Crossword Puzzle

1. There, ships stopped to pick up water, ____, and other supplies.
5. Phoenician's turned to the ___ to trade.
7. Each symbol stood for a _________ sound.
9. Crescent The Mediterranean Sea forms the western boundary of the ________ ________.
10. diffusion The spreading of the cultural traits from one region to another's.
12. A good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country.
14. The Phoenician alphabet had _____ -___ symbols.
17. A good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders.
18. Areas with fertile ____ or other resources attracted Phoenician farmers and other settlers.
19. A small set of letters or symbols, each of which stand for a single sound.
20. Some historians think that the __________ were driven to find precious metals.

2. Phoenician sailors developed a thorough knowledge of wind patterns and ____ currents.
3. An area ruled by a distant country.
4. Greatly influenced Phoenicia's development.
6. They migrated to their colonies for ______.
8. Sea The ocean that is between Africa and Asia.
11. A few Phoenician colonies developed into a wealthy ____ - ______.
13. Phoenician sailors used the _____ Star's position to calculate their location.
15. Phoenician's location was ideal for _____.
16. The art of steering a ship from place to place.