Across
- 3. The most widely used language throughout the Fertile Crescent due to its business popularity.
- 4. The tree sap that Phoenicians used to seal and waterproof their ships.
- 8. A loose alliance of Phoenician city states that focused on trade.
- 9. The amount of goats a Lydian coin would purchase.
- 10. The Phoenicians made this many types of ships depending on use.
- 14. The Aramaeans specialized in this type of trade.
- 15. The Phoenicians were masters at building these modes of trade.
- 16. The proper term for a letter in an alphabet.
- 18. The amount of letters in the Phoenician writing system.
- 21. The name of the sea creature that the Phoenicians made their expensive dye from.
Down
- 1. The first group to develop coins for trading purposes.
- 2. The colored cloth that Phoenicians were famous for.
- 5. The alloy used by the Lydians to make their coins.
- 6. The term for a group of traders traveling together for protection.
- 7. The length of time a Lydian coin was worth.
- 11. The amount of sheep a Lydian coin would purchase.
- 12. The strategy of using stars and the sun to sail over open water.
- 13. The Phoenicians developed the first writing system with letters.
- 16. The Lydian king who had the first coins made.
- 17. A Phoenician ship could carry up to 450 of these in goods.
- 19. The metal that Phoenicians would sail many miles to trade for due to its need to make bronze.
- 20. The Aramaean capital city where overland trade was centered.