Phonesian’s economy was based off of different items special to their homeland. They traded and used coins made of many types of metal. Phoenicians participated in three different types of trading. They exported materials, mostly cedar, from their homeland in Lebanon. They earned transport and middleman fees from the process of shipping items, like silver and controlled supply markets in the places they were in charge of.
A popular item they traded was luxurious purple cloth. This was very profitable because other civilizations did not have the resources to make this fine material. The phoenicians were skilled at making this fabric. The dye for the cloth was made from urine, seawater, and ink from a murex snail. The snails were boiled causing
A popular item they traded was luxurious purple cloth. This was very profitable because other civilizations did not have the resources to make this fine material. The phoenicians were skilled at making this fabric. The dye for the cloth was made from urine, seawater, and ink from a murex snail. The snails were boiled causing