Exercises on Phoenician Civilization

(FGV-SP) Of the alternatives below, the one that best characterizes Phoenician society is:

1. the existence of a centralized state and monotheism;
2. monotheism and agriculture;
3. trade and polytheism;
4. city-states and monotheism;
5. agriculture and the form of centralized state.

(UCS-RS) In Antiquity, we can observe specific characteristics of each people. Mark the alternative whose sequence correctly relates the peoples of this period with their main religious characteristic.

1. Egyptians
2. Mesopotamians
3. Phoenicians
4. Cretans
5. Hebrews

( ) They believed in the immortality of the soul, which separates from the body after death, but came to look for it in its tomb, after passing through the judgment of Osiris.

( ) Prophets played an important role in preserving the purity of religion in the face of the influence of foreign gods.

( ) They worshiped the Great Mother, goddess of earth and fertility, represented by a dove and a serpent.

( ) They preserved bloody rituals, even with human sacrifices, for a long time.

( ) They believed in magic, divination and astrology, means they used to discover the will of the gods.

1. 4, 5, 1, 3, 2.
2. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5.
3. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1.
4. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1.
5. 1, 5, 4, 3, 2.

The Phoenicians, who developed their civilization in the region where the State of Lebanon is now located, stood out as great maritime traders. However, another important legacy was left by the Phoenicians for later civilizations. What was this legacy?

1. Introducing efficient agricultural techniques.
2. Introduction of the wheeled cart in transport.
3. Creating a script and phonetic alphabet.
4. Innovative architecture represented by the pyramids.
5. Development of democratic political organization.

Among the alternatives below is incorrect what it claims to be a feature of Phoenician civilization:

1. the predominance of maritime trade in the Mediterranean Sea, mainly between the twelfth and eighth centuries BC
2. the creation of a 22-letter phonetic alphabet.
3. organize themselves politically in city-states, such as Sidon.
4. major purple merchants.
5. development of a monotheistic religion.

Letter C . The Phoenicians stood out for their maritime trade, especially in the Mediterranean Sea, in addition to worshiping various gods and performing cults considered violent.

Letter E .

Letter C . The 22-letter phonetic alphabet made writing simpler, as you didn't have to memorize thousands of diagrams, later influencing Greeks and Romans. The Phoenician alphabet originated most of the other western alphabets, including the Latin one, which we use in the Portuguese language.

Letter E . The Phoenicians were polytheistic peoples, with each city-state having a god, although there were gods common to the various cities.