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| − | The Phoenicians, unlike the Egyptians or the Greeks, were based on the sea, without a large land empire. In fact, the basis of the Phoenician empire was "a group of coastal cities and a heavily forested hinterland."[http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/4.htm] After the collapse of the Canaanite empire, the Phoenicians emerged from the collapse and separated along the coastline.
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| − | But with their small amount of fertile land, they were forced to turn to sea. As such, they made huge technological developments in astrology and navigation.
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| − | From [http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art150.htm]
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| − | Turner's theory, which states that a people are affected by the geography and become more daring with a frontier, is demonstrated by the Phoenician culture in its exploration of the sea because they had nowhere else to go. Not only that, but the cedar forests were perfect for building ships, so they became familiar with the sea with their resources. Other nations on the coast did not have such resources, and so the Phoenicians ruled the sea next them. The Phoenicians became rich with trade and traveled past the Strait of Gibraltar, the result of their predisposition towards the frontier. They were encouraged by curiosity and greed to circumnavigate around Africa and reach the British Isles. But to remember their homeland , they colonized other islands in the Mediterranean.
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| − | Sources: http://countrystudies.us/lebanon/4.htm by the Library of Congress's country studies
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| − | LM p.104-106
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| − | Linda Yu
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