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| + | Tyre, an ancient port city in the Middle East, was a prominent city in Phoenicia [http://www.ancient.eu.com/Tyre/]. Tyre was the "center of the purple-dye industry" (Manual 105). This was important because purple dye was very expensive and those who wore dyed clothes were usually very wealthy. The existence of dyed clothes created a more prominent class system in society. Trade was a very important part of the economy of Tyre. | ||
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| + | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Purpur-mit-Ausfaerbung.png] | ||
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| + | Manual pg. 105 | ||
| + | [http://www.ancient.eu.com/Tyre/] | ||
| + | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Purpur-mit-Ausfaerbung.png] | ||
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| + | -Isabel Windham | ||
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History 8 Near East Vocabulary
Tyre, an ancient port city in the Middle East, was a prominent city in Phoenicia [1]. Tyre was the "center of the purple-dye industry" (Manual 105). This was important because purple dye was very expensive and those who wore dyed clothes were usually very wealthy. The existence of dyed clothes created a more prominent class system in society. Trade was a very important part of the economy of Tyre.
Sources: Manual pg. 105 [3] [4]
-Isabel Windham
![[2]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Purpur-mit-Ausfaerbung.png){kind=link}