keep business records for trading
Lydians• First people to use coined money
made by their government.(earlier people bartered- exchanging/trading one good or service for another.)
TO WORK, COINS HAD TO BE:• Accepted by everybody• Light enough to carry (gold/silver)• Identifiable- stamped with the
mark of the king• Money was used to set prices for
goods and services• Became a Money Economy- an
economic system based on the use of money instead of bartering